This may be a little off topic, but considering how this is a thread that compares and contrasts the different sections, it seems to be something that doesn't draw away from the spirit of the conversation. There isn't really much of a conversation being had in this thread yet when you think about it, though. Just a lot of somewhat agreeable opinions. I'd preface this with the fact that nobody is immune to making grammatical mistakes, but this isn't the only issue you'll find when looking at the sections on RPG. My concern, or topic of discussion rather, has more to do with standards in relation to Advanced and Casual. Although it's pretty clear that the two sections differ only slightly, and standards will differ further between GM's, I'm curious to know exactly what people expect in an Advanced RP. If I were going into something titled 'advanced' for example, I would expect not only legible writing, and zero spelling errors, but near-perfect grammar, and healthy writing habits. I'll use [@SleepingSilence]'s advanced examples to point out a few things that would immediately trigger me, and likely have me bail in a matter of days if they were repeated constantly. If these were in fact posts written by you, I mean no offense. [hider=Look at all that criticism][quote]The radiant glow of her gaze peering from the opened apartment window; a passionate spark that would someday set this world ablaze. Looking out at the landscape dense with skyscrapers, all clamoring for its denizens’ attention. Buildings adorned with a chromatic spectrum of lights from abundant advertisement billboards, surrounding the cavalcades parading through the grungy streets still dampened from yesterday's storm. A mirror universe showing a collage of reflections below people's feet splashing in the puddles. It was easy to get caught up in the beautiful lies and let your mind wander...[/quote] 1. Pointless semicolon, almost immediately. 2. Sentence fragments galore. 3. Present tense done poorly, and immediately followed by [i]past tense[/i] a paragraph later. Subjective perhaps? I'd argue otherwise. 4. Subject confusion. 5. [b]Fluff.[/b] [quote]These people weren't mere strangers to her; they were blobs of gray mortality, solely concerned for their own well-being. Clustered until their individual presence bleeds into obscurity becoming only noise pollution. How else does one stomach the grotesque daily displays of debauchery? Layers of sin smothered the masses like a thick blanket of darkness that strangled acts of generosity with a vice-like grip. Those who dare preach for compassion would choke from the fragrance of their vomit before any Samaritan could practice it. Night City Downtown Sector A2; otherwise known as The Northside District. A bloodthirsty creature created from their own volition, designed to enrapture its victims while swallowing them whole...[/quote] 1. Another pointless semi colon. 2. Vague metaphor, immediately made redundant by the sentence that follows. 3. Tense confusion. 4. Redundant metaphor. 5. Why do people use ellipsis so often. [quote]A zephyr blew into the room, leaving faint chill that sent a shiver down her spine. The dropping temperature being nature's forewarning forecast of rain. Her internal scattered thoughts abruptly halted by words drenched in playful sarcasm. [/quote] 1. At this point, there have been two paragraph breaks for the sake of exposition, but there hasn't actually been any... Scene change. 2. leaving [b]a [/b]faint chill. Grammar. 3. 'Being' nature's forecast of rain? Maybe 'for' rain? 'is' or 'was' nature's forecast? Grammar. 4. Thoughts are already [i]internal.[/i] Redundant word usage. 5. [b]Passive voice.[/b][/hider] And that's less than 10% of the post in question. Perhaps something later in the post would justify the aforementioned, but it's difficult for me to trudge through writing like this. Although I haven't read all of the advanced RPs on the forum, I can safely say that almost every one that I [i]have[/i] tried to read suffers from a similar amount of grammatical or syntactical errors on a post-by-post basis. The shorter Advanced RPs are the only exception to this, it would seem. What's strange is that I don't see [i]nearly[/i] as many errors in casual, despite the fact that some people perceive a difference in skill between the two sections [Advanced>Casual]. So, I'm quite curious to know what everyone's standards are for their partner's writing in Advanced and Casual, specifically. Is it fine as long as it's legible and easy enough to understand? Or are there particular errors that bug you to no end? Where would you draw the line? Does this differ between Casual and advanced? [b]Should it[/b] differ between casual and advanced? I think it's more interesting to get a detailed first person series of ideas in regards to their expectations rather than their perception of an entire section based on experience.