Is it necessary to respect other people's characters? Absolutely not. Nor is it necessary to respect other people's desires, preferences, headcanons, and so forth.
Is it advisable? I would think so. If you can respect as many RP styles as you can, you ought to. If you can limit yourself according to accepted community etiquette, and maybe make small sacrifices on your creative vision in the interest of not annoying other people, then it may very well be worthwhile.
This is why it's important to have these conversations, so we can understand the diversity of attitudes and respect one another more. Ultimately I think that's a much better attitude to have than "it's my money I'll do what I want, if you don't like it go RP with someone else."
Is it advisable? I would think so. If you can respect as many RP styles as you can, you ought to. If you can limit yourself according to accepted community etiquette, and maybe make small sacrifices on your creative vision in the interest of not annoying other people, then it may very well be worthwhile.
This is why it's important to have these conversations, so we can understand the diversity of attitudes and respect one another more. Ultimately I think that's a much better attitude to have than "it's my money I'll do what I want, if you don't like it go RP with someone else."