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He'll post maybe on Thursday.........or maybe some time in September!

I told you he left you a loophole. . .


but it's not just Sammitch, I'm talking to here.

Open floor for discussion. RDCW. what works? what doesn't? what needs to be fixed? what would YOU do if you were running the forum?

I think we need to make up "jobber" characters to go with our main eventers and midcarders.

Can't the jobbers just be the people we've used who don't bother to post? Like Chewy Walrus? Also, there needs to be some ground rules about how you use other folks in your posts. Not to name names, but I know Grimm at least knows who I'm thinking of as I type this.

The ground rule for using other folks in your promos or matches has been very simple: you are expected to contact and discuss ideas with each other. You are expected to respect what people are doing and post accordingly. If you post a promo or a match without doing so and the other person has problems with what you posted, you make changes. However, if you make every attempt to contact someone and you don't get a response in a reasonable amount of time, then tough shit for the other person. If there is a question or an issue, you can bring your problems to Grimm or Doc or myself.

See, when I suggested creating "jobbers" I thought they could be people for our main characters to just beat the bejeezus out of without having to check with anyone else (except to check if someone else is beating the bejeezus out of that same jobber that particular week).

I think people would appreciate having their names and likenesses used in a manner consistent with their wishes, regardless of how often they post here. But as was said before, posters should make every effort to get in touch with the individuals whose names and likenesses they want to use; if the poster doesn't respond, do what you want with them. Chewy and Killconey are usually interested in hearing about what I do with their characters, and each one contributes ideas from time to time. That's why they aren't just random mopes.

As far as original ideas of my own, aside from crazy matches I've designed in the past, I just think it'd be cool to keep shaking things up a bit and encouraging more participation. No one wants to be the only participant, even if it's a rotating 'only' participant - I present as evidence the Writer's Block forum.

If the polls are gonna be spammed, we'll just have to go back to PM polling from participant IDs. If you're billed and you mention planning on posting a promo or a recap, you should post one or else forfeit the match regardless of results. (That should affect me as much as anyone else here.) If you want a title shot, and you get a title shot, both contenders should have a promo.

I think the titles should mean more, especially the heavyweight title. If anyone can have a shot at being number one if they work hard enough, then everyone should want to get involved and take a chance. The current heavyweight title holder should be the third mod of the forum, and should be expected to participate either in the ring or at the announcer's table or in a significant promo every event - if the champ misses an event and can't provide a decent explanation, they should have to defend their title at the following event.

Factions should mean more. Belonging to a faction can, if it's done properly, give people a lot more incentive to post here - and help bring new people in too. There should be more factions, and at the same time fewer 'sides'. There are clearly defined faces and heels in the RDCW, and the major players on both sides should be playing politics and angling for alliances with the smaller 'on the fence' factions to tip the balance.

We need more recognition. Front Page, references in sigs, even external RDCW pages on posters' personal websites, whatever it takes to get more people in here and eliminate the need for the shitload of alts we have participating in this forum.

Those are some of the ideas I've had floating around in my head. As soon as my family situation reaches something close to normalcy, and as soon as I arrive at a regular living arrangement with an Internet connection, I will be participating in this forum as regularly as is humanly possible.

Post edited by me, 'cause I is dumb.

I know realize I was in error regarding my previous comments and I duly apologize.

You are referring, of course, to my retirement promo. It was meant to be a parody of Sting's retirement. I used other people just to send up the so-called "unscripted" breaking kayfabe moments that bookers think are so clever. It was all meant in good fun; I never meant to hurt anyone's character and hoped that people would see it for the jest that it was meant to be. SPAMM was included as he had mentioned me in promos and it was meant to pass the torch. Doc. Mid-nite was there because we used to be tag team partners. Nowhereman was there because the thought of him saying "cunt" with a tear in his eye gave me a chuckle. If anyone thought there brief appearance in that promo hurt their character, then I apologize.

See it wasnt how we viewed our use, it was how other people viewed it!
I rarely visit this forum anymore for various reasons, and that particular post was actually brought to my attention by someone who wasnt happy with how people were portrayed, even though they were not even in the promo!

I was asked if I had been contacted about my use in the promo, and if I agreed to it.

Its not just about the character and how they feel, its about perception of others.

Well, I forgot that sublety tends to be a foreign concept on these boards. Sigh. Anyway, that being the case, I was talking about Oakley.

Subtlety. Christ, you'd think I was the only person on the boards who wrote typos....

Sorry, I dont speak virgin!

Once upon a time I posted something meaningful and nobody noticed.

Bummer.

Anyway, so far as I can tell, the question of whether or not to shut down RDCW still hasn't been resolved....

The question is who is going to take over.

And if you so much as volunteer we will shut it down.

LOL

Why hasn't Grimm posted lately? We supect foul play...

His hard drive shit the bed...

Or is it that those who wish to take over RDCW have offed him and stuffed him in the crawlspace?

Grimm is just taking part in his annual foreskin cleaning!

How long does it take to clean his foreskin?!?!

PLEASE DO NOT ANSWER THAT!

I'm dead

I'm around if it gets back on it's feet, and I'm happy to be involved backstage. Just tell me when it's back on it's feet, if that ever happens.

Ok, let's say that there is going to be a Havoc this Tuesday. Let's see how honest the poll was. Who's in and what angles/posters will you be participating in?

Thank you for only answering 1/3 of the question.

I'm in, but let me ask you this: are we starting from scratch or continuing where we left off? I have no problem continuing either with a IV intact or simply as MisterJLA's manager - I can easily do a write-up to explain the disappearance of anyone else. I even have a few ideas for my return to action.

Little of column A. Little of column B.

It's up to everyone what angles and feuds they're doing, like always. If you want to start over or pick up from where you left off, that's up to you and the people you were working with.