Roleplaying Doctrines

The way I see it, roleplaying is like this:

1. A roleplayer's status is determined by their reaction to being ignored more than the status of their character, the size of their introduction, or their post count.

2. A literate's stance is determined by their use of grammar, word choice, and character depth more than the length of their posts.

3. A roleplayer's characters must be an extension of themselves. There cannot be distance between the creator and the created. To effectively roleplay a character, one must know the character better than they know themselves.

4. Roleplay is not a hobby. It is a commitment. One cannot enter into roleplay without a passion, a need, for writing. In the same way, they must be creative and original, must love their creations. Once created, the character is a part of the roleplayer that will never fully fade.