by wyorobert 6 Replies latest jw friends
I'll admit I enjoy reading the long posts of new members.
It does seem like everything is getting to the point where it takes the entire evening to read the posts. Has anyone else noticed this? I will admit to being guilty in the past, but promise to edit in the future.
Each to their own.
Most of my posts are short and to the point. I can't be bothered writing novels when the same thing can be summed up in one or two sentences.
Y'know, I don't mind a long post if it's full of interesting information...
Leolaia's posts were/are always fairly long, but fascinating. She quotes studies and information from well-established and reliable sources, college-sponsored studies from institutions that have been in existence for a long time - Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard - or cutting-edge studies from places like Berkeley...
I also enjoy reading about people's experiences in the JWs.
As opposed to posts that are comprised largely of pious blather...
Though a well-quoted scripture or two that bears upon the subject, can be useful, too...
Damn, what kind of books are you reading? Those must be very short books. LOL
I came on late hoping for some lighter fare and just couldn't find anything that didn't end up being a book. It made me wonder if the site would be better to limit the number of words per response. Just a thought.
Yeah, I think most of it has to do with people being passionate about a certain subject. They start out with the idea in their head and then just ramble.
I don't like long post as long as they are well written and not just copied and pasted. Oh and the exception are with the experiences, the more details the better. LOL
I can read a wall of text from a newbie no trouble at all, but apologists posting screeds of text that are off topic are wasting their pasting on me.
