Role-Playing Annoyances

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Also, I wanted to announce that I'm doing something interesting this week. Starting today, you guys have the opportunity to go to the "Ask Mimi" page, and comment with a writing topic, life topic, or utterly random topic for me to write about. That way I know I'm writing something that will interest my readers. You can comment anything from llamas to suicide, and although I may not choose your topic, it will be considered fairly.

And now [insert drumroll here] today's topic is Role-Playing Annoyances!
Sometimes you got nothing. That's true for any type of writing. But it's my opinion that when you don't have ideas, you do not just go write an RP talking about how you're sitting at the lake and you have a conversation with someone like "How are you?" "Great." "Cool, me too." "Let's swim." "Yeah!" *Splash. Splash.* BOR-ING. If you feel yourself becoming dull in your replies, make some excuse and leave for a bit. Go play a random game online, or listen to musoc, or kill time on YouTube. Don't waste your time and someone else's on an RP that kills braincells!
In addition to that, don't be too powerful. Don't go out there and be all-powerful, never hurt, never angry or bothered. It's not realistic, and it's not fun. It's not even fun for you, beacause chances are it's going to make people mad. Make sure that you have weaknesses, and that sometimes you lose fights. If you're the best there isn't anything to challenge you, and therefore nothing to write about.
Another annoyance is manipulation. Have you had that one person who comes and stabs your character or electrifies them or punches them, and then when you do the same then they dodge it? That's probably my #1 on my list of annoying things. Don't manipulate other people's characters! Say things like "I aimed my fist at her head" instead of "My fist crashed into his head, knocking him out cold." Leaving it open-ended keeps it fair and fun. Make sure to sometimes let your opponent land a blow, too.
Well that's all I can think of at the moment. What annoys you when you're RPing? Don't forget to take the polls and give me topics!

Best of American luck,
~Mimi Gordon