Thank you! I think I actually have a draft of my rules written now (I hope). I went through your template to see if I missed anything, and the only I can think of is Mary Sue/Gary Stu, but I also think there's a part of me praying that the players who app are experienced enough that I don't have to say it. *wry smile*
I think you're right there on the begging for app length, and weirdly obsessive details. I'm a develop-in-play person myself, so I don't always know those details. I'm hoping to put together a fairly pared down application, but a stronger profile page (not all of which needs to be filled in at the beginning). Also, as a mod, I don't want to read all that detail. If it's important to how the character will be played, or how they will affect the world, I want to know it. If his favorite color is blue, that can be saved for a profile page.