I don't have anything constructive to add that hasn't already been said, but I wanted to thank you for taking the time to put together this post. I have never before been part of an RP with such a community atmosphere, and I appreciate all the work you do to try and keep it that way.
I have never thought of Paradisa as purposefully unfriendly. I understand the reluctance to welcome new members, because after multiple years it must get boring. I've only been here three months and I already feel that twinge of "Do I really want to comment on that?" when a new person shows up. And a lot of the time I don't, because the character I'm usually logged in as is antisocial and just wouldn't do that. But I have the advantage of being new myself, so I can remember what it feels like to see your first post get totally ignored. And it stinks. When I introduced Nico, two people commented. And one of them was from his canon, so really only one person stepped up to greet me out of this whole big community. And that did not feel good at all. So that goes to show that you really can't rely on other people to do it for you, because no one will end up doing it.
I love this community, and I love all of you guys, and I really wish that we didn't have these problems. But we just get caught in our own routines and it's easy to forget what it felt like when you first got here. I think we could all stand to make a lot more effort, whether it's pamphlets or something else.
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I have never thought of Paradisa as purposefully unfriendly. I understand the reluctance to welcome new members, because after multiple years it must get boring. I've only been here three months and I already feel that twinge of "Do I really want to comment on that?" when a new person shows up. And a lot of the time I don't, because the character I'm usually logged in as is antisocial and just wouldn't do that. But I have the advantage of being new myself, so I can remember what it feels like to see your first post get totally ignored. And it stinks. When I introduced Nico, two people commented. And one of them was from his canon, so really only one person stepped up to greet me out of this whole big community. And that did not feel good at all. So that goes to show that you really can't rely on other people to do it for you, because no one will end up doing it.
I love this community, and I love all of you guys, and I really wish that we didn't have these problems. But we just get caught in our own routines and it's easy to forget what it felt like when you first got here. I think we could all stand to make a lot more effort, whether it's pamphlets or something else.