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sr71blackbird

07-13-2006, 06:32 PM

I do not know why, but I seem to have a limit to how much I am willing to read on the board, and that limit seems to be about three sentences. Beyond that, and I lose interest and if I see a paragraph length post, I just move on.  Anyone else have a similar length of word tolerance? <img height="450" src="http://www.marineyes.com/images/Cataract%20Blurry%20Text.jpg" width="375" border="0" />

Death Metal Moe

07-13-2006, 06:33 PM

Yes, and it's called The Kaga Doctrine.

HBox

07-13-2006, 06:39 PM

I'm going to go the hack route and say that your post was too long for me to read,

sr71blackbird

07-13-2006, 06:40 PM

Death Metal Moe wrote: Yes, and it's called The Kaga Doctrine.LOL!!

Alice S. Fuzzybutt

07-13-2006, 06:45 PM

I would be willing to read long posts if people broke them down to concise paragraphs.

tele7

07-13-2006, 06:51 PM

Sounds like a case of post length envy.

badorties

07-13-2006, 06:54 PM

yep. i just skim along looking for an interesting word or two ... the what i do for a lining thread is a good example

OGC

07-13-2006, 06:55 PM

Alice S. Fuzzybutt wrote: I would be willing to read long posts if people broke them down to concise paragraphs. ... and typed in a larger font so old fucks like me could read them easier

FUNKMAN

07-13-2006, 07:56 PM

it's not the size of the boat.... it's the motion in the ocean

kdubya

07-13-2006, 08:05 PM

Sorry, I wasn't paying attention

Badinia

07-13-2006, 08:25 PM

My rule of thumb is two.Anything longer than two thumbs wide could be the cure for cancer, I won't read it on the interweb.

Tenbatsuzen

07-13-2006, 08:28 PM

Death Metal Moe wrote: Yes, and it's called The Kaga Doctrine.   Oh man, you just crushed that one into the black.

Tenbatsuzen

07-13-2006, 08:28 PM

Alice S. Fuzzybutt

07-13-2006, 09:12 PM

richg0404 wrote: Alice S. Fuzzybutt wrote: I would be willing to read long posts if people broke them down to concise paragraphs. ... and typed in a larger font so old fucks like me could read them easierYeah, that too!

SinA

07-14-2006, 05:16 AM

Alice S. Fuzzybutt wrote: richg0404 wrote: Alice S. Fuzzybutt wrote: I would be willing to read long posts if people broke them down to concise paragraphs. ... and typed in a larger font so old fucks like me could read them easierYeah, that too! quotes in quotes can be hard to follow too

Death Metal Moe

07-14-2006, 05:20 AM

Tenbatsuzen wrote: Death Metal Moe wrote: Yes, and it's called The Kaga Doctrine.Oh man, you just crushed that one into the black.OK, now ya get this:<img height="200" src="http://www.womanrock.com/features/images/ani_difranco_2.jpg" width="200" border="0" />

CuzBum

07-14-2006, 05:33 AM

EliSnow

07-14-2006, 05:38 AM

On occasion, I tend to write long posts.  From now on, I'll assume that no one is reading them after the third line, and then just start insulting people.

Hottub

07-14-2006, 05:38 AM

If a long post is fairly well structured, and interesting, I generally will read the entire thing.Especially when it comes to our current King of the Long Post, Yerdaddy.  I could read his stuff all day long. (and that is actually how long it really takes to read one!)

reeshy

07-14-2006, 06:09 AM

yup

Jujubees2

07-14-2006, 06:43 AM

I  always  thought  it  wasn't  the  length,  but  the  width  that counted?

Snoogans

07-14-2006, 08:09 AM

you are all size queens

fezident

07-14-2006, 08:59 AM

I don't care about the length.  I mean...I don't come to a messageboard to NOT read. What DOES bother me is when a post has a million errors and ZERO punctuation.  I refuse to read that shit.  I hate having to decipher a simple paragraph.

JustJon

07-14-2006, 09:35 AM

use paragraphs and punctuation or you deserve a beating.

