My preferences for what makes me apply for or pass over a roleplay hasn't changed much over the years. I mainly look for three things:

Engaging plot, or at least a good enough premise to sink my teeth into. Simple character sheet that doesn't demand a deep psychological profile down to how a character likes to part their hair. A nice enough word count I feel like we can write an actual story, not too short it's more chat-speak and not too lengthy it's basically just singular posts with self-contained events (collab posts excluded, obviously).

Whether or not I pass on a roleplay is usually based on my personal tastes. I avoid most SoL- and apocalypse-style roleplays. It's not that they [i]can't[/i] be interesting, but heavily rely on sandbox mechanics that have just put me off them in general. AI involvement in writing is an obvious pass, but so far I haven't really seen it come up beyond image generation which I'm pretty okay with. Also adverse to fandoms that are basically OC x CC instead of building on something original within that universe. Similarly, if an original story requires specific character archetypes to be filled with set personalities and dynamics, I pass on that as well.