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	 It should be noted the [b]role playing and writing[/b] are not mutually inclusive. There are plenty of people that have no desire to improve their writing while role playing.[b] While RPs involve some level of collaborative writing, [i]that isn't the focus of role playing.[/i][/b] This is also one of the reasons as to why collaborative posts are cancerous monstrosities that defy the very nature of Role playing, but that's another topic entirely.
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I apologize for my ignorance, but what is forum roleplaying besides collaborative writing? Or are you making a distinction between collaborative writing and collaborative storytelling?