For my point of view, I typically operate on a general guideline of:  Wait at least a day to reply and let at least two people respond before you chime in again to keep from stealing the show.<br/><br/>I certainly wouldn't mind a firm post date ("Post within 5 days of GM post or be okay with being left behind"?) but would also be amicable to just about anything else :-D<br/><br/>That said, I also VERY RARELY chime in OOCly, so I hope no one takes that for dismissal or disinterest.  I tend to be able to commit time to this game once every few days but, literally, that is the time I have.  The OOC thread sometimes moves really fast for me and so I tend to only skim it :)