[@Altered Tundra]

No worries. Text loses all the tone and body language that would imply a completely innocuous response, but I admit I was little scared you were about to go in on me when I saw the notification--last thing I want is to get into an argument over personal preferences. Haha.

[quote=@Mr Allen J]
Most of the people who "demand" five paragraphs a post are the tryhard Advanced guys that think length = quality. 

I mean, I'm perfectly fine with writing several paragraphs a post (I [i]usually[/i] write [i]more[/i] for my own RP), but I'm really not fond of that because it's [i]forcing[/i] you to write that, instead of naturally letting it occur. Like, I believe that, regardless of the standard, people should write as much as they can - otherwise, they're just using filler.
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I agree--while I often end up typing plenty to address everything I need to and want to, especially in more involved RPs, just the presence of a min. req. distracts me a fair amount because one of my inevitable thoughts as I type is "Okay. I've met the min. req. Good." I don't enjoy thinking that while composing a reply (It just makes me uncomfortable and leaves me with the irrational feeling like I only typed that much to meet a min. req., not because I love the RP and had a lot to say and do. Then the thought nags at me despite my clear knowledge that I really did write this out of enjoyment, not requirement.), though for most that paranoia is probably not an issue. The world is a weird place for fretting neurotics like me.