Okay, I had no idea that this would blow up as much as it has. I'm not a peace-maker, & I'm not a side taker.. but this is my point of view, from both sides.
Enforcer: I get your point & before I defend that much of it. I want you to recall when we had our conversation on MSN. I told you that if you didn't at least put forth either an explanation, or a half assed Rp that said nothing more than "I'm gonna win, cause I'm the Champ." that people would complain about you breaking the rules. I felt something like this would happen.. & it seems exactly that has been done.
Now, Enforcer is correct in the storyline aspect of everything. People on the creative side of the ball shouldn't have to explain every single detail to every member of the E-Fed, just because it may turn out controversial. A perfect note for this, & for Enforcer's selflessness in some cases would be my feud with Gus..
I went to RatedR_HBK11 (Nate Thorpe) & explained to him that we could go several ways with storylines, but because of the Gus/Will feud, I felt the Championship should be involved because it would be a high-profile type feud for both Gus & myself, as well as the Championship's first "highlight." -- Thorpe agree'd that the title should remain, & thus is why our match was thrown out more or less.. Thorpe is a DAMN GOOD Rper.. & the first thing Enforcer did, was come to me & say "I'll only be okay with having it go down like this, if Thorpe is okay with it. But if he's not, I want it to be fair, because Thorpe is a great RPer to this e-fed & deserves a fair shot."
And by that, he was saying more or less.. he wasn't going to take part in having the fed play off storylines, without the RPs contributing to the outcome.
Now, the negative side is.. yes, Enforcer IS the "leader" of the E-Fed, & further more he's the World Champion.. those two things being connected automatically makes people want to point a finger in saying he could be out for himself only.. & Enforcer, even "I" admit to thinking at times from your posts.. cocky, or not, kidding or not, you have come across as "me, me, me." (anywhere from the youtube vids, to the e-wedding request, to the best of year award comments)
You & I have had our differences.. & I respect you for everything.. EVERYTHING you've done for myself, this E-Fed, & everyone involved.. so I see & understand your point of view. And I'm not disagreeing with what you have to say, but to some extent, this was an "exception to the rule" just because I believe everyone involved (Sincade, Iscariot & Myself) all felt this would blow up, if you didn't RP.
Everyone Else: The one thing that caught my eye, was someone saying this isn't like W.W.E.. but the thing is.. it IS like the W.W.E. -- we produce a show, we don't get paid like they do, but we create storylines. And in order for any E-Fed, or regular real life wrestling company to be successful, they must produce creative & attractive storylines.
Now, with an E-Fed, RPing is a must in contributing to storylines.. but with this situation, just like the Thorpe/Will situation.. not EVERYONE needs to know the behind-the-scenes stuff. If we wrote down & told everyone about how we mapped out storylines, & creative ideas/plans.. would any of you put forth the effort you do? Would any of you read like you all do? Likely not, simply because you'd then KNOW what was going to happen.
The thing that sets us apart from real life companies, is the RPs. If you don't RP, you lose.. unless theres a situation at hand. (such as Thorpe/Will, or Enforcer/Sincade, or an understanding between the individuals involved) Now I'll be the first to say I think if anyone doesn't RP & put forth an effort, they don't deserve to be here.. that goes for you to, Enforcer.
But an e-fed can't survive off RPs alone. Because what happens if one person out RPs the other, then the guy in the Main spot, drops a match to a new comer, or one timer that ends up not showing back up again? We can't create storylines around unknown.
Does this make sense to everyone else? I hope it does, because if we stick to winners being those who simply out RP the other.. then I vote for dropping a creative team altogether.. since it'd be pointless. In a LOT of situations, your RP WILL win or lose you your match.. but when it comes to special occations, such as the aformentioned Sincade/Enforcer or Thorpe/Will.. its been specially arranged & agree'd upon a fixed outcome.
I hope everyone can find a middle ground with this.. & I hope this helps everyone. I don't want to see this E-Fed go to shit because of bickering within it.
And Enforcer was correct, regarding the topic of discussion on closing off the E-Fed had been brought up on a couple different occations. Enforcer, Sincade, Iscariot & Myself were all the first ones there batting to keep it open.. because all of us love this place, & we want all members involved, to be that dedicated & loved as well. I hope this has fixed, or at least helped something.