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<blockquote data-quote="howandwhy99" data-source="post: 4753713" data-attributes="member: 3192">You are absolutely right in your response to ByronD about the repairman actually doing his job by trying to repair the woman's phone.&nbsp; This is exactly how we roleplay most of our lives, from the second we gain consciousness in the morning, to the second before we fall asleep.&nbsp; (some of us gain consciousness later than others in the morning... zzz..)And just like in describing the fixing of the phone in Example C., saying &quot;I use the multimeter to check for an electronic signal&quot; means only this is his intention.&nbsp; It is not acted out. The performance of this attempt is not roleplayed.&nbsp; What is being roleplayed is his role: repairperson.&nbsp; And that success in that role requires fulfilling certain elements.&nbsp; Checking for a signal before looking for other problems on a phone is certainly applicable.&nbsp; But is the act itself acted out?&nbsp; Of course not.&nbsp; Is the role being accurately described? I'd say so.&nbsp; But, as in all description-based roleplay, their will always be an abstraction of the role one is not performing.&nbsp; This is why I said some folks don't consider description adequate qualifications for playing a role.&nbsp; But certainly not everyone.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="howandwhy99, post: 4753713, member: 3192"] You are absolutely right in your response to ByronD about the repairman actually doing his job by trying to repair the woman's phone. This is exactly how we roleplay most of our lives, from the second we gain consciousness in the morning, to the second before we fall asleep. (some of us gain consciousness later than others in the morning... zzz..) And just like in describing the fixing of the phone in Example C., saying "I use the multimeter to check for an electronic signal" means only this is his intention. It is not acted out. The performance of this attempt is not roleplayed. What is being roleplayed is his role: repairperson. And that success in that role requires fulfilling certain elements. Checking for a signal before looking for other problems on a phone is certainly applicable. But is the act itself acted out? Of course not. Is the role being accurately described? I'd say so. But, as in all description-based roleplay, their will always be an abstraction of the role one is not performing. This is why I said some folks don't consider description adequate qualifications for playing a role. But certainly not everyone. [/QUOTE]

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