Consistency In NPCs

[Thaal Sinestro]

Personally, I always try to study up on NPCs I intend to use. I feel like research is a key utility in the writer's toolbox

Right, but say another writer DIDN'T. Now your NPC and their NPC are different. It's a problem unique to forum-based writing where people are using the same characters in different situations and often written totally differently. Do you have any thoughts on that?