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What the hell exactly is an "online text-based role-playing game"? I highly doubt that such a title exists outside this article, unless it is being used descriptively rather then as an intended title for RPing on message boards (which doesn't have one, and the use of this term as a DESCRIPTIVE probably is in enough to use to get some Google hits - like "black, shiny paint" - but I doubt there's a Wikipedia article called "black shiny paint" that actually refers to paint). Even if there were a "title" for message board RPing, it would not merit an article. There are no "rules" or "types" of RPing on message boards, other then whatever rules the members have made up, and whatever setting they've chosen for that particular game. Yet, this entire article seems to, at a glance, be talking about those "rules", as well as numerous invented terms other then the title of the article. The existence of this article makes no sense whatsoever, and it really needs to be deleted. Rayvn ( talk) 22:41, 9 November 2008 (UTC)
I whole-heartedly agree. With over a decade of experience in both moderation, designing and playing in a number of the article listed sites, I've never heard the term "OTBRPG" outside of this article before. If it is in use, its by such a remarkably small number of people that it doesn't warrant a page for. (Similiar to if I and several friends decided to just abbreviate TFRPGFTSNES for 'the fun role-playing games from the Super Nintendo Entertainment System'.) The article itself is less a compliation of these games and more just notes on etiquette listed in a broad way that doesn't really pertain to many (if any) of the listed games. I agree that this article should be deleted. -- Emerald Dreaming ( talk) 13:12, 24 November 2008 (UTC)
I too concur. This article title is coining a phrase *never* used. How is that encyclopedic? There is interesting information in the article, though and deletion seems a little overkill. Could it be renamed? BossAnders ( talk) 21:00, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
This article really, really stinks. It goes from a somewhat fanboyish, but largely npov, discussion of the OTBRPG community and its strangenesses and charms to an obviously crufty discussion of "how you can do x" and "if you do y people will not like it," garbage punctuation/capitalisation/spelling (regardless of the warning in the supposed "rules" of the online community as to RPG players having "good spelling, punctuation, and grammar"), and sprinkled emoticons ("^_^"). This needs a major npov revisation... and a major shortening. I'm wondering how canonical these "type 1, type 2, type 3" fighting systems are, and how universal the rules are. jglc | t | c 19:31, 21 July 2005 (UTC)
Additional problem. I will post this in its parallel description. This article and the play-by-post gaming stuff are describe... hmm... the same thing? It may be good to see if we can either combine them, or decide on one to lead the way. Personally, I think most text-based RPGs now call themselves play-by-chat, or play-by-post, etc. - Kimmetje
This article has been raped by fanboys since it's original conception, I'd like to extend heartfelt thanks for the removal of the role play fighting section. My associate and I have recently decided to do a complete overhaul of all our OTBRPG related content, including this article. You can expect a marked improvement within a few weeks. As to the issue of PBP, I noticed that myself. The facts seem to be that both terms have small communities of followers. PBP seems to be a slightly more common term, but in general it seems that the community at large has no real name for what we do. Also, while it may have little bearing, this article is older than the PBP article.
My suggestion would be to make the PBP article (which is used more for advertising than for information it seems) redirect to this article. I may however be biased, being this articles creator. I'll leave it to a more experienced individual to deal with that.
In the mean time, I will work on improving this article. Thank you.—Preceding unsigned comment added by Linkskywalker ( talk • contribs) 23:21, 1 August 2005
Just an update - I have not forgotten about this article, and I apologise for the delay, I *am* working on it and keeping it stored localy rather than uploading it until I have it completely finnished. Unfuntunatly, I have a few obligations that take precedence. I apologise for the delay. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Linkskywalker ( talk • contribs) 14:08, 15 August 2005
Alright, I've cut the article down to 2 paragraphs that give (I feel) a good summary of what an Online Text Based Role Playing Game is. However, I make no assertations of being good at writing encyclopedia style articles. I'd love it if the more experienced members of wikipedia could help me improve this article either through tips or editing the article directly. I for one am not comfortable with the way the article ended, it seems chopped off to me. I might add a paragraph about how to enter the OTBRPG community smoothly, or somthing of the like. If you can think of any information you would find helpful as an outsider learning of OTBRPGs for the first time, I would be much appreciative. Generaly it's hard to write about the community as a whole, since nothing has ever been formalized or even standardised. |User: Linkskywalker | Date/Time: Thursday September 8th 2005, 14:42|
The external links look more like advertisments than links to informative material. Indeed, some of them don't even link to actual OTBRPGS, but rather to MUD type games.
I am unaware of any *existing* sources for this topic, aside from forums.
That is, in fact, why I started documenting this type of game.
Will people please ensure that they are kept in alphabetical order. I have gone through and put them back in order several times, but people keep adding new links out of order. In future if you see the links out of order please but them back in order yourself. Thanks. — gorgan_almighty 11:25, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
There seems to be a lot of overlap between this article, and List of Text-Based MMORPGs. Should they perhaps be combined? Elonka 12:18, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
The spam notice that someone put at the top of the page doesn't mean that all external links are spam. Some anonymous editor recently removed the links that I added to other sources of NPOV information about OTBRPGs. I added them in an attempt to cite references to the information documented in the article, thus solving the {{unreferenced}} problem. They were not spam. Please be less hasty when removing external links in future. — gorgan_almighty 14:49, 16 January 2006 (UTC)
This is an article for online text-based role-playing, not role-playing itself. There is no need to go to great lengths to describe role-playing when there already exists a separate article for this purpose. {{ Caliah 02:22, 25 June 2006 (UTC)}}
Generalisations about popular websites and their impact on the popularity of roleplaying among young adults are lacking references. Roleplaying as a creative medium existed and was popular long before said websites (Gaia Online, Neopets, etc.) were even created. Hence such assertions should come with appropriate reference links. (And please do not use this article as a promotion/endorsement for your own roleplaying websites!!) {{ Caliah 02:22, 25 June 2006 (UTC)}}
Sparring (online role-playing) has been moved to Online text-based role-playing game/Sparring as per the consensus at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sparring (online role-playing) and part or all of it should be merged into the article, after a merger has been done it may be necessary to history merge the history from that page into the main article and then delete the temp page. Pegasus1138 Talk | Contribs | Email ---- 21:25, 30 June 2006 (UTC)
I'd like to motion that the sparring article be moved to Freeform_role-playing_game. Alighieri 16:07, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
What? no mention of this infamous statement?
This is not an appropriate section for this article. It smacks of the user's bitterness for being ridiculed on some game or other and them taking their frustrations to wikipedia to vent. I move it be removed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.250.137.144 ( talk) 04:36, 20 March 2008 (UTC)
A long time ago, I played a computer text-based on-line role-playing game that was completely made of text. I found it on Uncyclopedia, and it was the weirdest game ever. I had to tell the computer to go North, South, East, or West and the computer did it. But when I said, "Quit", the computer made fun of me. The game was a black screen with white text on top like a game you would make on Basic or something. I think that that game should also be placed here. I don't remember the title, but it was indeed strange! 76.192.142.216 ( talk) 21:28, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
If I'm correct, the article doesn't mention a single(!) example of an on-line text-based role-playing game. No link to a list of such games either. -- 82.171.70.54 ( talk) 00:32, 6 July 2008 (UTC)
Are the references made sufficient? They are not links, and as far as I can tell, if those articles are online, they are locked behind a paywall. -- 68.133.22.25 ( talk) 23:09, 14 August 2016 (UTC)