Hmm. So as you all probably noticed my 'military organization' thread sorta started as a random D&D thread and was promoted to a blog post. I'm of two minds about this - I didn't really put in the requisite effort to give it the 'voice' of a blog post, and didn't really stake out a firm position (as I would have tried to do for a blog post). For that matter, my tone was first person at times and definitely conversational. Of course, I did spend far too long writing the post, so I'm happy to have it put up on the blog regardless.

I think this is the defining differences between any random D&D starting post - even a good one - and a blog post. The former might be interesting and even relatively typo free, but it will generally have a more relaxed approach to style and substance than might be found in a blog. I don't think that most of the 'serious' D&D thread starters would have trouble writing a reasonably spelled/written FP on a topic, but giving it punch and style takes a lot more work and editing. Whether or not this can be addressed through a separate 'drafts' forum or merely a concerted effort on the part of the writers (or whether my style bar is set too high) is an open question.