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Re: Very loooooooooong posts? Do you read them?

Nope. I don't need a complete history of the issue....just get to the point.

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Re: Very loooooooooong posts? Do you read them?

Depends on the topic, font size and whether it's broken up into paragraphs.  Also how snarky it is.  I don't like mean posters that purposely try to hurt someone's feelings.

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Re: Very loooooooooong posts? Do you read them?

I will read a longer post if it is something that interests me, same with a short post.

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Re: Very loooooooooong posts? Do you read them?


@Jacie wrote:

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

 

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


@Jacie I like when there's an article or news clipping attached.  Then depending on what's posted I can decide if I want more info.  

 

I do agree with you that if it's a long blovated post I'll skip it.

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Re: Very loooooooooong posts? Do you read them?

I skip right past them. Hate the bright colors some posters write also.  I just bypass them. 

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Registered: ‎10-04-2010

Re: Very loooooooooong posts? Do you read them?

My opinion, short. I may do two paragraphs on a post. But I pretty much skip the ones of too many quotes or arguing. Who needs that!

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Re: Very loooooooooong posts? Do you read them?

I will scan them if they look interesting. Worst is when the OP does not break it up into paragraphs or such and it is hard to read.

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Registered: ‎12-24-2010

Re: Very loooooooooong posts? Do you read them?

Nope - not interested if somebody is rambling on.  Five sentences is my max.

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Re: Very loooooooooong posts? Do you read them?

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Depends. In a perfect world posts with several large photos would be made smaller and made into a collage of photos.

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Re: Very loooooooooong posts? Do you read them?

Guilty.  I tend to write lmoderate to long posts.  But, I do read other's posts regardless if they're long or short.  It also depends on the subject matter and if it's a subject of interest.