Do you prefer short discussions?

@dya80dya (36481)
March 22, 2019 6:28am CST
I had noticed something. When I post long discussions very few people answer to them. If my discussions are very short they receive many answers. I think people prefer short discussions. I can understand this. Long discussions need a lot of time to be read. What kind of discussions do you prefer? Long or short ones?
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
23 Mar 19
If it catches my interest then the length is not important. I do find it easier to comment when the discussion has only one point and if there is a question at the end that asks for an opinion.
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@dya80dya (36481)
23 Mar 19
Many people prefer short discussions. But the long ones don't have answers. It's a shame because some of them are so interesting.
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23 Mar 19
If catch my interest it's ok for me a long discussion.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
22 Mar 19
If they are interesting I will read long ones. If they haven't got my attention in the first paragraph I may not bother with the rest. Regarding writing long ones - I just say what I want to say and if it turns out long, I'm not bothered. People can read it or not, but I'm not going to leave things out just for brevity's sake.
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@dya80dya (36481)
23 Mar 19
Sometimes we say what we need to say. I do the same.
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@Shiva49 (26644)
• Singapore
23 Mar 19
I had been on sites where longer discussions were the norm but here it is the short ones that score and are intended. Some even post one sentence and expect others to respond but that is not fair in my opinion - siva
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@Shiva49 (26644)
• Singapore
24 Mar 19
@dya80dya I was with Associated Content, Yahoo Contributor Network, Bukisa, and Wikinut - siva
@dya80dya (36481)
23 Mar 19
I agree, it's not fair. Long discussions don't receive many answers. What sites have you used before?
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@nela13 (58493)
• Portugal
22 Mar 19
I usually pay more attention to the topic but yes I agree with you, short discussions are easy to answer.
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@nela13 (58493)
• Portugal
23 Mar 19
@dya80dya that is true, interesting topics need to be developed.
@dya80dya (36481)
23 Mar 19
Most people prefer short discussions. But many long discussions are very interesting.
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@arunima25 (87737)
• Bangalore, India
22 Mar 19
I don't mind the length of the discussion. I go through them if they interest me. And if I feel I can comment, I do it. Some don't make sense to me or I fail to understand them and so I just leave them without commenting.
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@dya80dya (36481)
23 Mar 19
If they are interesting you answer to them. I had noticed very interesting discussions with few answers. They were long, but very interesting. Few people answer to long discussions. And it depends on the member who posts the discussion. Some members receive many answers, no matter how long or short are their discussions.
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@arunima25 (87737)
• Bangalore, India
23 Mar 19
@dya80dya Yes there are few who are always in top rated ones. They are popular and have many followers.
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• Belews Creek, North Carolina
22 Mar 19
It depends entirely on the discussion. If it's interesting I don't mind long ones but if the first few lines don't pique my interest I move on.
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@dya80dya (36481)
23 Mar 19
I think it depends on the member. Some members post long discussions and receive many answers.
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• Belews Creek, North Carolina
23 Mar 19
@dya80dya the actual content is also important.
@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
22 Mar 19
It depends on the topic. If I am interested in the topic I don't mind reading long discussions. If I read the first part of a long discussion and don't find it interesting I might not read the rest.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
23 Mar 19
@dya80dya Yes, some members usually receive many responses. The topic also matters. Some topics are easy to relate to and easy to write about.
@dya80dya (36481)
23 Mar 19
In my opinion this depends on the member who posts the discussion. Some members receive lots of answers, no matter if their discussions are long or short.
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• Valdosta, Georgia
22 Mar 19
I prefer anything that interests me but yes this world has turned into a lazy one-most don't prefer to read.
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@dya80dya (36481)
23 Mar 19
I agree. Few people read long discussions. Or can I say that few people read discussions?
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@1creekgirl (41331)
• United States
22 Mar 19
I think medium length ones do well. Longer posts can be okay as long as the subject is interesting and especially if it's broken up into paragraphs. One really long post that just goes on with no breaks makes my eyes glaze over.
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@dya80dya (36481)
23 Mar 19
It's a good idea to break it into paragraphs.
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@Janet357 (75646)
22 Mar 19
I like short discussions. The problem with long discussions, people have no time to read them.
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@dya80dya (36481)
23 Mar 19
Many people prefer short discussions.
• Philippines
26 Mar 19
nope. whether its long or short as long as it catches my attention,
@LowRiderX (22903)
• Serbia
23 Mar 19
Yes, I believe like the majority here