Well my stance on this comes from the Tag Usage sticky on the forums, actually:
"sketch - http://miezaru.donmai.us/post?tags=sketch 'sketch' should be used for rough drawings; including, but not limited to, those used as a basis or study for a subsequent finished version. See forum #2088 for a more thorough explanation."
The style correlates more strongly with some of what's possible with more recent oekaki applets.