A bit of time has passed and I haven\u2019t ranted about anything in far too long. In fact, that may not be healthy. How will it be expected I don\u2019t go nuts? Well again, there is another problem located in that question, but I won\u2019t delve too far into it. Instead, I will tackle a few recent phenomena that seemingly need a cynical eye to help clarify them\u2026..oh\u2026and Merry Christmas.<\/p>\n
The bane that is linking\u00a0roleplays\u2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n Linking\u00a0roleplays\u00a0can be wonderful. It\u2019s far more\u00a0colourful. It adds music to your words. It just creates a secondary\u00a0artform\u00a0for your work. The problem is that it\u2019s really easy to screw up in the posting of said work. And to be honest, I could care less if there is any fancy music or cool\u00a0colours. I care about the work presented.<\/p>\n But many people do post\u00a0roleplays\u00a0that are linked.\u00a0All the power to them.\u00a0The problem is that sometimes the link doesn\u2019t work. Sometimes it\u2019s copied wrong. Sometimes it just fails to get uploaded. Should this happen prior to the deadline, it causes a few problems.<\/p>\n For example, say that you post a\u00a0roleplay\u00a0on the second last day before deadline. But the link doesn\u2019t work on your site. You forget a letter or something. Well, by the time you catch it, it may be later into the second day. Some many consider this to be a\u00a0roleplay\u00a0posted on the last day and thus, meaning your second\u00a0roleplay\u00a0you\u2019re working on, is no longer valid.<\/p>\n There is a problem here. Obviously, if I count the\u00a0roleplay, your opponent may feel it is unfair as the\u00a0roleplay\u00a0wasn\u2019t available to him or her until the final day. If I don\u2019t count the\u00a0roleplay, it\u2019s possibly unfair as the\u00a0roleplay\u00a0was technically posted prior to the final 24 hours.\u00a0Quite the quagmire.\u00a0However, there is a bigger question here. Does it matter? Yes. Does it matter? Remember, I judge quality over quantity. Just because one person has two\u00a0roleplays\u00a0doesn\u2019t mean they win. That\u2019s why I often am vague on the issue if it ever comes up. Quite simply, if the \u201ccontroversial\u201d\u00a0roleplay\u00a0fails to have a significant impact on the result, it doesn\u2019t matter whether it is counted or not. If it does make a difference, I often write the results in such a way it leaves it open for a rematch given the possibility of the sentiments mentioned above being echoed.<\/p>\n But simply put, I couldn\u2019t care less whether the\u00a0roleplay\u00a0works or not. It seems cold, but it is your responsibility. I may mention it to you, but I often PM you. I say this because it\u2019s the easiest for me. I will often give you a secondary deadline if your\u00a0roleplay\u00a0fails to be linked properly and if it isn\u2019t posted by then, I just ignore its existence altogether. But in the end, when I decide I need to complete the judging of the\u00a0roleplays, if a\u00a0roleplay\u00a0fails to work, then it just won\u2019t be counted.<\/p>\n My wrestling can do\u2026..I will add this later\u2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n I understand that some people can\u2019t post their entire bio in one sitting. Most people do this with their background and that\u2019s fine\u2026.but can you at the very least include two things without fail.<\/p>\n 1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Your\u00a0Movelist These just make my life easier. It also avoids me getting nasty PMs and e-mails later too. And that makes me happy.<\/p>\n Some people tend to give less than ample details about their character. That\u2019s fine\u2026.Some people want to think up their\u00a0movelist\u00a0for a few days or make sure they have the perfect theme song. However, please give us SOMETHING to work with.\u00a0Because if not\u2026you probably won\u2019t enjoy your match.<\/p>\n I say that for this reason: My default stance if someone fails to appropriately give either of those two things is that the match writer has complete freedom to write the character\u2019s\u00a0movelist\u00a0as best fits the match they want to write. If that means all the guy does is throw punches or hit snap mares then, so be it. Furthermore, my default entrance to people who don\u2019t write their own is the most basic entrance possible:<\/p>\n \u201cInsert Song Here\u201d plays and Wrestler A walks out from the back. He walks down to the ring and walks up the steps. He enters the ring as the music fades out.<\/p>\n Either that or I just have them waiting in the ring when the show returns to the ring.\u00a0Two entrances that CLEARLY mark the arrival of a future big star in the company.\u00a0Do yourself a\u00a0favour\u2026just spend five minutes and give that info with the rest of your bio as early as possible. It just makes everyone\u2019s life easier.<\/p>\n Character Development\u2026.You suck because of it!<\/strong><\/p>\n This is a VERY touchy matter in e-fedding. Can one\u2019s character development be used in one\u2019s promo as fodder?