User blog comment:Zenzizenzic/Question.../@comment-31232700-20160403175449

I feel like the main factor between a good and bad RP is the demographic. If it's only open to blue gems, let's say, not everyone would get to participate. If an RP is closed to Diamond OCs, I wouldn't participate (just using myself as an example, of course)

that are related to canon plots seem to get "more attention""

My hypothesis to this is that canon seems a lot more... Familiar to some users than a completely new topic. But those are just my thoughts.