The members of the site role-play wise are pretty decent if you are specific and firm with what you are and are not looking for. There are quite a few gems up there who can write extremely interesting stories with you and like with every other role-play site, there are some people who just don't understand the concept of "no, I'm not interested".
Overall, I'm extremely satisfied with my experience on BMR and I've enjoyed role-playing there. I feel like the community is far more welcoming and less clique-ish than some other sites, though you can tell that there are some members whom have been friends for quite some time. I haven't personally experienced any problems with darkangel or Hahvoc, as mentioned in a lot of reviews below but I also tend to respect rules and respect staff so I don't know what happened between the previous reviewers and the staff.
10/10. Love the site.
Never seen anyone on the site get banned without a good reason. If you violate a rule, you get warned about it. If you keep doing it, of course you're going to get banned. That's kind of what moderators are there for, to enforce the rules.
Writing quality does vary, with some members being kind of eh, but others being spectacular. But then again, that's true with just about anywhere you go. This is about the only place I roleplay anymore, since there are very few limits, and you don't need to fish with quite so fine a net as other sites. Highly recommend this place to anyone looking for some roleplaying with an adult edge to it!
The site has given me my all time favorite RP ever and I just love it. I've never stuck to any RP board for more than a couple weeks maybe a month, so BMR is pretty special. You have the people who are stuck up pricks and you have those people who are moronic smut hounds. It happens, can't be helped much. Overall the site as a whole is great and in fact one of the aspects I liked most about BMR WAS the staff.
They do their jobs well and keep BMR free of people who abuse the rules. They ARE people you can sit and talk to if you have a problem or concern and have corrected me when I was wrong but didn't do it in a way that made me embarrassed. They also tell you why a person was banned, several people I RPed with or talked to suddenly got banned and I, and several other people asked why and they told us.
Did it kind of suck? Sure, but if they are banned it's for good reason. I haven't ever understood why people keep bashing the Staff when they do their jobs and do them well.
Overall I have thoroughly enjoyed my almost 2 years on BMR. I haven't always had a RP but I always had a place to go and talk and have fun.
With a large and open community, there's bound to be several folks who end up on the south end of a north-bound Bell curve, and they're the types that make multiple IDs on rating sites and talk trash. We all know how internet communities can be. However, if you're the type that runs into problems like this a lot, the answer is simple: stick to the RP.
Newcomers are welcome, albeit possibly teased in a friendly manner, so by all means, give it a try.
Either way, thank you for making Blue Moon the second most reviewed site overall, and first most reviewed, not counting one spammed up board, and the best review:score ratio on the site. YOU are what makes Blue Moon GREAT!
For anyone who wants a site where idiots, dramawhor*s, and social manipulators are punished in the most gruesome fashion possible, come on in. Idiots, dramawhor*s, and social manipulators, come on in. We need more chewtoys.
The community, itself, is very vibrant. There's a large sense of inclusion regardless of where one falls on the Kinsey scale, whether or not you're into kink, whether or not you're genderqueer; furries are even given the space to indulge in furry RP. I have yet to hear something hom*ophobic or bigoted out of the mouths of the admin and when someone says something like that in the chat there's usually someone who steps up to respectfully point out the invalidity of those statements or reports them to staff. The moderators and administrator of Blue Moon themselves represent a diverse spectrum of people; parents, blue collar workers, students, straight, queer. I have never noticed a time in which the powers that be, as it were, at BMR have specifically targeted someone due to their interests or proclivities, the same goes for ethnicity or religious beliefs.
Part of the community's diversity rests on the very varied level of skill that you'll find among the writers there. Some are prolific, others are more paced. Some are great examples of grammar, punctuation and proper spelling; others are not. I have seen some amazing writers on BMR. I have seen some terrible ones. One of the things I really like about BMR is its inclusion of people. That means you'll find really rough edged personalities with the inoffensive ones. I do not think, however, that abuse is tolerated lightly or commonly there. When you look at the reviews Blue Moon gets, please look at all of them. I bet you dollars to donuts the 10 ratings vastly outnumber anything lower.