<\/p>\n No\u2026.usually.<\/p>\n I say that for one reason. I don\u2019t suggest it. Generally speaking, it just shows that you can\u2019t think of much better and also opens up cans of worms that just don\u2019t make sense. It doesn\u2019t mean that your\u00a0roleplay\u00a0is voided though, as quite simply, it depends how much you use it. Should it be a few minor points, it hardly will matter. If it\u2019s the entire premise for your\u00a0roleplay, you\u2019ll have some questions of realism left, right and centre.<\/p>\n However, some people welcome the use of character development into their opponent\u2019s\u00a0roleplay, especially if they are hoping they get some additional catharsis for their character. This is a matter of knowing the\u00a0roleplayer, but sometimes it can open new concepts for one in their promos.<\/p>\n Generally speaking though, character development should remain as that\u2026character development\u2026something that adds to the character, not something that adds to their opponent\u2019s promo. They should have enough fodder for you just from the shows and previous\u00a0roleplays\u00a0and their bio to let you crucify them accordingly.<\/p>\n R-E-S-P-E-C-T! Find out what it means to me\u2026..EVERYTHING! MORE! MORE! I NEED MORE!<\/strong><\/p>\n I\u2019ll admit,\u00a0this is going to be a touchy subject. But\u2026well\u2026I\u2019ve never shied away from those so here we go.<\/p>\n Respect is an interesting thing. Everyone wants it. No one gets it. Everyone assumes they deserve it. Largely, most people do. Most people in SCW do deserve respect. Whether it is because of\u00a0their reliability, their ability to bring forth a challenge, their match writing or their ability just\u00a0be\u00a0the funniest guy on the roster.\u00a0All of these reasons are legitimate and most people deserve some respect as I honestly believe that while I may do the results and I may update the site, everyone here, as a whole, makes SCW what it is and that\u2019s one of the best feds in existence.<\/p>\n With that said, I have a number of people who hail that I am a creative genius while others suggest I\u2019m so-so. Personally, I believe I deserve a lot of respect just for how much I have to put up with continuing to keep this fed going and I\u2019ll admit,\u00a0I don\u2019t always feel like I get it. But with that said, that\u2019s humanity.<\/p>\n Just note, some people aren\u2019t going to like you. Some people are going to be your best friend. Some people are going to say you\u2019re the best thing going in SCW and others are going to think you\u2019re overrated. And the more people that post on the boards, the larger each of those categories will become. An interesting fact is that there are some people out there who think I am one of the worst fed owners on the planet. Some people here have told me that I have reignited their passion for\u00a0fedding.<\/p>\n My point\u2026.is simple.\u00a0You\u2019re not alone. Just note that if you\u2019ve done something here in SCW (not limited to those things listed above), you deserve some respect and you probably have it from me\u2026.and as a corollary\u2026even if people don\u2019t care for your personality, many can\u2019t deny your ability or at least what you\u2019ve done (even if they think you\u2019re overrated now).<\/p>\n I WANT FEEDBACK! FEEDBACK! FEEDBACK!<\/strong><\/p>\n I seem to enjoy touchy subjects in this one\u2026.<\/p>\n What do you think would happen if on the show feedback board I simply posted a thread asking:\u00a0\u201cWhat did you think of Breakdown?\u201d<\/p>\n That\u2019s it. No little sub-categories.\u00a0Just that very question.\u00a0I bet you that very few people will give me more than a rating (ie. 8\/10 or whatever) and maybe one sentence. The problem is\u2026.how is that helpful?<\/p>\n My point with this is very simple. I have about five or six people who as soon as the results go up, they immediately ask for feedback. They go to the results, find their match, find out whether they won or lost and then ask for feedback. It\u2019s almost a knee-jerk reaction. Part of me wants to time it and see if literally after about ten minutes, I get a message on the boards or an instant message asking for feedback.<\/p>\n But my point here isn\u2019t about not asking for feedback. Please, do not think that. I am more than happy to give you feedback. But more so if you actually ask me something specific. I have a number of people who just ask me\u00a0\u201cCan I have feedback on my\u00a0roleplay?\u201d\u00a0or\u00a0\u201cHow was my\u00a0roleplay?\u201d\u00a0Well, both questions can simply be answered by me directing them to the results. If they won, obviously, I liked their work. If they lost, I didn\u2019t like it enough. And to be honest, the question is rather foolish as it really doesn\u2019t help you out. It just will mean I\u2019ll likely give you the same answer I gave you the week before unless you do something radically different.<\/p>\n Personally, I believe this is done for one reason.\u00a0Lack of confidence in one\u2019s own work.