Feral Heart

I hope it's not too late; there was a bit of a disaster with the final image! It was originally in oil paints, but-... They've still not dried! Tried a different medium for each character, going from acrylics to watercolour- then digital! The characters pictured are all from our Skullen group and are: Balrogg, Murk, Esk and Boomerang- with the BGs based on the group's maps! They're a fictional FeralHeart race created by Yecurzo and I; we've had a blast roleplaying them these past few months!

Many apologies, and I hope a collage of images is allowed; I wanted to do something a bit different from a group portrait. If not, I'll just edit and submit a single one instead! ^^;

I agree with everything, but this part especially...

Oh, and please, please, please stop addressing people you find annoying as 'honey/dear/sweetheart/etc.' It's... yeah, just... please

Fhfhthhf. I've luckily never been addressed as such myself, but it never fails to make me grimace until my face resembles a ball of knitting when it's used in a negative manner.

I'm one of the silly people who occasionally roleplays normally with godmodders, sometimes with polite, non-patronising, advice in whispers if it's a grievous injury- most didn't really know any better and generally do listen (I've been lucky, in that regard)! I just let it slide if it's something very minor- like a claw, bump or nudge. If all else fails and they persist, a quick exit and the block tool's a better option than an incessant argument!

Though the correction part reminds me of a person we politely declined for being extremely arrogant in whispers. They were a decent roleplayer, but whispering with something along the lines of "I'm probably better than your entire group combined, but I'll join 'cos I'm bored" earnt them an unceremonious 'no'. They then sat and watched our roleplay for about an hour until I finally fat-fingered a key and produced a typo- and was consequently called an illiterate roleplayer.  

YEC-BABBU. Your screenshots are still amazing fhajfkafjth fhdjs fhj. More, more, more!

*pom-poms*

It could possibly be dyslexia, but I think dyscalculia and dyspraxia (essentially maths-dyslexia and movement-dyslexia) both share similar directional/memory issues alongside their usual problems; they're pretty closely related! It's likely best to speak to your doctor to get a proper diagnosis if it's causing you bother. It could just be a minor case, just a case of absent-mindedness- or something else entirely; it's hard to tell without the help of a professional.

I myself have both dyscalculia (even I'm on my final semester of a Bachelors degree in mathematics/biology- wish I was diagnosed before starting!) and dyspraxia- and I'm lucky enough to have the entire suite of short-term memory, direction and left/right issues.

It's really bizarre how cruel people can be to those they consider illiterate- especially since they're often younger players. Some constructive, polite criticism can be helpful, but being outright abusive is most certainly a no-no. If the 'illterates' enjoy roleplay, good for them! I'll respond in paragraph format to whatever's thrown at me when I'm publicly roleplaying, regardless of whether they're capable of writing a cohesive sentence. I most certainly prefer literate roleplay- but would reply if approached by someone 'illiterate', as much as I struggle to understand chat-speak. We're all humans behind the keyboard; there's simply no need to be overly critical and harsh to anyone. If anything, the one being cruel is the one I add to my block-list, not the apparent illiterate; I often pop to the latter's defence when I catch such shenanigans in the chat.

For my own group, while we do soley accept those who write in paragraphs (regardless of whether they use -'s or *'s: it's the content that matters), we aren't rude to those who we simply can't accept (usually single lines of chat-speak- typos are managable!). Even then, we always leave an invitation open if they wish to improve, and willingly offer advice if they ask for it. It's not really a case of  ridiculing; it's more-so that it just wouldn't work with an ocean of fluent paragraphs being interrupted by a singe "hi im in heat an1 want 2 mate???". There's plenty of other groups that'd accept them and offer the type of roleplay they're seeking!

Edit: Funnily enough, I just left one of my main character's groups moments ago for being harsh about an illiterate's roleplaying ability. ;_;