PVP is NOT for randomly attacking members and trying to tar and feather them. It is a place where people can take their conflicts so they stay out of the OOC threads and roleplays. It's a place where if you want to start fighting with someone and make a fool of yourself, you'll be held accountable. People are not randomly picked for PVP and ostracized based on being new or old. Sometimes members who frequently attack women or people they happen to just be prejudice about are suddenly brought to PVP so they can realize how backwards they are!
As for the moderators and staff, I certainly have never seen a problem with DarkAngel, as she's always been a sweet and nice person. Not once have I seen her attack a person, or try to hurt them. She doesn't show any signs of being corrupt, nor does she try to hurt people. The same could be said for TakodaVega, though she's only a mod for one section she still hasn't done anything corrupt.
When it comes to Admins, Seraph can be a bit of a showboat sometimes. Yes, he does drag things out too far as well. But, he doesn't just simply let his friends break the rules based on who he knows and who he doesn't. Not once has a member been shut up for simply having an opinion either. As for ilovegoats*e being a gay basher, just look at the screen name. I think you'll get the hint.
Unfortunately since BM tends to deal with people who have backwards ways, they tend to lash out by trying to destroy the website. Always check for yourself before you just blindly believe other reviews of the site, or even my own! Each experience is different, so don't just abandon it because of some childish drama. After all, every site has their problems, but I think the benefits outweigh this site's 'problems.' :]
Also, nude pictures are NOT allowed on BMR, so these stories of hundreds of nudes being posted are simply false. BMR also goes through and checks members to see which ones are underaged and which ones aren't. It's very naughty to misinform people and blatantly lie to defend your point.
Blue Moon is probably the only reason why I roleplay now. And I'm an Advanced RPer.Some call it Lit, whatever. But if it hadn't been for BM I would have stopped rping. It was my life-saver. I would not willingly support the site if I didn't believe it was trashy as the other posters are saying. I understand some people aren't quite that creative with their words to the extent of typing multiple paragraphs it's fine. It's how they are and it suits them.
I think a lot of them are saying so because a lot of us are friends with the Admins/Mods, probably because they are on a lot and they listen. I've managed Five rp sites on various levels either as an Administrator or Global Moderator and it's hard to keep everything underline on a site THIS massive. But they do a Beautiful job of it. And they wouldn't have their jobs if they weren't qualified for it.
I have been there almost a year now. Drama has happened. However you can take it with the grain of salt that it's worth.
Honestly I recommend this place to a lot of people because I know how hard it is to find GOOD rp partners, or a decent enough community who is not gonna shut down at a drop of Drama.
I'm not sure what the deal is with these most recent reviews, but I personally don't think half of what's being said is true. Sure, on any site, drama happens. But really.... it only happens if you seek it out or have issues in following rules (and I honestly think the staff is pretty fair in doling out 'punishments' where any rule-breaking is concerned, plus if they make a mistake they always own up and try to remedy the problem if it's needed). In my time on BlueMoon, I can honestly say that I've never seen major drama happen needlessly, especially where any staff members could potentially be involved. Also, I've been on the site for 9 months now and not once has drama found me. My time has been more than enjoyable and I'd highly rec the place to others. If you seek to RP more adult roleplays and find some amazing people to chat with or write with, it's definitely a place worth checking out. I know I'm not sorry I did.
That said, I do hope that people will take the most recent negative reviews with a grain of salt and give the place a fair chance before casting it off as a place filled with negativity and other such things. Because seriously, seeing such things being said bothers me when my own personal experiences have been nothing but positive. So, please take into consideration that the majority of people there have had positive experiences, myself included.
Thanks.
It's the best adult roleplaying site I've been to.
Being super blunt and all, since I have no people skills: Bless those who wish us well, and those who don't can go to hell~ Or something like that. Who knows? I'm only there for the cliques.
In fact, looking down at this list... Many of the users complaining about 'unfair' treatment were banned for harassment/trolling or for being underage. Honestly, the comment 'i feel im not underaged' is just... Yeah, a little mindnumbing. It doesn't matter how you FEEL about it, the fact is, you ARE underage.
