Do you prefer a short or long post?
@Nevena83 (65277)
Serbia
November 15, 2020 2:24pm CST
Good day friends
I often read various posts here, some are long, some are too long, some are short and I always wondered what people here prefer to read? Do you prefer when the post is long or short?
I am someone who has to translate every post first, and then translate my answer from my language into English, and that takes a lot of time, so I always prefer short posts.
I know my posts are boring, but at least they are short.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
15 Nov 20
I prefer a post with more than two sentences. I sometimes write long posts, but for those I add a little summary in the bottom under the TL;DR. TL:DR stands for Too Long ; Didn't read.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
15 Nov 20
@Nevena83 Yes, they do take up a lot of time. That's why I like to summarize mine. I think it helps more people respond and understand what i was rambling about.
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@Nevena83 (65277)
• Serbia
15 Nov 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum I absolutely agree with you. That is why my discussions are always short.
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@Marilynda1225 (83103)
• United States
15 Nov 20
I prefer posts that are on the shorter side but I dont skip longer posts if they're interesting
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
15 Nov 20
@Nevena83 I don't expect people to respond to every point I make. That can be a lot to keep up with.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
15 Nov 20
I wouldn't say your posts are hiring but I didn't realize you had to translate everything back and forth. Some would rather one longer post than several short ones. But I ramble and am long winded sometimes and hasn't thought about anyone having to translate to participate here. You do so well I completely missed that.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
16 Nov 20
@Nevena83 week I wrote a short post for you yesterday about fish. Is that short enough?
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@Nevena83 (65277)
• Serbia
16 Nov 20
@MarshaMusselman Your posts are really great lengths.
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@Shivram59 (36506)
• India
16 Nov 20
@Nevena83 I prefer short posts. This is because I lack time to read,understand and comment back on long ones.
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@Shivram59 (36506)
• India
16 Nov 20
@GodServantme That's what I like.I enjoy talking to people living thousands of miles away from me.
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@Nevena83 (65277)
• Serbia
16 Nov 20
@GodServantme Yes, you are someone who is very fun and likes to talk to all members.
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@GodServantme (1541)
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16 Nov 20
That's true but I dont care the post I want nonstop talking sharing idea
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@porwest (92661)
• United States
15 Nov 20
If a post is longer, it really has to be a topic I am interested in, and it has to catch my attention from the first sentence or two to keep reading.
One kind of post I generally do not like around here are what I call "comprehensive" posts. In other words, they are those posts which try to put too many things into it at once. "I did this, then I did that, and then I did that, and I was thinking about doing this other thing, and yesterday I did this, but today I want to do this."
I think posts are best when they stick to a single topic, stay to the point, and are as concise as is possible.
But that said, all posts are different. Some need to be longer, others need to be shorter. It just depends. I would have to say I do prefer shorter.
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@porwest (92661)
• United States
18 Nov 20
@Nevena83 That's part of the problem. With those who do those kinds of posts, I generally pick one thing and comment on that. But if I am being totally honest, I usually find it impossible to read the entire post. Not because I cannot read something longer. But because when the post has too much information going all over the place, it just loses my interest.
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@Nevena83 (65277)
• Serbia
16 Nov 20
You're right, we all love different things, that's why this site is interesting.
@JESSY3236 (20039)
• United States
24 Nov 20
@Nevena83 I do know English, but I don't comment right away.
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@GodServantme (1541)
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16 Nov 20
I don't care if u post short or long as long as U replied in my comments. Cause I'm not making post of mine
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@GodServantme (1541)
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18 Nov 20
What topics is your favorite to talk here in mylot .
??
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@Nevena83 (65277)
• Serbia
18 Nov 20
@GodServantme Yes, politics is always a very active topic here, but it is very difficult.
@GodServantme (1541)
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18 Nov 20
@Nevena83 I. Open too in any topic but. Politics topic is hard to talk with
Are u a registered voters
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