Do long posts on threads put you off?
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I'm not asking for an easy passage, so I hope you'll understand. When you view the threads and you see a topic with over 40+ replies, does it put you off in getting involved? I suppose its not an issue to those who are able to visit the site daily, but for me it deters me from reading the post, no matter how interesting it sounds. Am I :- A) Right B) Lazy
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I'm on here sometimes twice a day, so I can keep up okay, but I see where you're coming from. What puts you off is the length of the thread but sometimes it's the length of the post that puts me off. You're not lazy, you probably just have more of a life than some of us!
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40 replies is 2 and 2/3rds pages! What happens if this thread goes over 3 pages? I would recommend reading the last page and join in from there!
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Yeah I know your both correct. But if the post is 'Paul Alphabet' and is 200 pages long, then there is no way I can post without being sure my answer is unique. I'm sorry. Looking at my original post I think I'm being a bit picky. Just ignore me. ...still getting used to the concept of forums etc...
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greenmetalsuit:
Yeah I know your both correct. But if the post is 'Paul Alphabet' and is 200 pages long, then there is no way I can post without being sure my answer is unique. I'm sorry. Looking at my original post I think I'm being a bit picky. Just ignore me. ...still getting used to the concept of forums etc...
Don't worry about that--in the Magical Mystery Tour thread we get repeats all the time!
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Nancy R:
I'm on here sometimes twice a day, so I can keep up okay, but I see where you're coming from. What puts you off is the length of the thread but sometimes it's the length of the post that puts me off. You're not lazy, you probably just have more of a life than some of us!
Totally. I never read really long posts. Yawn. If you can't be succinct, I can't read it. My attn. span, et. al.
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Fan4-45years:
Nancy R:
I'm on here sometimes twice a day, so I can keep up okay, but I see where you're coming from. What puts you off is the length of the thread but sometimes it's the length of the post that puts me off. You're not lazy, you probably just have more of a life than some of us!
Totally. I never read really long posts. Yawn. If you can't be succinct, I can't read it. My attn. span, et. al.
same here.
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guilty on both sides .... I have stopped reading long long threads .... or skimmed them ... and I have written some that go long
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The_Fool:
guilty on both sides .... I have stopped reading long long threads .... or skimmed them ... and I have written some that go long
and I've read them
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yah me too im like :im reading all of that:
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Not offputting--quite the opposite, if the long post is interesting and/or funny. I'd never want to frequent a site and just post one or just a few sentences every time--when a poster does that I find their forum presence usually rather dull and unrewarding. Not in all cases, though.
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SusyLuvsPaul:
Not offputting--quite the opposite, if the long post is interesting and/or funny. I'd never want to frequent a site and just post one or just a few sentences every time--when a poster does that I find their forum presence usually rather dull and unrewarding. Not in all cases, though.
I'm glad you clarified that with "Not in all cases though."!!
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Its not the length of a post that puts me off so much as when the post includes an unedited quote of a previous post. I really do wish posters who need to include quotes would just edit the quote down to just a specific line or two which is usually all they are actually replying to.
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greenmetalsuit:
Yeah I know your both correct. But if the post is 'Paul Alphabet' and is 200 pages long, then there is no way I can post without being sure my answer is unique. I'm sorry. Looking at my original post I think I'm being a bit picky. Just ignore me. ...still getting used to the concept of forums etc...
Don't worry, I don't think many are going back to check if you are unique or not... just enjoy yourself
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Kestrel:
Its not the length of a post that puts me off so much as when the post includes an unedited quote of a previous post. I really do wish posters who need to include quotes would just edit the quote down to just a specific line or two which is usually all they are actually replying to.
Agree!
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Nancy R:
Kestrel:
Its not the length of a post that puts me off so much as when the post includes an unedited quote of a previous post. I really do wish posters who need to include quotes would just edit the quote down to just a specific line or two which is usually all they are actually replying to.
Agree!
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oobu24:
Fan4-45years:
Nancy R:
I'm on here sometimes twice a day, so I can keep up okay, but I see where you're coming from. What puts you off is the length of the thread but sometimes it's the length of the post that puts me off. You're not lazy, you probably just have more of a life than some of us!
Totally. I never read really long posts. Yawn. If you can't be succi****nct, I can't read it. My attn. span, et. al.
same here.
Great thought on posts...SUCCINCT rather than rambling on & on.
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Kestrel:
Its not the length of a post that puts me off so much as when the post includes an unedited quote of a previous post. I really do wish posters who need to include quotes would just edit the quote down to just a specific line or two which is usually all they are actually replying to.
The only problem with that is when they edit it too much. Sometimes you can't join in on a conversation because there is no clue as to what one is talking about.
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oobu24:
Kestrel:
Its not the length of a post that puts me off so much as when the post includes an unedited quote of a previous post. I really do wish posters who need to include quotes would just edit the quote down to just a specific line or two which is usually all they are actually replying to.
The only problem with that is when they edit it too much. Sometimes you can't join in on a conversation because there is no clue as to what one is talking about.
That's true too.
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I get funny images sometimes and leave it at that love doris