Now, with that said...
Bluemoon is by far one of the best roleplaying sites I've been to. The community by itself is a big part of it and there's quite a few people that make it worth hanging around the place, be it in the forums themselves or in the chat. The rules are pretty simple and people will always receive a warning BEFORE bans are handed out and be given a chance to redeem themselves/change their attitudes. The only exception to this is the 'underage' rule, of course... If a user isn't 18, we simply ban them until they reach said age, at which point they'll be free to return should they desire it. The forums are well organized for the most part and the staff is fair and impartial and always decides on issues AS A GROUP. If a major rule change is being considered, it will be brought up in a public manner and users will be given a chance to speak their minds about the potential rule change.
The 'hosting' itself is also top notch and the person responsible for the site does a top-notch job of keeping it up and handling any issues that come up promptly. Rarely will you ever see the forum having any serious issues for extended periods of time.
As a little aside, things used to be different... A simple glance at the 'player versus player' section can easily indicated that, but things have changed since then. In fact, the atmosphere of the forum has changed so much that it might as well be a completely different place now... One that's much more welcoming than it used to be. I wasn't there during the early years of BMR, but I'm glad I wasn't.
Right now, BMR is one of the few roleplaying websites on the internet that are truly worth it. Just abide by the rules and make sure that your age is appropriate to join. Should you be able to do those two very simple things, you'll find a place where roleplaying opportunities are plenty and the community is awesome and welcoming.
Bluemoon offers a wide variety, and growing pool of roleplayers. Most likely, if you can think of it, someone else will be willing to try it with you as well.
The community as a whole is just as varied, and rather enjoyable.
This is by far one of, if not the best forum i've been on.
right, so, the actual review. BMR is a nice place. The place allows you to RP just about anything you want so long as it's legal. it is mostly revolving around the Adult side, but you can do non-sexual RPs if you so wish. The community is overall a very nice place, and there is a built in chat function that enables you to talk, in real time, with the people that are around. If you do sign up and join in PM RPs you get a notification every time a message appears so you can keep up to date on that front, and the Forum also has other perks, like a Mumble server and the like.
Now, given that, you might be thinking 'Your very good at making reviews of places' to which I'd say 'thank you' but what you should be thinking is 'if it is that nice a place, why did you get banned and why didn't you give it a 10?' I will say now....there are issues regarding mods. You'll see a common theme in these reviews, and whilst everyone so far has been specifying Hahvoc, she (it is a she folks) hasn't been modding for a while now (do your research. I've been out the loop for a couple of years now and I know). I'm not saying exactly the level of issues as I don't know how far it exactly went, but....if you complain, from my experience, you will find that the general consensus is in favour of the mod. And it's not altogether minor things, but it's a lot of things that I had promised not to air given that the people involved have since dropped their issues over the years. There are issues on the site that, if you don't go looking for, you won't find them, but you may find that they still pop up as issues and they build up.
As for why I was banned, I won't say the reason here. for what it's worth, the exact reason is something I will keep to those on BMR and myself. if you really want to know, send me a message. I might not be on here.....well, at all (to be honest I had forgotten I had this account, but I may be looking here more often these days so I do intend on appearing :D) but I'll reply to all PMs I receive. I'll admit that in hindsight I found myself caught in the middle of an issue that I voiced too often (one of my personal issues is that I fight like the best of them when I find an issue. and I kinda drown myself in leading a fight....so yeah) and pretty much made myself an issue dealing with an issue that wasn't.
overall, it's a good place, if you don't notice the issues. if your looking for an Adult roleplaying site, I'd take this place anyday.
I would definitely recommend Blue Moon to anyone looking for a good atmosphere for their role-play. It's a place where you will find great writing partners, and make some great friends as well.
Had some issues wuth rude/creepy users and that is what ultimately drove me off the site.
Oh, since I have been banned there have been 7 Terrorist attacks in England alone and that does not include other forms of Islamic violence.
Truth hurts.
The mods are unusually cliqueish and rude and will make crap up in order to ban you if they don't like you or your political leanings.
