Some random thoughts have been going around my head, inspired by an old thread I ran across somehow, and this seemed to be as good a place as any for them. So, here goes.

We're a writing community. What's more, we're dedicated to good writing. You generally can't improve your writing if people don't tell you what they think about it. If no one leaves any reviews, you don't know what other people thought was funny, boring, lame, cool, et cetera. Without that information, you can't make your next mission better.

I've been here for about a year and a half, and I've seen many (not most, but many) mission threads pass off the front page without substantial comments from anyone. That's not good. I think we, the PPC, should make an effort to review each other's missions more. The reviews don't have to be long — a few sentences generally suffices. I realize that many people are busy and don't have time to review while the mission is on the front page. In that case, I propose replying with something along the lines of "Will review later. Real life's in the way." and then actually reading and reviewing later when one has the time, even if the mission thread has dropped off the front page. Of course, if the mission is somewhere that supports comments, delayed reviews could be put there instead.

I'm not proposing that everyone review or comment on every mission, just that we make an effort to help each other improve.