Things wrong with Gor -- OOOH NO!!

What? You mean you didn't know?

You honestly had no idea there where things 'wrong' with Gor?

We are of course, discussing ONLINE Gor here, Gor itself, some might say is wrong, but its a fantasy world, in which thousands of people play, and pretend to be something they either are.. or are not.

If you know me at all, you know that I have been in Gor since at the very latest, 2000, which means I have some years under my belt, and I think.. I LIKE to think.. that I've seen it all, however, occassionally, something surprises me.

In fact.. not much does anymore. When you think about all that goes on, all that people complain about, you see very little being done to actually fix it. No wonder some get disappointed and leave. Perfectly good ROLEPLAYERS who try to create stories, and TRY to go with the flow, walk away, cause OOC drama creeps in.

Im a strong proponent for drama, after all, without drama, where would the story be, but, be cause we are all FOOLS OF EARTH, as Goreans would call us, we might not be able to see whats 'obvious'.

DRAMA QUEENS. KEEP your damn drama under control. If you can not deal with drama, I suggest you think twice about what your doing. You cant control how every other character in the SL GorVerse is gonna react.

Without Drama, there is no story, if there is no story, then there is no roleplay.. if there is no roleplay.. WHY THE HELL ARE WE HERE???

Hmm, I feel like I am rambling.. anyways, here is what I wish I could see happen in Gor, and no, not just secondlife, you irc citizens can do this too.

Thigns wrong with Gor.

1. Eject-Ban. Unless you have someone thats an obvious idiot.. who wont follow roleplay, this is very much warrented. If you want someone NOT to return to your sim, your city, your camp.. or your 'channel'. Then haul that person up to a magistrate, or Ubar/Administrator of your town, and have a judgement passed. Make an event of the damn drama. Show proof how what the person does, disrupts city life, how they damage the city, your home. Show proof how what they do improves city life.. and enjoyment. Enough of us watch crime drama, and law drama shows, why not 'recreate' it in a Gorean environment.. THEN.. and ONLY then, does the magistrate make a decision. Do a ROLEPLAY ban, issue edicts that the individual should not enter the lands.. under punishment of slavery.. or working in the mines.. or whatever you decide. Perhaps even death. But ROLEPLAY the damn thing. Follow the steps, make it enjoyable for those that want to have fun. And to those that wnt you just to ban them and be done with it, tell them thats NOT how its done, and if they REALLY take issue with what someone has done.. they will put on a good show for the "banishment". ITS AS EASY AS THAT!
2. MEN. Oh my skys. MEN, you need to 'learn' how to be men? Watch a Conan movie.. watch 'anything' that puts you in the mood for the mindset for commanding women, before you enter online Gor. Im open to suggestoins if someone has any, on a good movie listings that might help put you in the appropriate mindset. Yes, the books work, reading a chapter before logging in would help. But damnit, be a man, and take control. The free women running the show? GUESS WHAT, you put them in control with your disinterest.
3. WOMEN. GOR is a MANS WORLD. ME MAN, you WOMAN, *thumps chest* you come now.. *grabs you by hair and drags you off to his humble home* THIS Is the way it is in Gor. Need protection? Hire someone to protect you and dont go anywhere without him. BETTER YET, find someone to take you as a Free Companion. If he is respected, and you behave, then you shouldnt have **MUCH** to worry about.
4. SLAVES. Oh my skys.. dont get me started. Some of you are the worst, and yes, the men have allowed it. But you have taken it to a new level I've not seen before. 30 minute limits? 24 hour limites? 3 day limits? COME ON. Enoughs ENOUGH. I encourage you to follow through with the roleplay. Think about it this way. IT WILL PREVENT THAT BORDOM you feel while your waiting 'MASTER' to login, or when he is distracted with a conversatoin with someone. When you commit yourself to 'traveling' and 'causing trouble'. YOU ARE COMMITED. You went into someone elses zone of influence.. and got their attention. YOU ARE NOW AT THEIR MERCY. I have some other comments that I was considering putting here.. but they apply to 'all of the above' instead of one 'group' in Gor. So make sure you read on. Slaves, you are bought, you are sold, you are property, you do not 'generally' go running around, wandering, between cities, or the streets with no collar on, without an escort of some sort. yes, some allowances must be made cause of the nature of online roleplay, but its gotten out of control. I have seriously seen slaves just poof, YOU SHOULD at least do 15-30 minutes of 'escape' roleplay. After all, YOU deserve it. Pass them a notecard.. and be done with it.

Now, this I blame ALL OF THE ABOVE for.

When you go afk, when you have to leave to Real life, when you need to log out, PLEASE, PLEASE speak with your Roleplay partner.. for a time to meet up to finish the roleplay.. or to continue it. I have seen some go 4 months trapped in a cave.. with no way out, RPing whatever they needed to to keep themselves from going out of their mind (excluding OOC events and chores such as running a business). WE NEED TO HAVE mutual respect for each other on the base roleplay level. I personally have waited 3 hours for someone to return. I can find other thigns to do, chat in groups, chat in IM's clean inventory (DONT YOU DARE SAY YOU HAVE A SPOTLESS CLEAN INVENTORY.. it doesnt exist!!) Build something.. read a book, etc. There is always something you can pass the time with. I spent a week in the infirmary.. I would cam out to build something in a back ally.. to occupy my time and mind while I waited for someone to come RP the next part.

I know, I ramble.. I am even full of myself.. in a lot of things. But I just dont understand why we need to have so many limits. Why we need to have.. why we indeed LET so many wrongs creep into our Gor roleplay.

And, to those that say.. 'Why do I need to read a book to roleplay Gor' I answer.. BECAUSE YOU CANT EVEN FAKE IT RIGHT IF YOU DONT HAVE THE BASICS DOWN or are unwilling to learn.

Grab a book, read a chapter a day. You'll get through 6+ books in a year.