Talk:Role-playing game/Archive 2

message: Hello,
I found nothing about the gamebooks, such as Fighting Fantasy, Lone Wolf etc. Although it is not really roleplaying, it is closely linked to it, especially since the release of the Lone Wolf RPG (Mongoose Publishing, OGL System).
Did I look in the wrong direction or can I create such an article (or could a native english spaeaker create such an article ;-)). See e.g. :fr:Livre-jeu, :fr:Loup Solitaire, :fr:Astre d'Or Cdang 15:19, 15 Jul 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: There's now an article at gamebook, though it's pretty short. -Sean Curtin 23:49, 15 Jul 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: thanx (-: Cdang 07:42, 16 Jul 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Gamebooks 

message: The article as it is currently written is informative and all, but it currently reads a bit too much like "RPG's are great and here's why" than an objective reference article.  Someone more informed than I on the subject should revise the wording to make it more neutral in tone.
: REggert 20:05, 11 Feb 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Durova: I would suggest that you should focus most of your attention on the related articles, such as Computer role-playing game, History of role-playing, or MMORPGs, etc.
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How do you mean?  Are you asking me to write more on these subjects or less?  This article is flagged to de-emphasize computer role-playing games.  The History of role-playing article does confuse me.  I'm unclear how that should differ from the history subsection here.
Many non-RPGers have trouble grasping what this kind of game is about.  Familiar concepts like Chess, wargames, Lord of the Rings, and Nintendo give them a foundation to begin.
Durova 09:16, 30 October 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Not quite encyclopedic 

message: I'd like to see some substantiation on that list of famous gamers. Vin Diesel famously has a character's name tattooed on him; Marilyn Manson surprises me not at all; Ewan MacGregor I can somehow believe . . . but Billy Crystal? J-Lo? For real?
:Er, first off, the above was from me; second, I'm totally wrong about the Vin Diesel tattoo thing. (Though he is an unreconstructed gamer.) The question remains, though. Iralith 21:57, 29 September 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree, the list certainly needs verification. I can't be bothered tho, it would be quite a job. ··gracefool |☺ 22:26, 29 September 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I know JLo is a gamer, she plays EQ as well according to Sony's site. A few others I heard about, how much proof is proof? Dominick 00:48, 30 September 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I know Eric Raymond is a gamer from personal experience role-playing with him in the MD-DE area. The Bearded One 21:10, 3 October 2005 (UTC)

text: Agreed Percy Snoodle 10:17, 1 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I've got to concur.  I see little to no utility in the section, outside of validation for bruised egos.  Joshua BishopRoby 16:30 11 April 2006 (PST)
Where does this list come from? What source was used, what criteria? The list would have some use in this article of there was anything backing it. -AvalonXQ 09 April 2006
Since a number of editors have raised objections and no one's come out in support of the list, I've made it invisible until we can properly source it and establish whether it should be here. --Muchness 00:56, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reprazentin' / Celebrity Players 

message: I removed the entry for Eternal Fantasy from the list of 'Community' links, as it was definitely not NPV, and read more like an ad than anything else.  I don't think we really want to list every RPG discussion site there is, and definitely not like this.  (Entry reproduced below)  --Travis Casey
* Eternal Fantasy is a community dedicated to fantasy role-playing, soon to open its own massive PbP RPG based on the original fantasy/medieval world of Medunian. The PbP RPG will be one of a kind, with unique storyline, many features, places, side games, and more. EF brings you topsite lists for RPG advertising, a great role-playing community, and many other things you will enjoy. It is a good place for experienced and non-experienced role-players as well. A good place to begin, and a good place to improve.
199.73.167.161 16:59, 28 November 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Looks like you made a good edit.  I agree. The Bearded One 05:34, 5 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Advertising removal 

message: There are billions and billions of links for RPG communities. I removed the links. WHich ones should go back?
===Community===
*An on-line forum that contains many rpg stories that people can act out.
* DHTML RPG, a site for DRPG game developers 
* FavGames.com - a site for players of MMORPGs, including World of Warcraft, DAOC, EverQuest 2 etc.
* Federation Klingon Alliance - A Star Trek derived RPG group which has existed in varying forms since 1993. 
* Federation Reborn - An active roleplaying community that participates in primarily Star Trek rp's, but also Star Wars and Stargate
* FreeRoleplay.org - a site for developers and players of open-source RPGs; includes a mailing list
* indie-rpgs.com - "The Forge"; maintained by Ron Edwards, this site for Independent Role-Playing Games includes discussion forum, articles, and other resources.
* Lakeland Role Playing Guild - an active community of gamers
* Nightendale RPG Network An expansive OTBRPG network, featuring Dynasty Warriors, Blood of Britain and the Malibora Chronicles. They also cater for other styles of text based roleplaying.
* RolePlay onLine - Probably the largest forum-based roleplaying and collaborative storytelling site on the Internet.  See also Roleplay_Online.
* Role Players Gaming Network - An online games-server and forums community for role players.
* rpggateway.com - RPG directory. 
* RPG Forum - Discussions about online RPG games
* RPG Wolfpack - An online community dedicated to the design and creation of many forms of role-playing games.
* RPG.net - One of the largest general role-playing game fan-sites.
* Star Trek Simulation Forum ( STSF) - Founded in mid 2002. It has served as the chat based role-playing game of the official Star Trek website since October 2002. . Remains the only simming organization officially recognized by the site.
* The UCIP - a community of mostly Star Trek RPGs both via IRC and eMail.
What do you all think? Dominick (TALK) 18:06, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I think that removing the whole section without waiting for comment on the discussion page was a mistake.  I reverted.  It seems to me that the Community section of the external links is for web-fora where rpgs and rpg theory are discussed.  I have not checked all of the links in this section, but I know at least a sizable handfull of them serve exactly that purpose (ie: RPG.net & indie-rpgs.com). The Bearded One 18:18, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Link removal