I know that this is supposed to be in favor of more IC options, but I really don't think that the OOC options should be neglected? Because as much as I want to try to engage with as many people ICly as possible, if we are receiving these small, disparate clues to the bigger picture, a better OOC forum might help for people to realize that the clues are connected, and discuss how to bring those characters together ICly.

At the speed with which the game moves at times, trying to find the pieces to fit together organically through IC conversations can be difficult. If it's not something big enough to warrant a network post, it's harder to figure out how to share. Perhaps these two pieces together do warrant a post, but the characters have to connect to realize that. We need to be able to tell who has what and sometimes the most efficient way to do that is with an OOC portion.