Discussions of writing, writers or stories are fairly typical on VP. About a third of the list are writers or editors in both slash or gen, so these topics are fairly popular. Anyone with an opinion is invited to join in. Stories are often discussed, and the most popular discussions usually revolve around Archive stories that are easily accessed. When discussing writers it's usually best to use only their first name and last initial, even if it is a pseudonym, to respect privacy issues. And when discussing writers it's always best to remember that they may be on this list, so being polite is only common sense.