I have no idea if I'm breaking some sort of rule or set of protocols here by posting in reply to a number of questions that have arisen, but here goes (I have just finished posting the nine sonnets I thought particularly worthy of comment, so there's a faintly ridiculous, too-late quality to what's being said).
What Tim has said deserves my seconding: I have no prejudice against inital caps, tetrameter, or other minor variations. One of the nine sonnets commented on was written in IP (and a fine sonnet it was, too), but seemed to me, no matter how many times I re-read it aloud and re-counted syllables, to contain an inadvertent hexameter line. But you will notice that didn't stop me from singling it out as one of the best.
I hope that helps.
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