I wanted to talk about this since I noticed more than a few comments in other threads about people not reading a post or skimming it because it just wasn't interesting to read. It got me thinking; would people find constructive criticism unwanted and/ or inappropriate if it was coming from other players in the game who weren't necessarily GMs? Obviously it's a case by case scenario and some people certainly wouldn't be offering helpful advice, but it's worth discussing.


So let's say you're in a game with another player but their posts are hard to read, filled with a lot of filler that can be trimmed down, are lacking description or any real character involvement, etc., would you find it inappropriate to post OOC or PM that player and give them some friendly advice, and if you were the player who was receiving criticism, would you welcome the advice or just find it obnoxious and intrusive?

Obviously you wouldn't want to do this all the time or even before a few rounds of posting is done, especially since it could border on perceived harassment, but say you're a few weeks in and you notice a trend (say a player's posts are more or less recaps of other people's posts, or they forget to punctuate frequently), would you consider offering advice to that player, or would you leave it to GMs?

I think everyone stands to improve on something, and I know myself that I tend to avoid getting criticism because I'm usually the GM, and I think some good natured pointers from fellow players you are comfortable with could be a really handy way to find out what you can do better.

If you decided to let players in your game do this, how abouts would you do it? Have an opt in section on character sheet submissions? I'm interested in your thoughts and if you think this would help or hurt games overall.