| No, i just read a line or two and guess everything else. [My guesses are correct] |
| I usually skip them because from experience I know that most aren't worth the time to read them. But occasionally I read a few, depending on the topic, who wrote the post and how it starts. |
This dance is the pinnacle of human achievement. |
If they aren't undigestible superparagraphs, or aren't a fucking light novel disguised as a forum post, then usually. If they are though, then nope. I take posts that are too long, and brutally force-feed Google Gemini the entire post, turn off all the safeties so it can't say "I don't wanna", and have it distill it down to something that won't lull me to sleep. :) I'll let you decide what it says under that censor bar. |
Daviljoe193Jun 18, 9:12 AM
Opinions are opinions, and differing opinions can co-exist. 🙂 But I don't do debate, life's too short to spend time debating people.    |
| Yes, if it fits my mobile screen. Hate scrolling, and this reply-to feature with the whole post quote MAL uses by default is annoying as hell. |
| Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. |
| As long as it is interesting which is maybe a small % of long threads. Otherwise I skip/ignore them, same with short threads. |
| Depends, but usually not. I don't like to read novels here. |
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| Well, I generally read the OP's post. And I skim through a few interesting comments in a thread, before I decide to make my own post. I hope that answers your question. |
| If I count own posts then yeah, as usually there's dozens of typos. If it's anyone else, maybe/maybe not? depends on the post. |
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Reply to Little_Sheepling
If I count own posts then yeah, as usually there's dozens of typos.
If it's anyone else, maybe/maybe not? depends on the post.
If it's anyone else, maybe/maybe not? depends on the post.
| @Loyal_Sheepling well it is best to proof-read your posts. To avoid typos. |
| Depends. If it's a series I like then I might read what someone has posted when I'm bored and not doing anything else. Now I'm honestly more annoyed at users without even a forum picture or whatever it's called, creates a post without adding spoiler warning and episode in the headlines. Wondering why those without incomplete profiles and no anime or manga in their list is allowed to create a post when everyone just calls them baiters anyway. |
| "You only realize the real value of something you discarded when you get the chance to pick it up again." - Rudeus Greyrat |
Reply to DesuMaiden
@Loyal_Sheepling well it is best to proof-read your posts. To avoid typos.
| @DesuMaiden I do, every time before I post, but I still find some afterwards. |
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| Long posts are either walls of text involving the most stupidest arguments you'll frequently see on this site or an actual passionate literary masterpiece dissecting the series they're talking about. Unfortunately a majority of them are the former rather than the latter... |
| Depends on the poster and the general topic of the thread. The other issue is how well the post is constructed and if there are paragraphs to aid reading. I can normally read longer posts but the thing that stops me is when I see a long exchange where two (or more) posters start stringing long rebuttals against each other. If I see multiple long posts, one after the other, I normally switch of unless, in the rare case, both posters are making compelling arguments which is rather rare. TL; DR: Long posts in isolation generally yes, multiple long posts all in one thread generally no. |
| I read the OP's post. And then I make a quick reply. Usually. |
| Most of the long posts I read are my own. It's the smug thing to do. |
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Reply to SmugSatoko
Most of the long posts I read are my own. It's the smug thing to do.
| @SmugSatoko why would you read your own posts? |
DesuMaiden said: why would you read your own posts? You don't read your own posts? No wonder they contain so many errors. :P Long posts can take hours to write. I (along with many others) often make edits to them after posting and reading them again, coming up with new ideas to add or correcting minor mistakes. Plus if I'm going to bother writing something so long, it only makes sense to read it properly once it's finished. |
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| Yeah, I read most of them. But if it's a gigantic wall of text over 20 lines long, hell no. Maybe I'll skim through it a little bit to see the basic idea, but that's about it. |
     ”Someday, i'll be writing actual quotes for my signatures.” - karioka |
Reply to karioka-
Yeah, I read most of them. But if it's a gigantic wall of text over 20 lines long, hell no. Maybe I'll skim through it a little bit to see the basic idea, but that's about it.
| @-Fantastical- are my posts tl;dr ? Just asking. |
Reply to DesuMaiden
@-Fantastical- are my posts tl;dr ? Just asking.
| @DesuMaiden Nah, I usually read your full posts without skim-reading or anything like that. |
| ”Someday, i'll be writing actual quotes for my signatures.” - karioka |
-Fantastical- said: Yeah, I read most of them. But if it's a gigantic wall of text over 20 lines long, hell no. Maybe I'll skim through it a little bit to see the basic idea, but that's about it. "I read most long posts...but actually, I don't read long posts." XD Some of my posts are over twenty pages long. |
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| @-Fantastical- sorry for being mentally ill (if that is the impression you get from my posts). Btw I was sexually abused as a kid...which is still causing me serious mental issues many, many years after the abuse stopped. I will stop talking about this (coz I think this might violate the rules of this website). |
| Nah, unless I'm really interested in the topic, which is rare, I don't want to hear any yapping. |
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Nah. Don't be writing no essays, dog. Keep it short and simple. We used to give people shit about this on the chan too. |
>implying we can discuss /a/ Anime & Manga |
| I try to. And Im aware I just write too long post. Im giving my best to compact all my messages |
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| How long is long? I tend to read posts that are interesting. |
Reply to Daviljoe193
If they aren't undigestible superparagraphs, or aren't a fucking light novel disguised as a forum post, then usually. If they are though, then nope. I take posts that are too long, and brutally force-feed Google Gemini the entire post, turn off all the safeties so it can't say "I don't wanna", and have it distill it down to something that won't lull me to sleep. :)
I'll let you decide what it says under that censor bar.
I'll let you decide what it says under that censor bar.
| @Daviljoe193 the drake meme fits perfectly with this |
| i usually skim read those long posts i got bad attention span |
| only from certain users that i think aren't just trolling |
│Resign? 🕊➤Yes / No│  │Resign? Yes / ⚔➤No│ |
| Why shouldn't I? What is wrong with reading long posts? |
| Even for the really long posts they only take about a minute to read, it not that hard. |
| -Login to mal -Looks at notifications -Three messages deleted "Oh no" |
| If it relates to the topic, sure. If it's a long-winded u-turn into unrelated topics or personal grievances... or into extreme views of some sort, my eyes glaze over and I move on. Naturally, most of the high quality posts are going to be longer than the normal min character posting so if your default stance is to ignore long posts then damn... hope we don't catch you complaining about the quality of the forum at any point. |
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| I don't mind really long posts. There's always a new idea or perspective, or maybe something that I never knew I'd agree or disagree with. |
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| I tend to just kind of skim through a longer post. Since my time on the internet is much more limited these days. |
| When someone make a topic with a question and then write his whole life in first post I just exit. |
| It ultimately depends on whether or not the post is interesting enough to be worth reading. |
| nuh uh. i don't tolerate yapping. i ain't reading nun of that bullshit |
"Are you the strongest because you're Satoru Gojo? Or are you Satoru Gojo because you're the strongest?"~ Suguru Geto  |
| No. Brevity is the soul of wit. If someone can't condense their thoughts into a few sentences, he's stupid and I don't care about his opinions. And that person also doesn't respect the reader's time if they make blogposts that take minutes to read. |
| I usually do because they always turn out to be super intriguing |
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| I kinda feel douchey if somebody posts a paragraph and I simply reply with a sentence, they'd probably prefer a paragraph reply which I cba so I'll just skip the post |
| depends, some people write way too much and my brain gets tired because i am still learning english |
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