topic Re: Very loooooooooong posts? Do you read them? in Community Chat

Very loooooooooong posts? Do you read them?

AuberriJean — Thu, 07 Apr 2016 16:34:26 GMT

Wondering if most posters read the really really long posts or do you skip over them?

I notice I don't read them and I appreciate the shorter concise posts. But maybe I've ruined my attention span with social media short sound bites (or bytes?)? I think my eyes glaze over lol! Not judging............just wondering what other posters think.

Sorry if it was asked before.......looked around and didn't find any threads. TIA for your opinions!

Re: Very loooooooooong posts? Do you read them?

Mary Bailey — Thu, 07 Apr 2016 16:36:09 GMT

that was too long to read ...

just kidding.

It depends on my mood. I think my attention span has gotten very small.

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Preds — Thu, 07 Apr 2016 16:37:00 GMT

I don't. Short attention span and lazy, I guess. I just glance at them.

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AuberriJean — Thu, 07 Apr 2016 16:37:53 GMT

@Mary Bailey wrote:
that was too long to read ...

just kidding.

It depends on my mood. I think my attention span has gotten very small.

Lol! I'll try to be more concise @Mary Bailey! (jk too!)

Re: Very loooooooooong posts? Do you read them?

VanSleepy — Thu, 07 Apr 2016 16:37:56 GMT

Not usually, but sometimes. It depends on the topic, and dare I say, the poster. Some posters are interesting and informative; others ramble.

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circles — Thu, 07 Apr 2016 16:38:29 GMT

No, I guess I have a short attention span....I don't read the long posts....also don't read posts with teeny tiny print..my old eyes can't focus on them...In both cases I just move on...

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bri20 — Thu, 07 Apr 2016 16:39:43 GMT

If it's informative, I'll read it. If it's one long rambling diatribe, I skip it.

I also skip the posts with huge font and all kinds of colors thrown in.

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truffle — Thu, 07 Apr 2016 16:43:05 GMT

Depends on the author. When a person has a rant and says the same thing a hundred different ways that's not enjoyable reading.

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rickiraccoon — Thu, 07 Apr 2016 16:43:13 GMT

Depends on the topic, always.

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mstyrion 1 — Thu, 07 Apr 2016 16:43:20 GMT

I might skim a long post, but if I am not interested by the first or second sentence, I move on. If there are no paragraphs, I don't even skim.

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NickNack — Thu, 07 Apr 2016 16:46:29 GMT

I just skim over long posts unless they are meant for me. One exception would be if it's quoting an article that I would find interesting. I never read the posts in the tiny print, because I can't. I also don't read posts in colors that are hard on my eyes.

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Krimpette — Thu, 07 Apr 2016 16:46:50 GMT

I do not usually read a long post. And I most definitely won't read a long post that has no paragraph breaks.

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AnikaBrodie — Thu, 07 Apr 2016 16:47:45 GMT

Usually, the first two or three sentences determine whether I will read a long post. Sometimes, yes; sometimes, no.

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shoptilyadropagain — Thu, 07 Apr 2016 16:48:06 GMT

99% of the time it is NO! Depends on the topic/poster. If there are no paragraphs, then it's NEVER!

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ChynnaBlue — Thu, 07 Apr 2016 16:53:08 GMT

Long is relative.

I'm more concerned with quality than quantity. If the post is long but the content is interesting, I'll read it. Sometimes I don't even finish a short post because it's just a complaint about a host, the way someone is dressing, or about a reality show I don't care about.

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CatsyCline — Thu, 07 Apr 2016 16:58:33 GMT

it depends. one thing is i don't care for all the colored fonts but i do read them. i may have made a few longer posts myself . the lecturing posts i just skip over and also the ones where posters demand sources . like its CommCht101

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Jacie — Thu, 07 Apr 2016 17:08:16 GMT

Rarely, and generally not with an article or news clipping attached.

When that happens, it generally becomes a long and bloviated post. Big yawn.

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LyndaGee — Thu, 07 Apr 2016 17:08:39 GMT

If I have time, I read them. Many people here write really well.

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SharkE — Thu, 07 Apr 2016 17:12:14 GMT

Used to have a gal in here that was long winded would write about a page long full and send links nobody cared a fig about and rambled on about stupid 'stuff'' that never made sense.

I just figured she had early dementia and skipped over all.

Re: Very loooooooooong posts? Do you read them?

Deb1010yetagain — Thu, 07 Apr 2016 17:13:03 GMT

@ashleigh dupray wrote:
it depends. one thing is i don't care for all the colored fonts but i do read them. i may have made a few longer posts myself . the lecturing posts i just skip over and also the ones where posters demand sources . like its CommCht101

@CatsyCline sometimes the ones that ask for sources bother me. Sometimes it's such a farfetched notion a source should have been provided. Other times it's on the reader and just rude and lazy not to answer your own question and google it yourself.

I don't mind long posts although they're impossible to read if they don't have paragraph breaks. I've actually had to use my finger on the screen to trace the text -- but haven't done that in some time. I'll just skip it.