It doesn't [i]have[/i] to be an either-or is what I'm getting at, though. In fact it shouldn't be. Collabs should never be used to the exclusion of traditional posts, and traditional posts shouldn't mean that a few players can't cover an interaction or development heavy sequence in a collab.

The problem is that right now, collabs have pushed out traditional posts almost entirely. Thus the community and activity (seems to) dry up. And it has dried up; just because writing is going on doesn't mean the game is active. It means preparations are happening for the day that a post might go up and show all the work that's happened. 

Traditional posting can get a little rapid fire, but this is Casual. One liners aren't allowed, so people can't just spam activity. And for people who really can't keep up with the potential for quick posts, just keeping an eye on what posts are relevant is easy. The "Unread" button makes going right back to where you left off literally as simple as a mouse click. And then you can just skim through display names until you see posts from someone you're waiting for. If you miss something important, like someone arriving to an interaction they weren't at before, a quick PM fixes that in an instant.

It doesn't have to be all or nothing, but keeping everything in pads [i]is[/i] killing the game.