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Nothing ever happens. Like many other communities, LS-RP's been like that for a while now. To quote DamianC, the focus has shifted from roleplaying to obtaining absolute power and maintaining the status quo many moons ago. Look no further than this topic: the only staff replies are to either defend themselves or to intimate people to behave — not a single one offers a constructive suggestion on how to move forward or outlines a roadmap for the weeks to come. And, again, like many other communities, this kind of thinking rolls down hill: why should people stay, let alone move over here from other servers, when those in charge seemingly don't care about it themselves? This thread also makes it very clear that, again just like many other communities, LS-RP players these days are more concerned with the "quality" of roleplay others are providing than their own, with that mentality having been actively nurtured through the years by an outdated faction reward system, systematic staff corruption that promoted flattery and connivance over actually administrating and a server-wide culture that recognizes tearing your opponents down as opposed to rising up yourself. Some people in the comments above have blamed a competitor community for this try-hard mentality, but it was on LS-RP that it was born and cultivated. The very basis of roleplay, establish an in-character culture based on in-game events, became not just frowned upon, but outright forbidden at some point. Whenever someone strayed away from the path they set, a new set of overly-complicated rules or a new team would be set up to oversee every aspect of the server and make sure that no one would escape the grasp of the so-called "realism", a realism that wasn't like Valenti's, where carefully crafted characters interact with each other in a believable way to build complex, long-lasting stories in the setting and lore they themselves created, but a mere copy-pasting of real-life concepts barely adjusted to fit the game and mechanically fed to faction members through continuous hammering of slogans and reminders on their Discord servers. And so roleplay became less about creativity and more about absolute power, until the enforcement of absolute power was all that was left. This isn't something that happened in a week, or a month. It took a decade for this mentality to develop, take root and spread like it has right now: there's a whole generation of roleplayers who grew up on that standard and for whom overly-regulated roleplay that isn't aimed at building a cohesive narrative, supervised by people who advance through the staff not because their administration skills but only because they outlasted everyone else, is not only natural, it's all they've ever known. It's very short-sighted to believe that just changing a couple parameters will bring back LS-RP as it once was, especially when none of those that could have intervened did, letting the server transition from a blank canvas where every player could draw to their heart's content as long as they abided by the most basic of rules to a dystopia where using the wrong term on a law enforcement in-character radio could get you a dress-down on TeamSpeak by a supervisor. Suggestions were made, appeals written, indications given — multiple times. It was all preaching in the desert, and although that's perhaps the highest of callings, the results are laid out for everyone to see. The server clearly still has a lot of potential, even without reaching the once in a lifetime numbers it once did (at what cost?), but that potential cannot be unlocked unless the powers that be come to the realization that their server, their community needs them to take the lead and provide guidance. But they've proven time and again to have little, if any, interest in doing so. So what are you expecting? For @Michael to undo the damage that's been done in almost ten years overnight? @Mmartin's redemption arc?

Weekly Blessings — Strategy Session / Money Moves / Hustler's Check-In

The Barons Motorcycle Club focuses on creating a realistic motorcycle club ecosystem, one that can vividly depict the outlaw lifestyle. We encourage new-comers to join us through one of the many available avenues of interaction. We want to develop a faction that acts as an umbrella for different characters and concepts. The more diverse the characters are, the better. We want to create a community rather than a singular faction. Once you are offered a prospective membership IG and/or post screenshots on this thread, you are therefore agreeing to granting your CK permissions to the leadership of the faction. Any questions regarding the faction can be directed to cheeky or Klag.

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Collection

Jimmy Hoffa

The Mentor Session — Hood Legacy / New Blood / Same Colors Boundary Breakers — Enemy Lines / Marking Grounds / Crip Paint

