*JMHO ... :-)* ** *A good live-action simmer is able to engage others in activities, and also be able to be engaged. They have a particular style that is at once approachable and willing to follow. Also, they don't play with the same one or two other people in the sim; they make the effort to interact with everyone on the ship at some point. The true challenge of the live simmer is to keep track of what is going on in the heat of the moment and then tailor their playing to fit what's going on.* ** *A good e-mail simmer shows the dedication to put out the required one log each week, and additional ones if there is something in particular that they are developing for the good of the ship. They don't publish multiple logs in a week that revolve around them and their significant other that has little or nothing to do with the plot that everyone else is endeavoring to develop. E-mail simmers have the additional challenge of writing understandable, coherent logs with a minimum of typographical and grammatical errors. "Spell Check" should be their favorite writing tool.* ** *Great poll question!*