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When you see a post a mile and a half long, what do you do or think?
| sometimes I read them sometimes not | 10 | |
| tell me EVERYTHING | 2 | |
| I couldn't care less either way | 1 | |
| keep it short and sweet | 3 | |
| looks interesting but way too long | 1 | |
| no interest in getting that deeply involved | 2 | |
| I like more details | 1 | |
| I won't even read them | 7 |
I read the first few sentences and decide from there if I will continue.
If a post is way too long, you should pretty much scroll right to the bottom and say:
"Break up with them. They sound like a cunt"
And 9 times out of 10, this would be the exact same advice that you would give, had you read the post in question.
Incomplet's key for whether or not a long post should be read:
1) Does the title of the post make sense?
Yes ...[2]
No ...[Lost cause]
2) Are there clear paragraphs?
Yes ...[3]
No ...[Lost cause]
3) Are the (initial) sentences coherent?
Yes ...[4]
No ...[Lost cause]
4) Do I happen to have surplus fucks to give?
Yes ...[Read the post]
No ...[Lost cause]
When I see a post a mile and a half long I assume that the rest of the world is seeing a post nearly two and a half kilometers long. Stupid americans...
Every time I see a huge block of text, it's always one long incoherent piece of dreck. I just skip it and move on to the next post because it's a waste of time having to read it twice to try and understand it.