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little bird (oldmancoyote) wrote in rp_tutorials,
@ 2011-08-28 17:27:00

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etiquette

Question on PB etiquette.
This is possibly a sensitive subject, but we've been discussing this for a few months now and haven't really come up with a decisive opinion, so I was hoping it's okay to ask for people to weigh in here (if not, I'm terribly sorry).

How long do you figure it's respectful to wait after an actor, actress, musician, model, etc. passes away before it's acceptable to PB them? I know there are some people who still get upset at seeing Heath Ledger PBed in a game, so what would you recommend in an event like this? Similarly, what is the best course of action to take if someone you're currently using as a PB happens to pass away?

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oldmancoyote
2011-08-29 02:46 am UTC (link)

I completely agree with you, personally. The problem for a mod in my position is explaining to other players why a player should be allowed to use a PB who's died recently or continue using a PB without changing, since these are conversations that actually have come up a couple of times recently. But you're completely right.

There was a meta discussion in a RPF community a while back about that - whether or not it's disrespectful to continue on with a celeb line as an AU or do past plots after the person in question has died.

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	bluebox 2011-08-29 02:51 am UTC (link)
	Mod problems...do not envy you...:\ (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	oldmancoyote 2011-08-29 02:58 am UTC (link)
	Fortunately all my players right now are really awesome, so we haven't had any problems in a long time! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bluebox 2011-08-29 03:19 am UTC (link)
	Well that's good :D it's rare to have a comm full of levelheaded people lol (Reply to this) (Parent)

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