i know this isn't always the case or a foolproof formula, but in my experience, people who make an effort to format their journal a little seem to make more of an effort with their tags, both in being ic and in writing tags that are engaging and contribute to moving the thread along.
you don't have to have visualosities and playlists and polyvore shit linked, but at least 15 decent icons, the character's name in the field and what canon they're from somewhere on the journal, and something other than the default style is a plus.
someone once tagged me on a picture prompt meme with a character who had one word in the name field and no other information. i had no idea who the character was and googling the word didn't help at all, so i never tagged them back. later i discovered who the player was and i was glad i didn't respond for other reasons, but it's really frustrating having no idea who the character is and no way to google them.
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you don't have to have visualosities and playlists and polyvore shit linked, but at least 15 decent icons, the character's name in the field and what canon they're from somewhere on the journal, and something other than the default style is a plus.
someone once tagged me on a picture prompt meme with a character who had one word in the name field and no other information. i had no idea who the character was and googling the word didn't help at all, so i never tagged them back. later i discovered who the player was and i was glad i didn't respond for other reasons, but it's really frustrating having no idea who the character is and no way to google them.