"Golly, Camo! I say it's just a bit of fun, yup yup!"
My RP is in speech marks.
1. Not really. It makes no difference whether you make a case in character or not, people should listen to what you have to say either way. There also won't be (m)any posts which are just talking about RP (i.e "haha that sounds so much like x Pokemon!"), so it just adds a little fun element to the game.
2. If you're saying stupid crap the whole game then that's fine because you're in character. Ideally people should take some things seriously, or make it clear when they're role playing (like I am when putting my RP in speech marks) to alleviate the issue.
3. It's not live mafia, so the couple of minutes spent typing up a humorous quip will not detract from scum hunting in the slightest.
4. It makes the posts a little more fluffy I guess, but it also does absolutely no harm. You need to look at what people are saying, not if they're trying to act like a Pokemon or not whilst saying it.
The above also answers
@PMJ's post.
@ above conversation about voting mechanics, by "##VERB", RF means "##[insert verb here]". It's how we usually do our voting on this forum.
*Bidoof raises an eyebrow at Keeper of Night*
"Golly, I've never seen you agree with Camoclone about anything before in my life, so this is weird."
##GNAW: Keeper of Night