>It would be
>nearly impossible to have a role contest of reading the role
>and they seeing if the person is really playing it as well
> moreso than what goes on normally as a patron/random imm
>watches/reads over the course of a character) but I really
>wish the role contests were more like that, and less like,
>"Who can write the least vomit inducing story?"

This is something I really try to build into the contests I judge.

That being said, some of the contests are judged by newer imms that don't have access to all the resources that I do for checking up on these things.

Also: Consider that quality RP actually in the game does tend to also reap its own rewards.