Also, I put the RP forum on ignore, out of a lack of personal interest. But we've never had to moderate any of the posts, so I don't think the RP forum is doing much to damage the game.
Perhaps a rule that people have to RP the event in-game, and not simply on the forums, would be appropriate. Make it a place to copy role-plays for posterity.
I'm also severely late to the topic and have little to add, but I do want to say we should encourage the RP aspect as much as possible; it gives more flavor to the game. The RP forum, to me, is a good place for the longer stories that are just unwieldy in-game. Make it a requirement to post a short summary in-game and a link if you must, but I don't think we should stifle the large-scale creative efforts.
That said, I do not frequent the RP forum myself and have no bearing on whether or not people would accept this or even agree with this rationale.
