I'll put an example of how you'd handle IC and OOC in a guild post from experience and a hypotheical scenario.
As a note: There are always people that start an OOC grudge from IC. There are always people that take things too far. There will always be differences of opinion. You can't please or include everyone in everything and feeling will be hurt. How do you get around this? Good OOC Communication.
With any event there should be a discussion and question and answer thread in the event post where most things can be aired out ahead of time. If you aren't sure you can come to an event give an OOC note to the LS and ask.
Example:
A post of the FishyFaceLaLa LS, a Lalafaliel only fisherman's Group (ie they RP as a fisheman's guild), pot the following:
Name of Event: Fishtatic Saturday
In-game Contact: lululalalele
Location: Larson Lake, East Terryburg
POS: H7
Date: Saturday 5/8/11
Time: 8:00 PM Pacific
Description:
IC: Come and get to know your mates better! Bring Guests and Family. There will be food and contests to see who can catch the biggest fish, gut the fish and make the most fish dishes in 5 minutes.
No Thieves Allowed!
OOC: This is a guild event but we are leaving it open to the public but you must apply in this thread. The no theives comment is IC since our guild is RPing a fued with ThievesGo LS. If you are a thief and want to come or have questions post here. We welcome IC crashers but please no unexpected ones at the event.
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Kittyclepto posts:
Hi Lu sounds fun. TheivesGo would love to crash you guys IC. It would be a fun RP!
What do you say!
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Lululalalele posts:
Sure! If you plan to do anything that might ICly disrupt the contests would be the only problem. If you guys keep it to just crashing and participating and arguing its good.
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Kittyclepto posts:
That's reasonable Lu but I was hoping to challenge you to a duel. We can do it after your contests end. You know put on a real show for everyone.
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Lululalalele posts:
Sure. PM me and w can hash the rest out.
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Mo'quote Fisherman:
Hey Lu. I'm not in your guild and know none of you guys IC. I'd love to come though.
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Lululalalele posts:
No problem we can RP meeting and I'll invite you IC. How's that?
Part of planning a large event is the prestuff and being proactive. If its a limited or closed event like the above job specific one then you just clarify ahead of time.
In the above example say ThievesGo crashes without posting. In that case Lululalalele would send a tell to CleptoKitty, the LS Leader, and talk it out. She would have the right to say. "I'm sorry it would of been fun but we posted in the thread if you wanted to come you needed to post and work things out ahead of time. I don't have time to figure things out right now." If TheivesGo got mad and started disrupting Lululalalele would call the GM if they wouldn't stop.
Lululalalele also could take the time to hash it out there and let them come. Its up to her.
Bottomline: You can't police everything and you have to have trust your fellow coalition members to handle thing intelligently. In the 2 years I RPed on Starsider I never saw the huge horrible problems develope you all are worried about. I think you are making it more complex than it needs to be. What's the point of a coalitions if you aren't going to trust people with enough freedom to have fun?
As a note: There are always people that start an OOC grudge from IC. There are always people that take things too far. There will always be differences of opinion. You can't please or include everyone in everything and feeling will be hurt. How do you get around this? Good OOC Communication.
With any event there should be a discussion and question and answer thread in the event post where most things can be aired out ahead of time. If you aren't sure you can come to an event give an OOC note to the LS and ask.
Example:
A post of the FishyFaceLaLa LS, a Lalafaliel only fisherman's Group (ie they RP as a fisheman's guild), pot the following:
Name of Event: Fishtatic Saturday
In-game Contact: lululalalele
Location: Larson Lake, East Terryburg
POS: H7
Date: Saturday 5/8/11
Time: 8:00 PM Pacific
Description:
IC: Come and get to know your mates better! Bring Guests and Family. There will be food and contests to see who can catch the biggest fish, gut the fish and make the most fish dishes in 5 minutes.
No Thieves Allowed!
OOC: This is a guild event but we are leaving it open to the public but you must apply in this thread. The no theives comment is IC since our guild is RPing a fued with ThievesGo LS. If you are a thief and want to come or have questions post here. We welcome IC crashers but please no unexpected ones at the event.
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Kittyclepto posts:
Hi Lu sounds fun. TheivesGo would love to crash you guys IC. It would be a fun RP!
What do you say!
_____
Lululalalele posts:
Sure! If you plan to do anything that might ICly disrupt the contests would be the only problem. If you guys keep it to just crashing and participating and arguing its good.
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Kittyclepto posts:
That's reasonable Lu but I was hoping to challenge you to a duel. We can do it after your contests end. You know put on a real show for everyone.
----
Lululalalele posts:
Sure. PM me and w can hash the rest out.
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Mo'quote Fisherman:
Hey Lu. I'm not in your guild and know none of you guys IC. I'd love to come though.
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Lululalalele posts:
No problem we can RP meeting and I'll invite you IC. How's that?
Part of planning a large event is the prestuff and being proactive. If its a limited or closed event like the above job specific one then you just clarify ahead of time.
In the above example say ThievesGo crashes without posting. In that case Lululalalele would send a tell to CleptoKitty, the LS Leader, and talk it out. She would have the right to say. "I'm sorry it would of been fun but we posted in the thread if you wanted to come you needed to post and work things out ahead of time. I don't have time to figure things out right now." If TheivesGo got mad and started disrupting Lululalalele would call the GM if they wouldn't stop.
Lululalalele also could take the time to hash it out there and let them come. Its up to her.
Bottomline: You can't police everything and you have to have trust your fellow coalition members to handle thing intelligently. In the 2 years I RPed on Starsider I never saw the huge horrible problems develope you all are worried about. I think you are making it more complex than it needs to be. What's the point of a coalitions if you aren't going to trust people with enough freedom to have fun?