Role play is a form of creative writing , but it is not just creative writing it  has structure and it has universal rules . 
These universal rules were created by the  universal Role Play community over the last 25 years. 

 I am rather surprised that the majority of people who claim to roleplay do not do so  within  the universal rules of Roleplaying. Roleplaying has rules because it is not simply just creative writing , it is a game in itself, and every game has rules to follow.

Where dose my knowledge of the roleplay Universal rules come from? 
I have over 25 years of roleplaying experience, I have been  in admin positions on roleplay games enforcing roleplay protocol, I have been a forum mod on a couple games for this purpose also, I even helped a game develop their roleplay forum from the bottom up. 

One of the biggest rules of RP is to keep your post on topic of the  OP's (original posters)  initial post. 

This is the biggest rule broken on Mafia Returns, usually used by manipulative, insecure people as a way to Troll or attack a person in a passive aggressive way.

Being Off topic  also is not enforced for what ever reason, I know this from  experience.

I reported a post for being off topic  ( in a thread I started).

The staff that replied told me that while "the post was off topic, it was staying because it was well written and it was dead thread. "

First it is not a dead thread that is why it is on the first page of the BD it is in, because it is active.  Only active threads are on the first page of the BD. Second off it doesn't matter how well written it , it is off topic.  The person can copy and past that OFF Topic piece in a BA and then repost it  in their own piece or even repost it a thread where it won't appear so off topic. 

It is off topic but well written, so it stays",  is a dangerous precedent to set for this community because to many use the means of off topic posting as a way to troll people or passive aggressively attack other people, or to even ruin other peoples written works. 

Off-Topic posts  are  off topic no matter the age of the thread and no matter the quality of writing. 

Could I suggest that the real skill in roleplay is to be able to incorporate whatever is presented to you within the context of the thread that you are trying to achieve? You will always get hecklers etc, the skill is in managing the response I think...you can show someone their place quiet nicely in RP without being so overtly - you may not even discuss that here ever the theme is x stick to it or get out - kind of way. I can appreciate it is annoying but there might be another approach that actually demonstrates even more creatively your RP skills...? Just my 2 dollars worth...it is on topic and not meant to be offensive just an observation....

Duncan walked through the alley without looking around. Underneath his coat he hid a .45 and a live chicken. The chicken made a soft bwak bwak so Duncan choked it quietly. He quickly glanced at the man who was standing on a box speaking and realized he may have been unheard. Duncan quickened his pace to leave.

holy shit stop it, she's already dead!

I am not roleplaying here anymore.

That post was completely out of context and it disrupted the storyline I had going for the original character I posted it with and with this one. Something that is regularly done here and disregarded because of the quality of writing.

This is not the first time that this has been done to me and my roleplays over the years. It was however the first time I thought someone would do something because there was finally an RP Mod here. 

I'm not convinced you are discussing RP tbh...it sounds more like a scripted topical speech....RP can go anywhere that is the point of it...we have all had the drunken stranger fall into our businesses or speeches warbling on about lizards in the basement or how shit the shop is campared to the one further down the street etc....RP requires you to take it and run with it......or make it clear you business is only for the following named people that you trust to keep to your script. You mention it is not the first time it has been done to you, shows a pride in your RP for sure - it will not be the first time it is done to anyone it is the nature of roleplaying...and really the fact that a RP moderator has extensively explained the reasoning who likely has as much if not more experience in RP and not be able to take that on the chin speaks volumes (on topic speaking). Sad if you feel you won't RP anymore as it is a big part of the experience - maybe just let the weirdos in too and 'play' with it a little it really can work wonders if you manage it well or with humour etc...

If you think Rp can be random than you are doing it wrong. It is scripted. That is why people collab. on them.  Rp is not not just random writings together it tells a story and when you come along like many do here and post off topic of the post it ruins  it .Y

ou people know it does. so quit defending  trolls or that is all you are going  have in the forums is people who troll in the streets , then it will  truly be dead, but that is the purpose of people posting off topic like that, to push the people out the forums they don't want there.  So like I said a dangerous precedent has been set. 

Also I am not the only person who has had their posts ruined like this. Nor am I the only one  who has stopped roleplaying here due to it.  I am   as usual the one speaking up.  

Sorry Nova I disagree......to an extent....bear with me....

RP is defined by its name. In character on the streets or in a business. To 'read' from a script is called a play that ones goes to see without participation in. I accept that  in back alleys practice is done to hope to achieve an outcome but that cannot be achieved in a vaccum away from anyone else that might want to walk the streets or pop into the shop/barbers/cafe whatever...

If you enjoy writing that's awesome, scripting it all though to the exclusion of others is not RP in a community setting. I get it - the hecklers are a pain in the arse, the drunks rambling on about something random and not connected is annoying....the skill in RP not scripted is using it for the better of the speach or business. People very easily show their colours when they 'act out' and others see or hear it for what it is and draw their opinions. Ignore, engage, deflect, incorporate or manipulate into the RP there is the skill. I speak as someone as equally passionate about 'proper' RP but see it a different way....

Just to add a note to this. If you want to RP by yourself or with other individuals you can use the Back Alley forum and then move the finished piece anywhere you want it. This way you can have your RP without outside influence.

There are features in place to make this possible already, coming out here and complaining and trying to gatekeep your RP isn't a great look. 

I don't understand how you think your post was ruined? 

You come in, have an interaction and leave. The post was a "Meeting" in private with 2 people that are NPCs basically, so they can't talk about you whilst you're not there. 

You leave the business. Unless you plan on coming back to write more with yourself, what is the issue? There are a few things that could happen, and I am genuinely curious which option you would prefer. 

1.) You are able to come back and post as 3 people in one post, carrying on as your former dead character and NPC Bodyguard. There is no additional interaction from other uses. 

2.) Even though the business is old and the owner is clearly dead, users start to post in it for its intended purpose, which I believe was a casino? 

3.) No one ever posts in it again, instead marveling at your brilliant prose and linguistic skills, watching in hopes that you will grace them with another sentence or two. 

There might be others, I had a longer list in my head, but I got distracted and forgot. But I will say if the idea is you want point 2 to be the goal, then why did you discuss advertising/promotions rather than playing blackjack? 

I really don't want to argue about it, from a RP standpoint everything is fine. I just don't know why this is the hill you've chosen to die on and why you're so offended that someone posted after your character left the building.