To be honest, the thing that bothers me most about you not writing apps is that it means you can just...make an iconset and start playing right away. The characterization thing doesn't bother me as much, even though the other anon has a point.
Don't get me wrong, I think your activity is perfectly okay at the moment and that your character count is fine as well.
The thing that makes me a bit uncomfortable is, well, the fact that you can app characters on such a short notice. Sometimes you app characters really spontaneously and then you drop them after only posting with them once or twice. I'm not saying that it's your fault - it's definitely not. When you start playing without writing an app, there's no way to know for sure that you /really/ want to play the character. Not that writing an app always guarantees it, but I know that it helps me a lot, because it means I really have to work in order to app the character I want.
It's also a little frustrating that while we have to go through re-reading canons, writing history and personality sections and other app-y stuff, you can just make an iconset and start playing. I realize that as the mod, it's not expected that you do exactly what we do, but it still feels unfair.
If I am the only one who feels this way, then ignore me. To be honest I'm kind of afraid to post this, since it might come off as a little harsh.