Battles with Integrity

As the author of this ad, I'd just like to say that I agree with everything caramida has said. And I think it speaks to the fact that he and I have enjoyed gaming so long together that our philosophies on the subject match so neatly. I would rather that the group languish for months with an open seat (and it has) than spend even one session trapped in a game with someone I considered obnoxious.

It's not that we think there's "only ONE right way of roleplaying," but rather that we know that there are many ways of roleplaying (or rather of gaming, since some of those only loosely qualify as "roleplaying"), and that there are a bunch of them that we don't like, and if that's the kind of game someone is looking for, they'll be dissatisfied with our group, and we with them. So why not save us all a lot of grief?

You're absolutely right on one thing - I've described our selection process as the unholy love child of a job interview and a blind date. Even as discriminating as we've been, we've still made mistakes and let players in who ultimately failed to gel with the group. But mostly, I think our approach has paid off, and we have a hell of a lot of fun.