\u00a0It\u2019s a self-preserving mechanism. No matter what, it then gives them something that feels good about them. They know they\u2019ll likely get something good about their\u00a0roleplays\u00a0no matter whether they won or lost. It\u2019s a way for them to know that their spot is safe.<\/p>\n Oops\u2026I think I just threw that out there. But honestly, I do believe that. The people who always ask me every week rarely have a significant change in their work and more importantly, tend to come off as desperate, as if they are worried that if they lose, it\u2019s the end of the world and they go to jobbing to the new guys.<\/p>\n First off, that won\u2019t happen. I believe that one\u00a0roleplay\u00a0hardly determines that. HOWEVER, my point in mentioning all of this is simple. If you\u2019re going to ask for feedback, then actually direct me to what you want to know. If you want just general feedback, to be honest, read the results. That will answer that question. Feedback should be a way for people to know that a new style of\u00a0roleplay\u00a0or a character change is coming off well and helping them out or maybe to ask for a few suggestions. It shouldn\u2019t be a crutch for you to make sure that you can still go. Because honestly, I usually tell these people the exact same thing each week. My main point is\u2026how helpful is that? If people told me that Breakdown was always solid instead telling me any weaknesses (What the \u201cWhat the hell moment\u201d part of my feedback\u00a0form\u00a0entails), I\u2019m not going to change anything. I\u2019m just going to keep writing the same way with the same focuses over and over again.<\/p>\n The phraseology of yours truly!<\/strong><\/p>\n I often use certain phrases when answering questions. There is a reason I answer questions as I do.\u00a0Because I intend for that answer.\u00a0Also, more pragmatically, I answer them in the way I do to avoid my being tied to something I\u2019ve said.<\/p>\n I use phrases like\u00a0\u201cI\u2019ll think about it.\u201d\u00a0Or\u00a0\u201cWe\u2019ll see.\u201d\u00a0This is not done to piss you off or to\u00a0humour\u00a0you. I actually do think about it and you and I will see whether it happens on the shows. The reason I answer that way is because I change my mind often. The main plus about running an e-fed over running an actual wrestling company is that I literally can make decisions right at the last minute. I don\u2019t have to have everything solidified a couple of hours before the show. Thus, I take advantage of it. Sometimes I do come up with a better idea right as I\u2019m writing it. Sometimes I literally don\u2019t have a planned end and just run with whatever I\u2019m thinking at the time.<\/p>\n I also say this because in the end, I decide what goes on the shows. I won\u2019t force an angle on the shows just for the hell of it because someone wants it. In the end, I have the\u00a0mentality that if something big is going to be overshadowed, why do\u00a0it? I want angles to stand on their own and for something big to actually come off as that. I want angles done with the maximum amount of effectiveness. So sometimes you have to wait for a bit. It doesn\u2019t mean I\u2019ve forgotten (sometimes it does, but that\u2019s why I write things down). It doesn\u2019t mean I don\u2019t care either. The same goes for matches. Sometimes I think of something new for it or something else and I\u2019ll run with that. It\u2019s unfortunately how I do things. I try to do things to work best for everyone with the most effectiveness and impact overall for you, the storyline and most importantly, it works within the context of the show too.<\/p>\n Oh\u2026.and one more thing while I\u2019m on this subject\u2026.<\/p>\n ME\u00a0WANT TITLE MATCH!<\/strong><\/p>\n I will simply turn around and say no. I have had a number of people ask for a title match. I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s because it\u2019s near Christmas and people are hoping I\u2019m in the giving mood. Either way, I hate when people come to me and tell me they deserve something. It\u2019s one thing to ask to be considered. Coming to me and saying,\u00a0\u201cI think I\u2019m doing well lately. Do you think I can get involved with chasing a title or something?\u201d\u00a0That is at least respectful to what I have to consider when determining who faces who\u2026.and it\u2019s a hell of a lot better than going\u00a0\u201cCan I have a title shot?\u201d\u00a0One allows for me to come up with a storyline. The other flat out says\u2026screw what you want to do, I just want an imaginary title.<\/p>\n For those wondering, I generally work with storylines first and matches second. Matches are done with the storylines in mind and allowing me to project my storylines on those matches in some way, shape or form. I do also try to slot in times where I can have a title match unlinked with any other storylines to either give a deserving participant a shot or to give someone a boost,\u00a0who\u00a0deserves it. Personally, I believe that the storylines help make the titles mean more so that way when people challenge for them, the title isn\u2019t just some random trinket. Think about the Underground Championship\u2026.if it\u2019s just random matches with anyone getting a shot, it\u2019s then a low-level title. But if the storylines around it are strong and the matches are memorable, the title has value.