I have never had any interactions with the omnipresent "Don", and have no idea how busy he is, but can somebody who does pass this recommendation on to him?

Since he already takes at least a few moments to comment on the formatting of new submissions, perhaps he can also make a quick note as to how many pages the submission contains.

Then, people who are looking to read, say 30, 75, or 145 pages can find something that suits their tastes at that moment much quicker instead of wading around opening and closing files.

With the exception of html files, of course...

Yeah, though sometimes people get by with a lot of spacing and bad formatting.

I think scripts with terrible formatting that show the writer didn't at least try should not be put up, it just causes problems when some people and that person argue over it and we lose another member because they can't control the childish behavoir.

But Don marks how the formatting is. If it is not given the good formatting sign, then you can assume the pages are not going to be spot on either.

After all, you'll get less pages with this:
Bob: Where'd he go?
Linda: That way.

And a lot more with this:



          BOB
Where'd he go?



(Yes, this many spaces; someone in the horror section, I believe)



          LINDA
That way.

Yeah but the format:
Bob: How you doing?
Linda: Fantastic

It gets really annoying to read after a while, but it does cut down the pages by alot.  But of course if you're into scriptwriting you should know the proper format.  Plus, this is one of the only websites on the net(quality ones anyway) where you can post your work regardless of content, format, or any of that other stuff.  The formating rating by Don helps, but I guess page numbers in the synopsis would be good too.

Well, I always say that if you're not going to trouble with proper format, why write scripts at all? There is a reason why scripts look like they look and I'd even go as far as questioning that are scripts without format to be called scripts? Look at it this way, you can draw a picture of a building, but nobody's going to go around calling it arcitechture until you get the format and some other principal things right.

This is a fair point. If you're interested in writing a prose story, write it in prose so we know what we're getting into. If you're putting too many spaces to pad the length, it's just really obvious that's what you're doing, and no producer is fooled. This site has a plethora of information on how to get the script, if not perfectly formatted, formatted somewhat close to proper format. No one is going to dig on the margins or spacing much, but just whether or not it kind of looks like proper format. Getting close doesn't take much works.

Hi. I have terrible terrible problems with formatting, but I always try my hardest to make the formatting proper. My current script Evil Dead Trap is in progress, and i'm trying my hardest on the formatting...Read  'The Devils Transplant' (a horror but on the forum it's on the drama section for some reason) and you'll see ym problems. I know that I should right with Courier New and 12 so that's what I'm doing right now, and I have some help with formatting so....

I think there should be a section in the unproduced to send your Treatments to. People may want to see your treatment and how your vision from that translated onto script form, But this site is the best for sending your own work into. It's a godsend because you can have your work read by the users online who are members of it.

It gives you a sort of piece of mind, knowing what people say about your work is from another writers point of view, I have learned to embrace negitive comments about my work and used them as positive ones to improve it.

DON keep the good work your doing up, but please fix the log out problem.

You can put your treatment in Works in Progress to get feedback on it. We do have a treatment board, but it's more for questions. I have put a couple of things under the Works in Progress boards in the form of quasi-treatments and gotten some feedback and suggestions out of it.

Personally, I prefer something more like a treatment under the Works in Progress instead of "Yeah, I got this idea about a guy who gets shot, but he doesn't die, but everyone thinks he does so he goes after his own killers. What do you think? Will someone help me write it?" or even worse "Got an idea that's horror about a bunch of people who get killed by a psychotic. Help me."

It's far nicer to see a solid idea coming together than a logline that could go anywhere based on who works with it.