Exactly. Thank you.mattc wrote: some people obviously have a deep-seated fixation on recreating childhood that goes far beyond a normal/healthy interest in storytelling. Let them sate their needs.
Though I wouldn't go as far as saying that it's not 'healthy' mainly due to the fact that some people didn't have a rewarding childhood.
So they try to recreate it, even if it happens to be a street urchin in a medieval society based around the burning of mages at the stake. :P
They tend to find it more rewarding to play it out now, since they can enjoy it more then they did as a child to begin with. Some RP may be 'terrible' but, if someone can do better, then by all means, show us the 'correct' way instead of hiding behind your opinion and using that as fuel to restrict them just because "I don't like them."
All it is, is bias and prejudice.
I mean, granted, I apologize for my attitude throughout this thread, but really, I'm just sick and tired of kidchars being treated like lepers. And as I said, it strikes me on a personal level. There's really no reason for it; shallow RP and such, is just as Mattc says, it's opinion. And opinion shouldn't be the reason why these types of characters should be restricted.
It's like highschool all over again. Just because one person doesn't like someone, they tell their friends, and their friends tell their friends. And then you find yourself an outcast, because of some stuck up witch who thinks she's the queen of the world. Forgive me for the comparison, but it's true. Maybe not here, but that's generally how it all starts.
My solutions may not have been viable, but it's damn sure not going to limit people's creativity, by forcing apps. Or forcing RP onto people. Poll or not. I say it stays the same with only stat restrictions.
Also, to touch Jei's point. Yes. I agree that it should be treated ICly, if a kid wins a strength contest with an adult. Infact, I've actually caused something like that to happen, when I had a run-in with a particular kidchar in Other-TI. I won't name names, though. However, thinking about it, it can be abused by people who don't like kidchars just to get them killed off. So, maybe it's not that good of an idea.