Poll: how short must a post be, for you to read it?

[NoHeat]

If a post is more than about five sentences, I usually won't read it all. How about you?

 

[Geico266]

Depends on the subject matter.

Long winded "Lessons Learned" and I'm outta there.

 

[MikeELP]

It could be 2, or it could be 12+.

Depends on the topic being discussed and how well written the post is. We have some rather eloquent writers on this board. We also have some that can bore you to tears with less than one sentence.

JMHO,

Mike

 

[MikeELP]

Depends on the subject matter.

Long winded "Lessons Learned" and I'm outta there.

He's over on the Red Board now.

 

[SkyDog58]

It would be based on subject matter and who the poster is as much as length.

 

[timwinters]

Well, I gotta admit, I probably make it through about 5% of Nate's diatribes...if that much...

 

[frfly172]

Won't go past twelve unless they grab me in the first few lines.

 

[TangoWhiskey]

You're missing a choice in the poll: The Bryan Exclusion.

 

[timwinters]

 

[MotoFlier]

I spend a lot of time on here reading. If I'm learning something and the posts are relevant I have read pages. If it gets real off topic or political and isn't making me laugh I'm out.

 

[Tom-D]

33% of the readers here already know how to answer your question before they read the post, so why read it all?
33% of the readers here will read into the question what isn't there, thus give the wrong answer.
the other 33% will think you are asking something different than what was wrote. then get angry that you didn't ask the right question.

 

[Everskyward]

For me, it's more about the subject matter. There are quite a few threads I don't even open (unless someone has reported a bad post).

If I find the subject interesting, the length doesn't matter too much as long as it's well-written. I choke on run-on paragraphs, though.

I sometimes read Nate's posts all the way through, unless they are about IT or ham radio.

 

[Clark1961]

33% of the readers here already know how to answer your question before they read the post, so why read it all?
33% of the readers here will read into the question what isn't there, thus give the wrong answer.
the other 33% will think you are asking something different than what was wrote. then get angry that you didn't ask the right question.

100% of statistics in the above post are made up.

 

[jordane93]

This short.

 

[NoHeat]

100% of statistics in the above post are made up.

It doesn't matter. Some folks quit reading it after the first 33%.

 

[SixPapaCharlie]

All depends on how long I'm going to be in the bathroom. Amirite?

 

[Clark1961]

It doesn't matter. Some folks quit reading it after the first 33%.

Excellent point. Many readers have good judgement...of course many posters don't bother to be readers...maybe because they think they are the only ones with the correct answer...

 

[Checkout_my_Six]

TLDR.....

 

[retailguy]

33% of the readers here already know how to answer your question before they read the post, so why read it all?
33% of the readers here will read into the question what isn't there, thus give the wrong answer.
the other 33% will think you are asking something different than what was wrote. then get angry that you didn't ask the right question.

What about the remaining 1%. What do they do?

 

[Tom-D]

What about the remaining 1%. What do they do?

Copy and paste a AC thinking it's a reg.

 

[cowman]

tl;dr

 

[JoseCuervo]

I quit reading any post that has more than 3 acronyms.

 

[denverpilot]

Well, I gotta admit, I probably make it through about 5% of Nate's diatribes...if that much...

For me, it's more about the subject matter. There are quite a few threads I don't even open (unless someone has reported a bad post).



If I find the subject interesting, the length doesn't matter too much as long as it's well-written. I choke on run-on paragraphs, though.



I sometimes read Nate's posts all the way through, unless they are about IT or ham radio.

I hide all the good stuff at the end.

 

[Bob Noel]

If a post is more than about five sentences, I usually won't read it all. How about you?

If the poster doesn't bother with any cr/lf or whitespace, I might not make it past the first couple of lines.

 

[Norman]

What about the remaining 1%. What do they do?

Post topics that are bound to be contentious; like "is this oil sump legal".

 

[Checkout_my_Six]

little people posts are good.....

 

[SkyHog]

I read the first line of every post. If I am intrigued, I read on. If not, I skip and only go back and read more if someone quotes them and the quote looked interesting