Originally Posted by
License2Ill
I rarely find qroupthink interesting…yada, yada, yada…The difference between in-person and on-the-net …yada, yada, yada…In other words, I've seen a lot of gurus out on the trail, but as soon as they get online, their egos and experience have to be backed by good ideas…yada, yada, yada…But if you're on a forum, it's a back and forth discussion format, not just an encyclopedia or bulletin board, dating site, etc.
Paragraphs, please.
Originally Posted by
Jim from Boston
… Personally, I tend to write long posts...
Originally Posted by
DGlenday
I try to keep my posts as short as possible.
I don't have the time or patience to read long posts and tend to skim them. I know that doesn't do justice to the writer, but I'd be here all day if I were to read every long post properly.
I assume others have the same time constraints - so to (try to) make my posts easy to read:
- I keep 'em short, and
- I use many paragraph breaks.
Originally Posted by
Jim from Boston
…For me, the art of composition is to make my posts easy to read, particularly if they are “long,” Paragraph breaks are certainly key tool to do that-- seven lines maximum. I would suggest that three such paragraphs would constitute a “long” post, excluding textbox quotations.
PS: I did read your post, in its entirety. FYA, I previously wrote about the interpersonal aspects of these communications:
Originally Posted by
Jim from Boston
…I took a course in oral communication and was introduced to the sender-receiver model of communication in which the sender transmits a message and the receiver interprets it and provides feedback to the sender…