In the two years that I was on Blue Moon, I didn't once even start a Roleplay. Those present didn't want to stray outside of their cliques.
I do not recommend wasting your time and energy on anything among the House of Elliquiy Roleplay network. You will only encounter frustration and asinine people.
He is always begging for money from his members as the server keeps trashing.
It's a shame so many of these sites are so poorly run.
Not a very active site either and not much in the way of discussion on the boards as it has a clique mentality with lousy mods and admins.
What was irritating was the amount of players that thought themselves too good for human decency. I, as a player, have always been honest with those I play with and potentially will play with and will always keep in touch with what I'm thinking and feeling as far as what we're playing goes. I don't have a problem telling someone, "Hey, this just isn't working for me. I'm not interested in continuing," and would always give them the reason why. These, to me, are the basic tenents of being polite, respectful, and an adult. Honestly, I question the overall maturity level of a good number of people at BlueMoon. Ultimately, it was the lack of respect and the unfriendly attitude of many there that prompted me to go. It's an upsetting thing, of course, because I'm sure there are plenty of really creative, respectful, and fun people there. I fear that they, too, will eventually be driven off by the players that simply aren't the type of players that anyone with said qualities would want to play with because encountering that over and over again until it becomes a frightening trend is tiring and brings the worth of the whole down.
I'm not telling anyone not to register and give the site a go, but be cautioned that a lot of people seemed to have similiar experiences there.
And No, I haven't been banned from the site nor have most of the other people who have given negative reviews, however ALL the people who have given positive reviews are members of staff! So that says something right there.
On Blue Moon, staff can talk to people anyway they wish with impunity, if you defend yourself or try and appeal anything yep you guessed it, you get flamed and then yep you guessed it you get banned.
The most amusing thing is this site tries to appeal to it's members for donations! Yeah, well sorry DarkAngel76 you need to start actually listening to what people are telling you instead of banning them all the time.
A successful business always wants to hear the bad stuff if they truly want to improve, stop taking everything so damn personally and learn to stop supporting trolls as you do and get some decent staff with people skills.
1 out of 10 from me also.
So for that alone I give the site 1 out of 10 they really need to get their act together when it comes to conflict resolution and actually having staff that are impartial.
If you want just a roleplay site, Bluemoon will do fine. Stick to the play and don't break rules, and there shouldn't be any problem with the boards... But as a site for community and interaction, I strongly suggest finding somewhere friendlier.
http://bluemoonroleplaying.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=19708
http://bluemoonroleplaying.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=18468
http://bluemoonroleplaying.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=16603&pid=527791#pid527791
So, with those examples in mind.. there is your proof to avoid it.
This site is horrible. Recently, some of the staff decided to fight amongst themselves and some of the parties were banned for calmly stating their opinion in a personal journal. It was unfair, uncalled for and a complete display of bigotry. I would never recommend this site to anyone.
For those looking for a fun, exciting site to roleplay, BLUE MOON IS NOT THE SITE.
"Does anybody want to know where he works?"
If you want to take what is said with a grain of salt. Just go lurk there, go see what everyone is saying. You'll see I'm not wrong. And if you want to experience that sort of misery first hand. Go ahead and sign up.
Just recently the Admins have been begging site members for good reviews, so you know, Get in line to kiss some ass.
And if you do find someone on there who isn't looking for their ego to be stroked or looking for an e-co*ck to be sucked in between bawling and sharing sad tales of woe to reap sympathy, you'll find it runs in the range somewhere between epic fail and so pretentiously elitist that they don't have to bother with reading your profile or request thread. You should just drop to your knees and thank them for even glancing in your direction. Seriously.
The admins with the exception of the owner and possibly the great boogeyman who does the site updating and such, are all unemployed and enjoy venting their frustrations as well as building themselves up at the cost and expense of users. You'd be better off jumping into Yahoo chat and spending hours scrolling through profiles rather than going here. Or going to some other site where you won't run the risk of being drawn into the sh*t storm of PVP.
Or unplugging your computer and going outside for a walk.
