Nature vs. Nurture, then?  I don't see why someone would have to be insane or stupid for the monkey see/monkey do rule to apply.  Still, the term 'feminine qualities' in itself is pretty vague.  One would assume that if some Kran acted like men, others could act like women, but that's rather speculative.

http://hydlaa.com/smf/index.php?topic=23102.0

Not that people are trying to be hypocrites or mean... them's the rules, that's all 

When I'm not working or in class, I spend an hour in the tavern, then another hour walking around to random places in Hydlaa, before settling into the tavern for another hour.  Usually I have another game running in the background, in case no one else is on.

(Also, it says "The Howling Well" when you examine it  )

I dunno, maybe I'm just on at bad times, but right now it seems kinda... y'know... empty.

That being said, this issue has had no shortage of coverage.  You posted the links yourself.  If you're not going to go there, don't go there.

Rude people are bad.  Shocking, but true, I know.  But that's not what the discussion nor poll is about.

No, people who don't roleplay are a problem if you're trying to create a roleplay game.  Because if there are people who aren't roleplaying, they encourage other people to not roleplay.

Zanzibar said it best.  No one will disagree with you that rude and disruptive people are -a- problem, Mythryndel, but they aren't -the- problem at hand.  This is about Planeshift in itself, and what kind of game it should try and be.

Like I said:  I want to know the player acknowledges me.  Sure, we might have a hundred perfect little actors who are just the bestest at ignoring people and are all better RPers than me...

...Or the players could not be paying attention, or flat out ignoring out-of-character.  There's really no way of telling.

As for enforced...  never said enforced.  In fact, I never even suggested that there was a way for it to be enforced.  It's the sort of thing that can't be enforced, but comes naturally when the effort is made to focus more on roleplaying.  If you're asking me about how I personally would fix the problem... I don't know.  I answered the question on the poll and gave my reasons, then defended my reasons.  Pick apart all you want, but there's absolutely nothing else you can take from what I've said.  Re-read my previous posts if you want, because there's nothing I can say now that won't be repeating myself.

@Mythryndel:  I get a little agitated, because most of what you took from my original post were things I didn't even say, and certainly didn't mean.  (Especially the bit about helping newbies and 'maxed out stats'.)  But I've seen names like the one I mentioned... so mabye the GM team isn't doing as much about the names as I'd like them to.  Which is why I voted 'yes'.  And in the end, this isn't about you, or what you personally do.  You might be setting a good example, but not everyone is like you in their actions.

I'll leave with this:  The fact that exceptions exist, and the fact that I can't come up with a solution, is no evidence that there isn't a problem or that no effort should be made to solve it.  I won't simply say "It's not my job to figure out how to fix this," but I truly, honestly, have no practical advice.  If I figure out how to make things better, I'll certainly send the devs a jingle.

Oh, and here's your booby prize, Khoridor:  You win, I lose, congratulations.