Melrick

I think the only way to go is with honesty. Try to do it with lies and they'll end up coming back to bite you on the arse. And assuming you still want to be friends with the person, that's not the way to go. I think the best thing you can do is to tell them in an honest, but friendly and diplomatic way, that you feel there's no real point in going on with it because she seems unable to fully understand the concepts of role playing. The only way an RP can successfully go for any length of time is when both (or all) people involved can fully understand and cooperate with things, to give and take, otherwise it's going to end in a shambles, or with people arguing, or usually both. And since you're clearly the more experienced role player out of the two, she should understand that the advice you've been giving her is out of experience, because you've been there and done that and know what should and shouldn't happen in RP's. Tell her gently that the role play you're doing now has effectively ground to a halt and there's very little point in continuing with it. Tell her that she really needs more experience, and to listen to the advice of experienced people, before you'll be able role play with her again, but you're looking forward to doing it again as soon as that happens. Some people will take offence whatever you do or say, so she may still be offended. If that's the case, and you know you haven't done or said anything out of spite or nastiness, then all you can do is shrug your shoulders. If she's sensible and mature then she'll understand and take your point. If not, then... It's sad that she seems unable or unwilling to listen to what you're saying, but maybe this will be the push she needs to understand that she really is going about it the wrong way and to change. Good luck.

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*Chuckles quietly to myself*

I’ve been reading accusations, foot stamping and finger pointing, as well as “my dad could beat your dad” style of arguments. I honestly couldn’t care less who stole what website from whom. Hamburglar could have stolen it from Ronald McDonald for all I care. What I do know is that for a long, long time the site seemed stagnant, nothing was really being done with it, no changes being implemented, no improvements being made. I’m talking from the perspective of an outsider, by the way, not as someone who had the faintest idea of what was going on behind the scenes. I didn’t know – or cared – who owned the site before, and I didn’t know that someone else now apparently owned it. What I did see was that the site was finally moving forwards, things were being done, improvements were being made. I can only imagine how difficult it must be to work with the antiquated system the website is based on, so any improvements were a great thing and a credit to the person/people fiddling with the code. So is the website now going to move back into stagnation? As far as missing money is concerned, I haven’t the faintest clue if there’s money missing or not, and to be honest, neither really does anyone else, it seems. Embezzlement is a very serious accusation, so the very first step should be to prove that there is definitely money missing, and then things can go from there. But what is absolutely crystal clear to me is that not one single solitary cent should be donated to this site by ANYONE until a proper, trustworthy system is in place for handling the incoming money. Because even if no one did steal money this time, clearly it’s rather easy for someone to do just that in the future. I realise there’s no such thing as a guarantee in life anymore, and that when someone donates to a site like this, it’s done so based on trust, but the system in place at the moment seems rather a shambles and certainly inspires absolutely no trust at all in me. Now I can go back to keeping my thoughts to myself.

Refdesk * Refdesk is great one-stop source for references and facts. Bartleby * Another good reference site. HowStuffWorks * A very good site to find out how a wide range of stuff works. Want to know exactly how Viagra works, for example? This site will tell you much more than you ever cared to know. WebMD * If your story involves anything medical, or if your character suffers from a certain ailment/desease then this site will describe to you everything you need to know about it. Writers Free Reference * This site provides external links to a huge range of different information. Law Enforcement Jargon * Excellent if one of your characters is a cop. Character Jobs * Not sure what job to give your charater? This site provides a list of them! This url takes you to the contemporary jobs, but the site also has fantasy/medieval and science ficture/future job lists. Erotic Quills * Lots of good advice on writing erotica. Serendipity * Various name generators, using the Seventh Sanctum generator codes. Suburban Name Generator * Want to create a name for your town/suburb? This might help. Squid.org * Some rather good fantasy-type name geneators. Namator * A contemporary name generator.

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Cum

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Right again! Leon?

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Nipple

Gristle

I frighten myself sometimes. Leon?

Nope. Leon?

Restaurant

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Sorry to disappoint. Daz?

I'm glad my car's engine cooling problem was something that was easily and cheaply fixed.

Me neither. I have never lept tall buildings in a single bound.

Butchers

Grist

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