[quote=@WiseDragonGirl]
There is one thing you should tell me though, is C+ still a decent grade? I'm not familiar with that grade system, we don't use that in the Netherlands. I know A is the highest and F the lowest, but I'm not quite sure how I should view a C+
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C+ is the standard to me. It holds its own, but is not yet ready to impress me.

[hider=Tentative explanation]While the grading system is roughly based off of the academic standard, I should note that I use it in a more ambiguous way, mostly so that I can quickly go over how I felt about the entries in comparison to each other. These aren't academic evaluations, just my personal appreciation for the entry.

I've never given a failing grade—though I've also never felt I've had to. [b]D[/b] is as close as I go to a failing grade, an entry that I find lacking in redeeming qualities. The lower two [b]C[/b]s are in need of a lot of improvement, but do have good foundations somewhere. [b]C+[/b] is effectively the standard; it is satisfactory enough for me as a reader to be able to look past its flaws and enjoy it, good but not yet great. The [b]B[/b]s are when entries have started to reach a high level of quality—[b]B-[/b] for when the entry seems to be good quality but doesn't speak to me personally, [b]B[/b] for when an entry starts being something I might be interested in reading outside of the contest setting. [b]B+[/b] is where entries become favourites. And the [b]A[/b]s, which I only give out to a very small number of entries, are those that I find go above and beyond my expectations.[/hider]

So basically, [b]C[/b] is good, with [b]C+[/b] being the standard of quality; [b]B[/b] is great, with [b]B+[/b] becoming personal favourites; and [b]A[/b] is amazing, with [b]A+[/b] making me surprised this is even an RPGC entry.

At least, that's the gist of it!