You know why I write long single posts instead of multiple posts of a thread containing 500 character posts each that are replies to each other?
Because people don’t actually read threads. Instead, they read one post in the thread, make a reply – completely oblivious to the context of the thread.
This is why my #Akkomane server has a 5,000 character limit default. I make good use of those characters too.
Sure, sometimes people occasionally complain because my posts are long. However, the amount of bad replies I receive have gone down significantly.
For that reason, I sure love more characters. I’m using 669 of them on this very post! It’s fantastic!
@atomicpoet I wish my instance had bit more of character limit as it's usually too small to include all useful info I'd like to have in one post. I have to break it down because there's limited characters with my instance.
@atomicpoet Um...both have a problem with being read. It's too bad there is no indication that a post is part of a thread, but I rarely read a long post. So info gets missed either way.
@CStamp I’m perfectly fine with a post not being read. If people want to skip something because it’s long, that actually makes me happy.
I’m not fine with having to chop up what should be one post into multiple posts, have people read one of those posts, and then thinking they got enough information to merit a reply.
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