Lengthy Posts

[fmdog44]

I can't bring myself to read any posts longer than two brief paragraphs on any forum. Maybe it's just me but I have never had any patience for long winded talkers and that overlaps on to forums as well.

 

[Gary O']

Sorry fm

I write
Therefore I get wordy

at least there is that scroll feature

 

[fuzzybuddy]

I'm dyslexic, so I read extremely slow. I can never get through thick paragraphs of stuff, but it doesn't stop me from posting them though.

 

[Wren]

It depends on the poster, there’s only one on here who I would take the time to read, I have no patience with overlong posts I’m afraid, sorry, I got places to go and people to see !

 

[Aunt Bea]

I like to see a lot of white space in posts.

I'm more concerned with the content than the length of a post.

 

[Ken N Tx]

I like to see a lot of white space in posts.

I'm more concerned with the content than the length of a post.

Ditto.....Short and to the point...

 

[TravelinMan]

I really depends on the content and the writers ability to hold my interest. Some long posts are OK.

But I do really like the white spaces!

 

[toffee]

I cannot be bothered if it looks to long no matter the subject ' I haves seen a few long posts on here over time '
just bores the crap out of me to be honest !

 

[Tommy]

I don't mind longer posts per se if the content is interesting. Posts that are riddled with poor spelling, grammar, punctuation and sentence structure are usually quickly skipped over, regardless of length.

Paragraphs should include no more than five or six lines of text and be separated with white space.

 

[Silverfox]

I guess it would depend for me, if it is something that would interest me than why not take the time and read it. If not, than I will pass.

 

[hollydolly]

As long as the story is laid out well in readable paragraphs, I don't care how long it is tbh, because it's not going anywhere, so if I read just a 1/2 when I have the time then come back to it hours later to read more, it's still going to be there to read...

What I don't like is people who write long and rambling, no spaces, no paragraphs, and not get to the point until near the end ..which ultimately is something uninteresting

No-one forces any of us to read someone's posts, if the poster feels they need to write a long post about something..whether they're lonely or whether they just love to write, I like to think I'd be willing to read it... but please all you budding long winded writers, remember the paragraphs!!

 

[JustBonee]

I can't bring myself to read any posts longer than two brief paragraphs on any forum. Maybe it's just me but I have never had any patience for long winded talkers and that overlaps on to forums as well.

I also have short attention span syndrome ... Life, for me, is too short to get bogged down in detail...
I just cannot bring myself to read anything lengthly. I probably miss some interesting stuff.

 

[Sassycakes]

I have to be honest,reading a long post doesn't bother me at all. As a matter of fact I probably am guilty of writing long posts. I am sorry if it offends or annoys anyone.

 

[RadishRose]

I think it all boils down to paragraphs. Even long posts are much more enjoyable to read if only the huge block of text is broken up with the white spaces.

"A paragraph is a collection of related sentences dealing with a single topic. Learning to write good paragraphs will help you as a writer stay on track during your drafting and revision stages. "

https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/academic_writing/paragraphs_and_paragraphing/index.html

 

[bingo]

yep

 

[Keesha]

I don’t mind any length of post as long as it’s readable. Paragraphs help greatly. I don’t think it’s a finicky thing, I think it’s a necessity, especially for aging seniors.

Some of my favourite posters ramble and I genuinely look forward to their posts.

It’s nice having a mixture of different posting styles which is exactly what we have so it’s all good to me.

 

[Keesha]

I cannot be bothered if it looks to long no matter the subject ' I haves seen a few long posts on here over time '
just bores the crap out of me to be honest !

Sorry.

 

[Wren]

Spelling and grammar dosn’t bother me in the slightest, we are from all walks of life and varied standards of education, I’m only interested in the content, all the better if it makes me laugh

 

[gennie]

I don't mind longer posts per se if the content is interesting. Posts that are riddled with poor spelling, grammar, punctuation and sentence structure are usually quickly skipped over, regardless of length.

Paragraphs should include no more than five or six lines of text and be separated with white space.

I can cope with poor spelling (although red line alerts us and google makes it real easy to correct) but poor paragraphing and no punctuation makes for difficult reading and understanding so I rarely bother.

 

[fmdog44]

Sorry fm

I write
Therefore I get wordy

at least there is that scroll feature

Gary O' Your posts are mostly photos so not a lot of reading required!

 

[gennie]

I love Gary O's posts. They are like free-form poetry.

 

[Catlady]

The only LONG ones I won't read, no matter how interesting, are the ones with one long paragraph. Forget any with constant misspellings (not typos) and absolutely not "ThIs KiNd".

 

[Camper6]

When I went to school they taught us how to 'parse'. Meaning shortening the intended to be cut down into meaningful sentences and paragraphs.

That must be a lost art now.

 

[StarSong]

Oh dear. Brevity has never been one of my strong suits.

 

[Judycat]

There once was a king who loved listening to long stories. He loved them so much that he proclaimed, To the man who will tell me a story that could last forever I will reward him with land and gold and one of my daughters in marriage. Many tried telling the king very long stories, but they all came to an end eventually. Not long after, a man came forward. Oh King he said, I have come a long way, from a distant land to tell you a story. Tell it said the king, I will listen to you. The story is this: A crow found a very large storage barn full of corn. Because the crow knew winter was coming, he wanted to bring the corn to his part of the territory and store it there so he wouldn't starve to death before spring. So the crow took a kernel of corn and flew and deposited it in his territory. Then he flew back to the barn and took another kernel of corn and deposited it where he put the first kernel. Then he flew back and took another kernel of corn and put it where he put the first two. Then he flew back and took another kernel of corn...it went on like this for a day, then a week, a month and then a year. The king finally said, Man, man! When will the crow be finished moving the corn. It is hard to say said the traveler, the barn is very large and holds many tons of corn. The king gave the traveler his gold and his daughter and a deed to land at the far end of his kingdom. Here take this and go! I cannot hear anymore about that crow and his corn. The traveler happily moved into his new home with the king's daughter and lived well and content for the rest of his life.