topic Re: SUGGESTION OF THE YEAR! in Suggestion Box

SUGGESTION OF THE YEAR!

grooms — Sun, 30 Oct 2022 17:34:11 GMT

I don't use or want to use Twitter but remember when they use to limit the amount of words posted? Well....that needs to be done with these blogs......some people go on and and on forever... unnecessary - LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF WORDS POSTED!!!!!!!!!

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spumoni99 — Sun, 30 Oct 2022 17:40:28 GMT

You can also skip the long post you dont want to read.

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Junebug54 — Sun, 30 Oct 2022 17:49:55 GMT

Wouldn't be so bad if paragraphs were used.

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PA Mom-mom — Sun, 30 Oct 2022 18:09:08 GMT

@grooms I see your point, and I know that some of us can get long-winded at times. But, these are forums, not blogs. A forum is a place for open discussion. I tend to skip over some of the posts that are really long, unless they catch my attention in the first few sentences. And, yes, paragraphs are often needed. I hope they don't add yet another restriction to these forums.

ETA: Many of the longer posts are very heartfelt and reflect someone reaching out to friends of many years for advice, and just for a listening ear. Don't discount them right away.

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gizmogal — Sun, 30 Oct 2022 18:00:29 GMT

These are forum posts, not blogs. Blogs are like diaries, with topics selected by one person, yielding an ongoing monologue from that one person. Forums are for opinions or help from various people exploring various topics prompted within subject areas.

Although longer posts with many words are ideally formatted in paragraphs for easier reading, there is no reason to restrict words for forum entries. If it seems too long, if it's densely forced into blocks and blocks of words, or I simply lose interest, I move on to the next post. The writer may sacrifice readers because of aspects of how thoughts are arranged. My choice as a reader is to make that a factor of reading or abandoning the post.

People like to make their point or explain precisely and use more words or present more elements to be considered. I see no benefit in restricting an arbitrary word count that might result in not understanding what the writer is getting at.

How many words are "too many"? How many words should be the "limit"? Who's the arbiter of the "right" amount of words?

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Kachina624 — Sun, 30 Oct 2022 18:02:32 GMT

@grooms First, these are not blogs. Secondly, if something is too long or bores you, quit reading and move on. Very simple.

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Etoile308 — Sun, 30 Oct 2022 18:06:50 GMT

Whether someone goes on and on forever can be a matter of opinion, especially in the case of someone requesting advice. The more detail given, the better advice rather than necessitating a series of follow up questions.

People post voluntarily and people read voluntarily. It's not like a message board is a mandatory school or work assignment.

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manny2 — Sun, 30 Oct 2022 18:08:15 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
@grooms First, these are not blogs. Secondly, if something is too long or bores you, quit reading and move on. Very simple.

You tell it like it is. @Kachina624 I agree, nobody is forced to read a post. Move on!

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San Antonio Gal — Sun, 30 Oct 2022 18:09:56 GMT

If you don't like it @grooms , skip over it. I do agree that paragraphs help though. I tend to skip over it if they are very long without paragraphs.

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justashopper — Sun, 30 Oct 2022 18:13:16 GMT

Hardly the suggestion of the day let alone the year.

If you don't like it, don't read it. Buy your own forum and then you can control it all you want. AKA the Elon Musk Method

LOL

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Kachina624 — Sun, 30 Oct 2022 18:32:26 GMT

I don't think excessively long posts are an all-consuming problem here on the boards. I seldom see them. Sometimes they seem longer than they are if there are no paragraphs.

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Foxxee — Sun, 30 Oct 2022 18:38:05 GMT

Very interesting you bring this up.

This is what I found.

Posters need to use paragraphs and larger print. Often they use the default font, size 1, which is what you used to post your thread. It's too small for some here.

This sentence is using size 1 font.

Size 2.

Size 3.

Size 4.

Size 5.

Which sizes are easier to read. May I suggest everyone use at least size 3.

Next. Often when I say something using a sentence or two, some readers read their own thoughts, their own words, into my sentences that are not there. Interesting, often those thoughts they project on to me are negative and strictly from their own thinking. They somehow make assumptions about what I said that are not true. They often send me sarcastic replies. Depending on the subject matter, I might think to explain what I meant to show them their thinking has gone haywire. How did they come up with what they did? Sometimes, I find it better to explain myself than have people make the wrong assumptions...the reason for longer posts. Like this one.

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magicmoodz — Sun, 30 Oct 2022 18:49:40 GMT

I don't post frequently, but when I do, I can get wordy.😱

Actually my idiosyncrasy is just the opposite. I have little to no appreciation for posters who respond with one or few words as if they can't be bothered.

So bottom line, my preference is a poster who is a good storyteller. @amyb your name Immediately comes to mind.😍

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Venezia — Sun, 30 Oct 2022 18:49:43 GMT

I see no reason to limit the length of individual posts. If something is too long for me (especially, without paragraphs, making it hard to read), I just skip it.

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mspatmac — Sun, 30 Oct 2022 18:58:20 GMT

When I first started on the boards someone kindly told me my font was to small and how to change to size 3.

@Foxxee thanks for posting examples

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Kachina624 — Sun, 30 Oct 2022 19:08:13 GMT

@magicmoodz wrote:
I don't post frequently, but when I do, I can get wordy.😱

Actually my idiosyncrasy is just the opposite. I have little to no appreciation for posters who respond with one or few words as if they can't be bothered.

So bottom line, my preference is a poster who is a good storyteller. @amyb your name Immediately comes to mind.😍

@magicmoodz I find that the shorter and more succinct a post is, the more likely people are to read it. It's usually not necessary to get wordy to get your idea across.

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kindred cats — Sun, 30 Oct 2022 19:15:20 GMT

To me, it depends on the topic.

I've always tried to limit my postings, sorry if they may seem too short or flippant at times.

I like to get to the point.

So "here's the thing"....I don't like the "Suggestion of the Year".

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Jinlei — Sun, 30 Oct 2022 19:40:54 GMT

As far as I know, the US still has free speech. At least for now. If you do not like the long posts, don’t read them!

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Love my grandkids — Sun, 30 Oct 2022 20:09:36 GMT

@grooms These are NOT blogs, they are forums. Feel free to scroll past things you don't care to read.

I personally skip the looong posts that are not paragraphed. I don't read long , run on posts that have no breaks.

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proudlyfromNJ — Sun, 30 Oct 2022 20:36:49 GMT

@Jinlei wrote:
As far as I know, the US still has free speech. At least for now. If you do not like the long posts, don’t read them!

@Jinlei These boards belong to QVC. The moderators determine what can and cannot be posted. No 'free speech'. There are rules here.