I often don't "play" (write something for) a character because I'm not in the mood for that particular character, sometimes because he's too serious, sometimes because he's a joker and sometimes because what he would say brings consequences I don't want to deal with.
Okay, I've read the entire thing more attentively and I have one problem with this.
If you want to say or do something in character you should always be ready to deal with the IC consequences. I would hate people using this outlet as a means to fool around, insult or libel someone and not face any consequences because it was technically a different character.
