Do you read very long posts here on mylot?

I do check the gist of long posts. Some I do find interesting. If I see it's a very long post, I check the topic and give it a cursory run over to see if it's something that really interests me. If it does, I then read it a little more slowly so that I get in all the details before I respond. But if it doesn't seem very interesting at cursory glance, I give it a miss. Some posts need to be lengthy if they are giving details that are relevant to the discussion but some just ramble on or cut and paste from the net....those are a waste of time.

i will only read a long posting if it has any interest or has peaked my interest.. if by the first few lines it doesnt grab you and say read me more then no im not going to waste time and read something that i am not interested in... but when you are making a post or reply to that extent it maybe for a reason to get the point you are making across

I sometimes will read a longer post if it interests me. But what is a long post? More than a few sentences? Sometimes, it takes much more writing to explain a situation. I agree, it is easier to read shorter posts and that you only have so much time to spend doing this.

No I don't. I don't have the attention span to read long posts. If it's more than two 5 sentence paragraphs I pass it. I especially hate when people type something and it's one long paragraph without any separation. Those are too hard to read.

You have the right to your own opinion. I look for topics that interest me regardless of length.

usually if there are long posts which seem to drag on and on and on for ages I usually read about half and then comment on it, they usually actually do a pretty good job of explaining it in that half than they do in the other part which is just the unnecessary part of the rambling.

I would rather read a well-written long post about an interesting topic rather than some short post about something stupid. Unfortunately there is a prevalence of the latter on myLot so it seems most people feel the way that you do.

It really depends on how interesting the topic is.If its interesting I'll go ahead and read if I have the time.If its really boring I will definitely go to the next discussion.

If the topic is interesting and the response is written well I go ahead and read it. If it is just ramblings or looks like the writer is just trying to improve his word count (sometimes very obvious) I just skip it!

I actually do read long post depending on the topic, that is, it must be something that really interests me or I see helpful or informative to read. I am here to learn something too, so i dont mind reading long and quality post when the mood takes me. :-)

It depends on the post. I read almost all of all my friend's posts. I do tend to post longish posts because I tend to tell a story in my post. For example, if I've done something interesting during the day, I want to tell about it. This generally takes more than a few lines. Is it possible that you don't care to struggle with the language and that is why you don't care to read longer posts? If so, perhaps you should try to read them anyway, they might be more interesting than you first believe.

Sometimes I reply to them, sometimes I don't. It depends on if any of it catches my attention (like the subject line) and/or if I have time to read and respond to it. I've been known to post long discussions. I don't always mean to make them as long as I do, but by the time I finish writing it out it sometimes comes out longer than expected. I certainly don't mean to bore you or anyone else on here. :P It's your choice to skip over it, just as it is my choice to post/reply to these. Though, you never know what you may be missing out, when passing these discussions up.

me too,its really makes me bored,

If the post catches my attention as well as my interest then I will have a go at it.But if after reading a few lines i find out to be not so interesting then I will leave the discussion in the middle.This I have done few times here.I wish people post discussions that are precise and to the point and not just to draw attention of other mylotters.

Hi Zelly, As for me, it all deoends on my mood and time. If I am kinda happy and have enough time I take the trouble to read through the whole post. And lemme tell you, sometimes its worth the trouble, you never know what thing's gonna come in that. *giggles* But otherwise, I try to skip or keep it for later. For my friends I always try to respond to, irrespective of the length. Thanks.

I'm like you. I'll use the excuse that my attention span is very short! LOL. I just have a short amount of time here, so yes, I tend to pass by the discussions that seem to go on and on. I quit reading and go to the next one.

For me it depends on how well it was written. I find other long posts in here quite interesting that is why I usually respond to it. But its true I generally avoid long posts in here if they could not get my attention reading it.

I don't read posts that I'm not interested in. If it's a long post I'll just scan it before I decide whether to read it or not.

I read reguardless of length. I have noticed plenty of people do not and others only skim. Then there are a few that'll take out a couple of parts in the long post and attempt to form something out of it, while missing the entire point of the post. So no matter how its sliced, I get it, I know, the long posts don't get attention from people.

It actually depends if I have time and if the topic is really interesting. I enjoy reading posts as long as I can relate to the topic and I feel like I am learning something new.