[@MiddleEarthRoze] no, I think you are wrong. Correct grammar and spelling [i]are[/i] criteria for being a good writer. You don't see Tolkien writing about how 'Legles stab te ork in te fac wit a arow'. They are criteria for your writing skills. For sure. Now the question is how much a given person cares about it and that's how the sections help.

I don't think I should [i]judge[/i] people based on how they write, but I am going to judge whether I want to write with them based on that. And that is specifically what the different sections are for, though admittedly, I agreed with Vor on the basis that they should be relabeled to something else. But the fact of the matter is that to me, the different sections help me understand what is expected of me and what I can expect of a given roleplay if I join it within that respective section.

It's not discrimination (lol) or elitism. This is a private website, with private roleplays (as in, they are not for public use, so to speak) and so I find the notion of 'elitism' far fetched here. A GM is not required to give you a reason for not allowing you to join, or kicking you out. It's a matter of practicality and also manners that he does, [i]but he's not required.[/i]

The same goes for standards IMHO. If you writ lik dis, chances are you're not going to be an advanced writer, and therefore have no place to complain about not being allowed in because of 'elitism'. It's your own fault, no?

Now I agree that the previously very present notion of 'filthy casuals' was very present in the old days but it's not anymore. If anything, casual roleplay, specifically high casual, is closer to what I'd call 'elitist'. :lol But that's not what we're talking about I think.