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Wow...that's a lot of words today...
Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 1:16 pm
by Humble Master
If any of you try to read every post every day I want to apologize for having two freakishly long answers post (
46743 and
46801) on the same day as habiba's excellent, but also long, speculatory piece about That 70's Show (
46754) as well as several other questions which garnered lengthy responses (
46765, for example).
Congrats to anybody who makes it all the way through today.
Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 1:48 pm
by Nanti-SARRMM
Dude, your poem was awesome. Frankly I think longer length replies, like todays, just makes the question and reading more enjoyable, after all, they can't all be one liners.
As far as
46765 goes, I like reading where a bunch of writers respond, and not only to the reader but to themselves as well, it adds another angle to the whole board.
Which reminds me, I need to search for that good charlotte rant that was mentioned...
Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 5:48 pm
by bobtheenchantedone
I read the whole thing, and enjoyed it. I agree with Sam up there. Long responses often are better.
Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 7:15 pm
by Benvolio
I skip long responses. Less is more.
Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 7:28 pm
by Darth Fedora
I second Benvolio.
Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 7:34 pm
by Humble Master
I'm fine with occasional long responses, but I don't want them to dominate either the Board, or my own answers. I think I have, more than once, demonstrated a willingness to wax long-winded, but I imagine it prevents more people reading the response than it informs/entertains those who read it all. Thus, I try to scatter them....except for today, when two of the longest answers I've ever written were posted...
Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 12:56 am
by Hobbes
I third Benvolio
Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 9:01 am
by A Mom, but not yours
If a long response is on something I care about, I'll read it all. If it's something I don't care as much about, I'll probably just skim.
I read all of The Watchers response, because several people I know got really excited about the movie after seeing the preview, where I thought that the preview didn't even begin to tell me enough to know if I was interested or not. It's a topic of interest to me.
The new reader question just didn't pique my interest yesterday, so I was skimming before I got to Humble Master's answer. I don't believe I really read any of it other than noticing references to the U and Dr. Seuss.
So, all in all, I like a mix.
Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 9:27 pm
by xkcd ***
Honestly, I read every response.
I don't mind long responses, however, sometimes they do go off on a tangent. And well... Actually, I don't mind. I just really enjoy the board.