Welcome back Zulu... I guess I'm a 'second generation' aren't I? Both of yall oldies are 'first generation'

well well Zulu long time no see.

where are the times of thedance of blood and that frecked up thing called the pirates roleplay.
now those where fun weren't they
ah i'm feeling nostalgic again

Hmm, in retrospect, what defines a 'generation' of RPers?

I've been going by forum wipes as a generational marker. I recall there being at least two, one between TLII:DR and TLIII:DL, and one between S:T2S and S:3TS. I have a strange feeling that there was another one before TLII:DR, but I don't know for sure. Can one of the other people who've been here _forever_ confirm that?

In the first case, that would place me as a 1st-generation RPer, and Salamandastron as a 2nd-generation RPer. Fokker, that would leave you as 2nd-generation, if not 1st-generation.

In the second case, increment those numbers by 1.

I think I've been around RP longer then Fokker, not really sure.

I remeber the rickroll wipeout

Yet another specilized thread anywho my four years beat almost anyone elses and to be fair that would probably place me as second gen.  Third gen is probably best term for those "new" as the second generation kinda ended with a wimper so everyone after would be third gen.  And there have been many many forum wipes, but rick rolled probably the most famos.

Okay, now we've got new terms (and I've been here long enough to know X().

Define:

* First Generation

* Second Generation

* Third Generation

Don't make it a one-liner.  Top definition will get a pat on the back from me and my blessing for...whatever.  Anyways, don't take it too seriously.    I was always quite fond of Nerk's RP forum history.

Hmm. I'll fire off a few definitions. Note that these are slightly different from the ones I used previously (see above post).

*Zeroth Generation RPers (!) originate from the Beginning of Time, even before the Founding Myths. There may be none - this category might be, in itself, a myth.

*First Generation RPers (c. 2000-2003) hail from a now-mythical Golden Age. They remember such classics as M.S. Wars, Half Moon, and The Legend. They remember the Player Rebellion, Mage Wars, Thomas Bas, and the war between Imperial Conflict and STAR WARS.

*Second Generation RPers (c. 2004-2005?) have felt the echoes of these founding myths. They were around to read The Legend II: Drake's Return and The Dance of Blood. They had the privilege of participating in an interstellar battle the likes of which have not been seen since, except perhaps in the Space series.

*Third Generation RPers (c. 2005-2008) are farther removed from the Golden Age, but still have been around to feel its lingering effects. They know of roleplays like The Legend III: Drake's Legacy, Space: The Story, and The Art of Diplomacy. At the tail end, they know of The Legend III: Lok, Lord of Demons, Space: The Second Story, and The Scinfari Sea.

*Fourth Generation RPers (c. 2008) are arriving at a time when the old classics are fading rapidly from consciousness. A few of the old classics have been excavated, thanks to the work of diligent archaeologists, and are being displayed for all to see. The fourth generation is growing up with Space: The Third Story, The New Tau, and Predator: Unbloods.

This definition would place me firmly within the second generation.

I'm first but with participation i'm second or third.

Early Third Generation, thats when I started to get into RP... makes me sad that when i started playing around in the IC forums in '04 I missed so much good stuff

Hmm... your first generation needs to start a year or two earlier.
I didn't start Mage War until the 6th or 7th version of it, and that was in 2000 or 2001.  And that was a little bit into "The Golden Age."  I'd have to say first generation stretches to at least 2000.
I guess I'm first generation btw... man I'm old. ^_^

Well that makes me first gen. and second for it was I who Came up with Space