Money On Go & Politics With Playa Deville Locals / New COD — Gaming Night

El Corona has always been a stronghold for illicit activity, even during the First World War the area was known for not only its roughness but had a reputation for its high poverty rate although residents knew nothing of what was becoming of the neighborhood before the early 1920s. Residents of El Corona became more and more engrossed in ways that friends would come together and defend the area from gangs that were popping up at the time, gangs that included Big Hazard and White Fence but despite these events, the famous Zoot Suit Riots of the 1940s are what shone light on the 38th Street Gang in a way that would change the course of the gangs actions and reputation within Los Santos forever. The Sleepy Lagoon Murder consisted of multiple teenage 38th Street gang members brutally murdering a young boy by the name of Jose Diaz at a water reservoir which was often visited by gang members. 600 Mexican teenagers all over Los Santos were hauled up by LSPD for the heinous crime although eventually 22 members of the 38th Street Gang including some female affiliates were tried and the event would lead to the single largest mass trial on record in San Andreas. From 1999 up until around mid 2019, the 38th Street Gangs impact on the southern side of the city was devastating to not only the local residents but to law enforcement alike as new cliques flagging the neighborhood started popping up within the immediate area. The tiny locotes (TLS) were among the first clickas to originate out of the gang all the way back in the 1920s, now in current times there are over 12 different clickas across three different states all flagging for the same cause. In Los Santos, the 38th Street gang holds 6 sets; Tiny Locotes (TLS), Gardenas Locos (GLS), Krazy Katz (KZK), Tiny Winos (TWS), Pee Wee Gangsters (PWGS) & Tiny Diablas (TDS), each set with their own reputations and input on the lives they live. In 2019 a rival gang; Bounty Hunter Bloods (BHB) took their chances and sparked a war which would end up making national news with a body count of over 30 people over the course of a year, Oscar "Blueboy" Huerta along with other original new generation 38th Streeters at the time including Antonio "Shaggy" Merino, Andres "Casper" Artego, Joshua "Bugs" Pena, Owen "Stomper" Nereyo and the famous Dennis "Creeper" Grajeda engaged deep in the war between the two gangs, often plotting on ways to score points and cleanse the 38th Street flats of blacks. After a long and bloody war between two gangs that lasted almost two years, the 38th Streeters eventually managed to push back and take the flats with force which resulted in a mass shootout within the 38th Street car lot. After taking back control of the flats, another spark ignited only this time it was directed from the Eastside Hustler Crips (EHC). During this time of conflict, the 38th Street Gang were also up against a gang injunction order which made them prone to constant stop and searches and the avoidance of their friends due to the court order; making attacks on rival gangs 10 times as hard.

NAME OF INSTITUTION: Northeastern State University CITY: Tahlequah STATE: Oklahoma FROM (MM/YYYY): 08/2021 TO (MM/YYYY): 06/2024 AREA OF STUDY: English lit. (Maj.); Cultural Anthropology (Min.) GRADUATED (YES/NO): YES GRADUATED IN: 2024 EMPLOYER: Ricardo Perez, Willowfield Cluckin' Bell, Clifton Avenue, Willowfield, Los Santos 516 FROM (MM/YYYY): 09/2018 TO (MM/YYYY): 08/2021 CITY: Los Santos STATE: San Andreas TITLE OR RANK: Part-time customer service associate / cashier during high school EMPLOYER: Bohemian fine dining cuisine FROM (MM/YYYY): 12/2021 TO (MM/YYYY): 07/2024 CITY: Tahlequah STATE: Oklahoma TITLE OR RANK: Server I am twenty-one years old and grew up in East Beach, Los Santos. I recently graduated with a Bachelor's degree in English literature from the Northeastern State University (NSU) in Oklahoma. As far as I can remember, I have always been interested in learning about different cultures in the US and abroad. During my time in university I was able to meet people from various different backgrounds. During a three months internship at the Cherokee National History Museum, I not only learned about our country's atrocious past — I also became more culturally aware and sensitive. I further deepened my cultural understanding in the courses I took in my minor subject: cultural anthropology. There, I learned what culture even is to begin with and how our every day culture impacts our lives on a daily basis. My goal in life is to get around and work with people. I thrive when communicating with people and love to solve inter-human problems that impact our day-to-day lives.

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Little update- Old meet old. Few day ago, when Mark Lim slacking off at Iraqwood, a friendly Old citizen come ask about the company Los Santos Logistic, Mark decided to take chance and invited him join the company. Two old man have good time together while Mark intro him into company structure, and the Mr.Theodore join in as OTR driver, welcome on board! Until next time.

Team Building Night (and a val-mart Big Smoke order)

DONE WITH LS-RP /furniture SYSTEM

WASHINGT80N HUSTLER CRIP ——————————————————————————— Rashaun Boyd aka Big Wicc & Lamont Johnson aka Lil Money Rashaun Boyd aka Big Wicc & Jefferson Local Mario Moose aka 23 Demon#1, Rashaun Boyd aka Big Wicc, Nova Harper aka Lady Wicc & Franklin Pierce aka Lil Tank Rashaun Boyd aka Big Wicc & Kemar Rayshord aka Lil Havoc Pamela Tejada aka Big Wicced, Franklin Pierce aka Lil Tank, Nova Harper aka Lady Wicc, Rashaun Boyd aka Big Wicc ~ Nigel Crawford aka Baby Money, Tyrico Boyd aka Lil Wicc (Tario Moose - 21 Devil#1 Funeral) Omari Ward aka Big Capo, Kejuan Tejada aka Big Pop Off, Rashaun Boyd aka Big Wicc Rashaun Boyd aka Big Wicc & Franklin Pierce aka Lil Tank Washington Hustler Crip featuring Havoc Side & Rowdy Side Eastside Hustler Crip - Cleanup Crew