Community Chat

[RainCityWoman]

It kind of depends on who is writing it. If it's the same old same old I always read from that poster, then no, I don't read it. If it's a current event and I am interested in different takes on that event, then yes, I'll read a long post and probably comment on it. I am jkust a guilty as others of sometimes writing long posts, particularly if I feel strongly about something.

[shamalamadingdong4]

No.  

"Brevity is is the soul of wit."

William Shakespeare

[DiAnne]

I usually lose interest in the very long posts - I might skim them.  Also the posts with several quotes in them are difficult to decipher.  If I run into a couple of places where the moderators have deleted posts I just quit the thread because the rest of it often does not make sense.  

[lulu2]

I'll read a long (with paragraphs) post before I'll read one of those awful multiple quote posts. It should be against board policy to have more than 2 or 3 embedded quotes.

[chickenbutt]

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lulu2 wrote:

I'll read a long (with paragraphs) post before I'll read one of those awful multiple quote posts. It should be against board policy to have more than 2 or 3 embedded quotes.

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ITA that those quote upon quote upon quote posts are nearly impossible.

If that weren't difficult enough to decipher, I cannot understand why some folks put their cursor INTO the quote box and type their reply in with the quoted post.   When you hit 'quote' your cursor is automatically below that line on the left, thereby allowing you to type your reply outside the quote box.   

I've seen things where you cannot tell who was saying what and one time somebody did that to one of my posts and it made it look like I said some things that I would NEVER say.  I just wish people would be cognizant that they have their curser below the quoting box before they type their reply.  Thanks for listening - or not.  

[scotnovel]

If it is something that interests me I will read a longer post.  If it becomes obvious it is just the same old complaints or that the subject could be covered with far less verbage, then I move on to something else. 

[IamMrsG]

I knew a man who, when describing what it was like for him to talk to his father, said, "Ask him a question, and he'll tell you a paragraph."  I thought that was one of the most apt descriptions I'd ever heard.

She hasn't been around for a while, but there was a poster who went on and on and on and on and...in turquoise font, no less.  

[Pqfan]

I usually can if it is broken down into paragraphs and the topic interests me.

If I have time I will read a long post.

I did not used to be able to make it through long posts.

I would imediately skip but I am alone now so I read more.

[Noel7]

It depends on who wrote it and what the subject is. 

I like it when people take the time to back up their opinion with facts or quality information.  That happened yesterday, a poster I hadn't known that well gave important details on the Oregon protest.  Valuable information.

I don't get it when posters won't read information, even a brief comment with a source, and they continue supporting invalid supposition.

[Lottina]

That depends!