SatCam

07-14-2006, 12:40 PM

text is too small

paragraphs are too long

people can't write coherently

knowing there's posts afterwards makes me want to skim the main post

if there's too many responses, I usually feel like I've missed the boat and don't read the thread at all

no homo

Tenbatsuzen

07-14-2006, 12:43 PM

JustJon wrote: use paragraphs and punctuation or you deserve a beating.    Says the ass who doesn't use capitalization.

Sheeplovr

07-14-2006, 12:45 PM

use paragraphs and punctuation or you deserve a beating use none and be showered with love and gifts 


This message was edited by Sheeplovr on 7-14-06 @ 4:50 PM

HBox

07-14-2006, 12:47 PM

Ihavenoneedforspacesanymore.

JustJon

07-14-2006, 12:53 PM

Tenbatsuzen wrote: JustJon wrote: use paragraphs and punctuation or you deserve a beating. Says the ass who doesn't use capitalization.   I didn't capitalize for two reasons.1) Capitalization does not affect readability.2) That was not a sentence.  That was a sentence fragment, hence it is properly capitalized.

SatCam

07-14-2006, 12:55 PM

That was not a sentence. That was a sentence fragment, hence it is properly capitalized.

then why did you put a period at the end?

mikeyboy

07-14-2006, 01:03 PM

JustJon wrote:  Tenbatsuzen wrote:  JustJon wrote: use paragraphs and punctuation or you deserve a beating.    Says the ass who doesn't use capitalization.    I didn't capitalize for two reasons.1) Capitalization does not affect readability.2) That was not a sentence.  That was a sentence fragment, hence it is properly capitalized. Not to nitpick, but, while I agree with 1, I believe 2 is incorrect.  I'm really reaching back here (grammar nazis correct me if I'm wrong), but I believe what you typed is in fact a sentence.  I believe simply "Use paragraphs."  would suffice as a sentence as well.Of course Matty is an ass for calling you an ass for not capitalizing the begining of said sentence and for all of the obvious reasons.

SinA

07-14-2006, 01:12 PM

this is a fucking great thread,i hope it goes on to surpass "whoring/spamming"

phixion

07-14-2006, 01:18 PM

I believe simply "Use paragraphs."  would suffice as a sentence as well. i agree since the sentence can be construed as a command sentence the subject (you) would be understood. that being said no offense i write papers left and right for my classes and friends classes so on this board i dont care about separating paragraphs since most of my posts are rants. and i would seriously have to put thought in my paragraphs start making a metaphor to run throughout my entire post, making sure i use descriptive ords that arent usually used. see i take my serious writing very seriously, this board is where i go to just enjoy writing again, and not put the effort into it. plus the arguments are top notch and that also helps my writing.

SatCam

07-14-2006, 01:24 PM

phixion wrote: I believe simply "Use paragraphs." would suffice as a sentence as well. i agree since the sentence can be construed as a command sentence the subject (you) would be understood. 

PapaBear, comment?

mdr55

07-14-2006, 02:48 PM

What??? You mean post length isn't this year's post count?

Death Metal Moe

07-14-2006, 02:59 PM

mdr55 wrote: What??? You mean post length isn't this year's post count?No, but it is this year's Board Character.

SinA

07-15-2006, 06:12 AM

not as much as post width<img height="2" src="http://webpages.charter.net/s_a/c.images/line.jpg" width="1624" border="0" />

FreshJ

07-15-2006, 08:50 AM

IHave NoProplemsWithPostOf Any LengthAsLongAs TheProperPointsAre Made.ThereAre CertainThingsThat NeedLongerPost.

Yerdaddy

07-15-2006, 10:19 AM

Women more than 3 months pregnant and anyone with a pacemaker should not read my posts.

tele7

07-15-2006, 10:36 AM

Yerdaddy wrote: Women more than 3 months pregnant and anyone with a pacemaker should not read my posts. That's fine, but what should I do if my erection lasts more than 4 hours?

Yerdaddy

07-16-2006, 08:48 AM

telecaster7 wrote: Yerdaddy wrote: Women more than 3 months pregnant and anyone with a pacemaker should not read my posts. That's fine, but what should I do if my erection lasts more than 4 hours?STOP READING MY POSTS! Read one of Mikeyboy's instead. That oughta soften you right up.