<\/p>\n When someone assumes they are deserving of a shot and asks me\u00a0\u201cCan I get a title shot?\u201d,\u00a0they often follow this with\u00a0\u201cI deserve it.\u201d\u00a0I will simply just give a little view into what being deserving entails, at least inherently. If you deserve something, traditionally, someone else should know or at least agree. The person who matters at least in the booking end, is me\u2026and if I agree with you\u2026one, you don\u2019t need to tell me you deserve it and two, I\u2019m probably already one working on getting you into a title match in some way. So essentially, you\u2019re wasting your time, but also, you\u2019re pissing me off.<\/p>\n The reason I\u2019m stating this (and I realize some people will not agree with the logic in the previous paragraph) is because as I said, I work with storylines first. If you ask if you can be involved with chasing a title, it allows me to then see what priority you want (some people don\u2019t care for hardcore, but like high-flying. I sometimes can\u2019t tell this just from a bio, so you get to let what direction you want known), but it also\u00a0let\u2019s\u00a0me know that you want the storyline to. So at the very least, it opens up a lot of options all that lead to something that you can easily earn your way to.<\/p>\n For example, you want to be involved with the Underground Championship\u2026but I may be a bit leery or just want to give you some extra build-up before you go for the title. I can have a secondary feud that hints at you challenging for the title while feuding with someone else. A solid showing here leads you to at least impressing me and even getting the title shot and thus:<\/p>\n 1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0You earned it, storyline wise.<\/strong> And in my opinion, 3\u00a0is\u00a0the most important as a\u00a0roleplayer. The other two can be argued, but the third, should you have no momentum, it makes\u00a0roleplaying\u00a0difficult as you struggle to get the story going within your work (one reason I suggest to people to create\u00a0backstories\u00a0to give them something to build off of each week).<\/p>\n But it also helps you out all around. This is how I essentially booked the Women\u2019s Championship the last few months. With Katie Steward leaving the division to focus on the US Championship and\u00a0Lenne\u00a0Perez retiring from SCW, the division opened wide up. Rachel Foxx had won the title and had a plethora of challengers. I planned to give all a shot and essentially provided a storyline for each of them to earn shots, but always chase for the title. It\u2019s made Rachel Foxx, Elizabeth Fortune,\u00a0Gigi\u00a0Steward and Ashley Cherry all have momentum to some extent and all have a storyline to pull for any\u00a0roleplays\u00a0when dealing with matters involving the title. No one questions whether they deserve it as they all have at least done something to earn the shot.<\/p>\n Basically, if you deserve a shot, you\u2019re likely going to get one. I read everyone\u2019s\u00a0roleplay\u00a0and I know where people stand. I however, especially if it is something that would really help the character (aka, a big title win), I want to make it something special for each character, while also, should you be unable to win, it still helps the character.<\/p>\n Storylines are how I book because they allow for me to keep the best interests of the shows and the characters at the forefront and do what the shows should do\u2026give every material to\u00a0roleplay, but also develop the characters positively.<\/p>\n There is a laundry list of things in this and all of them are from things I\u2019ve seen repeatedly over the last few months. I mean no disrespect from this (no pun intended either). Also, this isn\u2019t directed to any one specific person as all of these issues are things that a number of people are doing and this is more of a method of ensuring that matters like these are at the very least not misconstrued.<\/p>\n Until next time that I feel the need to go on a rant\u2026.the Cynical View of E-fedding\u00a0signs off\u2026.oh\u2026.and Merry Christmas again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A bit of time has passed and I haven\u2019t ranted about anything in far too long. In fact, that may not be healthy. How will it be expected I don\u2019t go nuts? Well again, there is another problem located in that question, but I won\u2019t delve too far into it. 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\n2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Your Entrance<\/p>\n
\n2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0You earned it, OOC wise with no doubts from anyone<\/strong>
\n3)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0You have momentum from a storyline<\/strong><\/p>\n