After some looking around and some discussion in the cbox, I've decided to try SotE!
Here's what I wrote as a note to myself:
QuoteWhat I'm looking for in a board:
super friendly, large community
no character application
no activity requirements
no posting limits
no long term commitments
open and collaborative world building
fluid, non-linear time
things that I DO NOT need but am willing to endure if the above features are solid:
play-by management
badges, awards, titles, reputation, or other such merit systems
pretty graphics that aren't actually very pretty
I'm very happy that the user avatar is a representation of the player, rather than a requirement that the avatar represent a character in a one-account-per-character style system.
I'm very happy with what seems to be an open and collaborative setting.
I'm very happy that badges are not taken too seriously. hehe.
Yay! Going to start posting some character concepts and plot/situation ideas very soon...