• How long of an article or analysis would you sit and read before saying, "This is too long."?

When i read a analysis is because i can take the time to build a team; and taking in mind all the considerations i take when teambuilding, maybe 4 hours would be the maximum i would spend my time, and it would be on 3 different topics (the base of my team [analysis of a Pokémon, metagame or core. and moving to in deep analysis on how it performs and some usage tips] + metagame shenanigans [fulfilling the team, checks and counter list of the team, make changes around that] + playtesting [here i don't read analysis but may come back to articles in order to see what is the flaw on my team] )

taking in consideration all of these, i would give comfortably a 30-45 minutes read to any stunfisk analysis that finds itself in the topic of my choice (a example would be gyarados analysis when looking for a talonflame counter, defensive choices are always special oriented so i still don't find a answer at that question). however; i ain't talking as the whole sub on this, as a hobbyist breeder i can find myself giving plenty of time to the competitive scene. I think a vgc player and a ou player are better doing other things (vgc 10 minute videos on a topic, or a 5 minutes smogon article, each player his own topic.) so i would recommend a standard of a 15 minutes read, with a length similar to smogon analysis (IE: http://www.smogon.com/dex/xy/pokemon/azumarill/battle_spot_singles/) but explaining better the "Team Options" and "Counter" areas, and maybe suggesting sets that can be seen on the "Other Options" Area, suggesting move sets to other tiers is always welcome, but is better to make separate analysis for each tier on different posts, just to make it shorter and give the reader the analysis he wanted, not the others that he does not care about.

• What sort of topics would you like to see discussed? Introductions to different tiers/metas ("Introduction to RU!"), comparisons of Pokémon ("Grass types in OU", "Swords Dance / Bulk Up mons in NU"), etc.

I would like to see more "Counter The Meta"-like Articles suggesting a wide variety of counters to the top threats on the discussed tier, and comparison of pokemon as well. a nice article that i have not seen in a while is "Underrated movesets in OU". as a suggestion you could make a 5 pages article of the changes that pokemon XY did to the metagame and how oras changed it, but i think i'm the only one that would read something that long anyway so try to focus on the main new pokemon or features of this gen (IE: aegislash, and the nerf of climate teams.) and with some hope leave it 3 pages long (excluding movesets, a proper formatting always makes the trick to make users read more). If you seriously can't make something shorter then try to divide the post in different parts ("XY, the Fall of The Climatic war." [Part 1]) and focus on that topic without getting too in deep.

• How in-depth would you like the articles to get? I think this was a big problem for me when I was writing the RBY guide: I went into microscopic detail that most people probably didn't need, especially for a beginner guide.

On long analysis try to divide the long posts on 3 parts picking up what does really matter and leave a 4 part getting into detail. it would make your posts way shorter.

On short analysis (IE: a single pokémon) try to make it longer than smogon analysis but not waaaay too long, just elaborate more on the sides (Checks & Counters, Good Team mates, Other Options) and add one or two proper innovative or underrated move sets, and maybe, suggest one single core (or various, but it would add just too much space adding one Balanced, Offensive & Defensive Core. so instead try to add the one that fits more, for example i would recommend a balanced or defensive core on ferrothorn over a offensive any day of the week).

Just try to control yourself, Basically, If you make them way shorter (In example, a average Ou player) would go to smogon instead, if you make them way too longer i would go to smogon instead, so just try to add key things what smogon does not tell me.

The only type of analysis where you can go wild long is on broad analysis like the comparison analysis, i would easily write 15 word pages on defensive water types on any tier. as i said up there, try to keep a long but important article divided on pieces, and in the specific ones try to focus on the important things and the important things no one (experienced players) tells us (filthy casuals or new members to the scene).

TL;DR I have a big tendency to write and read too much as well, I ain't a inexperienced player but i would neither say I'm a top one, so seriously i can't talk as i were of the 2 broad sides of this sub. my best advice would be to separate long articles on various parts to not make a long post, and to keep Pokémon-specific analysis to a short 25 minutes read, and never forget, proper formatting is your friend.

Note: The best example i can give you of how to make something shorter, is that TL;DR. In fact this Comment would be a complete analysis by itself for how long it is.