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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tharivious" data-source="post: 3381351" data-attributes="member: 28105">Ordinarily, I'd stay out of this, since I don't know you well enough to comment on any of the rest of it, but I noticed this part, and it stuck out like a sore thumb.  So, bear with me while I disagree.I've formed several meaningful friendships through the ISRP, that have lasted for nearly four years, going on toward five in some cases.  More meaningful than the friendships I've had locally, in fact.  This is a community website, and many, many players have had the same experience that I have in finding strong bonds with each other.If you're truly having this much difficulty from interacting with other players out of character, perhaps it's more a matter of who you're interacting with, than the fact that you're interacting.  Find people with more similar mindsets, or the same preferences in roleplaying styles, or some genuine common ground, and you'll have a much better experience.  Will you connect with everyone?  Of course not, but you don't connect with everyone you meet in a nightclub either.Just because a few people burned you in some way, doesn't mean you should put a spin on it that might make new players browsing through try to avoid being a real part of the community.</blockquote>