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Thread Length

QueenJayJay
QueenJayJay Posts: 1,079 Member
edited November 2024 in Chit-Chat
Do you ever like the title of a thread, open it, and think, "Nope, too long?"
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  • lizard053
    lizard053 Posts: 2,344 Member
    Yup!
  • KMSForLife
    KMSForLife Posts: 577 Member
    Absolutely
  • galegetsthin
    galegetsthin Posts: 1,340 Member
    This one!!!!!! Too damn long.
  • Captain_Tightpants
    Captain_Tightpants Posts: 2,215 Member
    The results of a thread from a few days ago generally agreed that width was more important than length.
  • LuckyAng
    LuckyAng Posts: 1,173 Member
    YES
  • Pams_Shadow
    Pams_Shadow Posts: 233 Member
    I'm more apt to run away if it's all one big long sentence. No capitalization or separation into paragraphs. It's like the poster is just vomiting into the thread. Messy! :wink:
  • pinuplove
    pinuplove Posts: 12,871 Member
    I'm a serial skimmer. Or if it's REALLY long, I just skip to the last page!
  • pinuplove
    pinuplove Posts: 12,871 Member
    The results of a thread from a few days ago generally agreed that width was more important than length.

    :laugh: tsk tsk!

    (But I totally agree)
  • AwesomelyAmber
    AwesomelyAmber Posts: 1,617 Member
    I read them if they are long, but I tend to skip the whole thing once I see how many responses there are... over 100 I don't USUALLY comment. Of course there are always exceptions! :ohwell:
  • Wileyjoe
    Wileyjoe Posts: 282
    shorten please.... eye strain...mental fatigue...
  • ElizabethRoad
    ElizabethRoad Posts: 5,138 Member
    If the thread is long (many pages) I will read the first and last pages. But if you mean the original post being super long... I will read it if it's in paragraphs. If it's one big wall of text, no way.
  • OceansForever
    OceansForever Posts: 221 Member
    So you are talking about the actual post length, not the thread length?

    Thread length does turn me away from commenting, since I may have something to say about the original post but if there are 10 pages of responses, chances are, someone already said the same thing, so I just let it go.

    If a post is long, it depends if it is interesting ...
  • _SusieQ_
    _SusieQ_ Posts: 2,964 Member
    I'm more apt to run away if it's all one big long sentence. No capitalization or separation into paragraphs. It's like the poster is just vomiting into the thread. Messy! :wink:

    ^^This mostly. If it's one big run-on paragraph it's just too much work.
  • Qarol
    Qarol Posts: 6,171 Member
    Yes...pithy is an art form I put effort into.
  • killagb
    killagb Posts: 3,280 Member
    tl;dr
  • QueenJayJay
    QueenJayJay Posts: 1,079 Member
    I meant the OP, not all of its pages, sorry!
  • Qarol
    Qarol Posts: 6,171 Member
    I meant the OP, not all of its pages, sorry!
    I assumed this, then read the rest of the thread, then thought *kitten*, I misunderstood, then felt better...
  • QueenJayJay
    QueenJayJay Posts: 1,079 Member
    I meant the OP, not all of its pages, sorry!
    I assumed this, then read the rest of the thread, then thought *kitten*, I misunderstood, then felt better...

    Maybe mine should have been longer!
  • QueenJayJay
    QueenJayJay Posts: 1,079 Member
    This one!!!!!! Too damn long.

    Three word limit.
  • Wileyjoe
    Wileyjoe Posts: 282
    This one!!!!!! Too damn long.

    Three word limit.

    too wordy.
  • EmCarroll1990
    EmCarroll1990 Posts: 2,832 Member
    Quite often.
  • rammsteinsoldier
    rammsteinsoldier Posts: 1,552 Member
    Definitely
  • kennethmgreen
    kennethmgreen Posts: 1,759 Member
    Do you ever like the title of a thread, open it, and think, "Nope, too long?"
    Do you mean I don't want to read so many words?

    The Internet has made us attention deficit attention *kitten*. We don't want to have to read too much, think too much or work too hard. But pay attention to me! Look at me! We don't want to take the time to articulate our reasons or explain context for better understanding when a witty quip - or even just a posted image - will suffice. Whatever's fast and easy works. And it provides less to critique.
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    Do you ever like the title of a thread, open it, and think, "Nope, too long?"
    Do you mean I don't want to read so many words?

    The Internet has made us attention deficit attention *kitten*. We don't want to have to read too much, think too much or work too hard. But pay attention to me! Look at me! We don't want to take the time to articulate our reasons or explain context for better understanding when a witty quip - or even just a posted image - will suffice. Whatever's fast and easy works. And it provides less to critique.

    This is one of the shortest replies I have ever seen KG write. He likes to use ALL the words, usually. :smile:
  • tnrown87
    tnrown87 Posts: 134 Member
    Do you ever like the title of a thread, open it, and think, "Nope, too long?"
    Do you mean I don't want to read so many words?

    The Internet has made us attention deficit attention *kitten*. We don't want to have to read too much, think too much or work too hard. But pay attention to me! Look at me! We don't want to take the time to articulate our reasons or explain context for better understanding when a witty quip - or even just a posted image - will suffice. Whatever's fast and easy works. And it provides less to critique.


    I agree whole heartedly! My number 2 problem!
  • shanolap
    shanolap Posts: 1,204 Member
    Sometimes I will look away if I don't care for the OP.
  • _SusieQ_
    _SusieQ_ Posts: 2,964 Member
    Do you ever like the title of a thread, open it, and think, "Nope, too long?"
    Do you mean I don't want to read so many words?

    The Internet has made us attention deficit attention *kitten*. We don't want to have to read too much, think too much or work too hard. But pay attention to me! Look at me! We don't want to take the time to articulate our reasons or explain context for better understanding when a witty quip - or even just a posted image - will suffice. Whatever's fast and easy works. And it provides less to critique.

    This is one of the shortest replies I have ever seen KG write. He likes to use ALL the words, usually. :smile:

    And I didn't have to bust out my dictionary today to figure out what he meant.
  • _SusieQ_
    _SusieQ_ Posts: 2,964 Member
    Sometimes I will look away if I don't care for the OP.

    There's an ignore feature for that.
  • MrsCon40
    MrsCon40 Posts: 2,351 Member
    There are many reasons I'm turned off to a post. Length, lack of paragraphs, ALL CAPS, the OP, or the mad redundancy of the subject.
  • Lizzy_Sunflower
    Lizzy_Sunflower Posts: 1,510 Member
    Do you ever like the title of a thread, open it, and think, "Nope, too long?"

    Sorry.

    TL;DR

    :flowerforyou:
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