[quote=@Inkarnate]
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It is a good measure of measuring writing ability, characterization, and player competence in my experience. 

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I disagree. Two paragraph personality is needless when you can sum it up in about a sentence or two, which is my modus operandi. I'm not the shining example of keeping things short and concise, but I always find it to be a positive if you can get to the point quickly and efficiently while still making it read nice. It's the same with biographies for me- I usually manage to crank out three paragraphs on it, wrapping up everything that makes my character who they are pretty nicely. When someone asks me for more, I don't really add anything meaningful- I'm just adding in prose and needless detail to up the word count.

...And with that entire paragraph, I mean to say that someone who can be concise can still be competent and even word-y in the IC. Being overly specific with personality feels like you're just adding in detail to up the word count and doesn't actually add anything to the core idea.

EDIT: Case in point, Bishop made my point with less words than I did -w-'