[quote=@Odin]
At the moment I'd almost be inclined to suggest reducing the amount of sections and just doing away with free, casual and advanced and instead make one section; group roleplays. Because as it stands everyone throws their roleplay into casual [i]anyway[/i] because you wanna catch a lot of fish and you need to catch a big net for that. Why go fishing in free/advanced where there are far less fish? You don't fish in a lake when you have the Atlantic ocean available to you.
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I'm not in favor of this because I've seen what happens on RPNation.

That site has absolutely no standards and it shows in the RPs, as you can't find a decent one underneath the absolute heaps of nonsense. The tag system is worthless as it's bloated to all hell and people barely utilize it correctly. The reason Casual is the most populated is because Casual is the middle ground option, but the other two main sections still have their population that checks them. Additionally, the simple psychology of having a "barrier" makes it easy to intuitively guess where your RP belongs. While some may miss the mark on occasion, generally people post their stuff in the right place. I know how to spot some people that frequent both free and Casual, and honestly, they're the ones I keep the closest eye on because I know their RPing priorities are completely different from mine. That's not to say they're worth less than me, but they most certainly look for different things in the hobby, comparatively.

If there's one of the three sections hurting, it's advanced, but advanced has always been like that. Its never been a section with very many RPs, but the ones that [i]are[/i] there usually find their players pretty quickly due to the small pool, and make for some cohesive groups.

It may be just because I constantly check in on RPN, but seeing how that site's organization strays further and further from clear separation, it's also just met with a consistent quality drop across the board. There's a reason I frequent this site more; the nature of the distinctions cultivate a culture I'm generally much more of a fan of.