I wont read something if its very long. I simply refuse to. I ask for a synopsis. I try not to write novels, and indeed, my longest RP is 3 pages, with I believe 5 people working on it. I will demand that people write things on the forums. I want a record their characters, because I think it helps create an RP. A first character especially, should get some sort of short bio information. It does two things: It creates, for people who didn't have one (and I cannot show who do or do not start with one.) a stable RP background. Also, it is an exercise in disco knowledge. There's a lot here, and it takes study to learn anything. Making something fit with a nonstandard Freelancer world (and by this point, we are rather nonstandard), is an exercise in that study.
Its also a great way to demonstrate to many, many people, what your story is, or that you even have one.
And, honestly, they're generally the most wholesome part of these forums. Products of compromise and collaboration, where the community comes together. Every storywriting experience I've had here has been greatly rewarding.
