I for one do not really mind the collabs. Regarding the lack of OOC activity it was more often an assortment of random stuff completely unrelated to the RP which frankly is better suited for a skype group or somesuch, from writing perspective I'd rather have the option to do easy inserts and edits on stuff like missions because it just makes it look neater, and from a readers perspective it took me a couple of days of convincing myself to actually catch up with other missions than our own just because it's so easy to lose thread in such plethora of posts - I find it much more enjoyable to read a couple of larger chunks.

I don't really see the problem with the illusion of the thread being dead because we do not need to attract new people. IMHO it should really be a common courtesy to notify others if you are going to have an extended absence and to check the RP for progress. If people can be bothered to click that subs button once a day, where's the problem.