User blog comment:ThisIsLucid/Collaborative Writing/@comment-24101790-20170419122534

While I like the idea of a more streamlined process, the major problem I see in this is its execution. Collaborative projects take a lot of planning and formulation to work (it's why our past three collaborative projects took a couple weeks to a month before entries were even submitted). The premise needs to be decided, characters need to be developed, and an overarching frame/conclusion needs to be worked out. This would be hard to do on an article page.

Using this approach, we will have a story that's unfinished and up on the site for a long period where no one has really discussed the direction of the plot and the theme has been decided by only a few people (which means it might not get traction and remain unfinished or it could get a lot of attention, but the plot might be all over the place due to lack of coordination/planning). The problem is that collaborative projects should be cohesive and this approach really doesn't foster what makes these projects shine, which is working together, planning, and complimenting one another's stories within their entries.