[Bari]

Well I have a simple solution, that should keep everybody happy. Next time someone stays too long in the Lounge, just invite them to RP. If they don't want to, well heck, it's a game not a job. They have their own reasons, so, leave them to them. There is no point in making a thread to tell people to stop logging on if they are going to play. Logging on doesn't really affect anybody. If you are curious about why a player stays there all the time, ask him/her personally? (S)He'll answer as (s)he sees fit. And if it bothers one that he gets no answer, then don't mind? They have the right of privacy. "The people deserves to know" is a lie invented by the media.

Now, if the point of this thread is to not-be ignored, it's a different thing. I'd recommend to talk personally and privately with the people that you feel ignore you. Or in any case, make a thread calling them "to talk", but not adressing the whole community.

Just remember, that people are free, or are at least supposed to, and respect it. If you see a problem, then try to provide a solution, but even if it does help to simply make the problem known, this problem in particular is surely already known and has been treated before. I'm not saying that anybody's wrong here. But, what I'm trying to say is, that I see no point in this thread. A good formula to make thread is:

Title

Introduction
General problem description
Hypothethical solution
And a "Do you agree?" or something alike, to end it.

This thread lacks the Hyphothethical Solution, hence, it's foreseeable that many people, if not all, will just disregard it as a "whine" or a "rant", and even if it's wrong of them, they cannot be blamed for it, it's natural. Some people, who have had to deal with many supposed "whines" are simply tired of them, and will, when a thread doesn't fill these standard procedures, simply ignore it and say to "get over with", because, if the starter doesn't provide a solution, a base, how are the others supposed to? If they were, they would have started their own threads. Sometimes, this "tired people" might blurt out rather harsh answers like "well then leave" or "go away", but they probably don't mean it, and, even if it's silent, should be forgiven.
Grammar and punctuation are not something people want to pester others with, but it's actually a good trick for the thread-starter to attract positive attention. It's not something one should be blamed for, but it is recomendable nonetheless. There is a problem with grammar and that is, that for some of us, or at least me, it might be hard to read in typos, because english is my second tongue, and sometimes, when I see a mispelled word (even if it's just by one letter!) I get stuck in there and am generally quite unable to sort it out.

I might have bounced really out of topic with this answer, but I'm just trying to provide a guideline of sorts, for possible conflicts to be avoided in the future. It's by no means a "scold" (who am I to do that?) or an order (again, I am no one to do that) but a suggestion (as I -am- someone to do that, being part of the community.)