Do you read long and boring "wall of text" posts?

[James Freeman]

I usually don't read them, but I do write them sometimes.

Formatting (short paragraphs) is very important to keep attention if you want people to read your long and boring post.
A "bear with me..." or a space every two sentences can be all the difference between a read post and totally ignored post.

Bear with me...

Bold letters and/or caps can also helps to 'bump' attention IF you think the post is BORING but informative enough.
Plus, long posts don't get reactions because NOBODY READS THEM, and we all appreciate positive feedback.

Now imagine if this post was 6 long and boring sentences with no spaces, I would NEVER read it.

Cheers.

 

[the-trooper]

Sometimes yes, other times somewhere around the middle of post I realize I don't really care about the topic or what this random internet person has to say about it.

 

[TSJMajesty]

How would you know it's boring if you don't read it?

Post length doesn't necessarily determine whether I read the whole thing. But the ones that drive me nuts, that I won't read, are ones with no punctuation.

 

[Blix]

I don't read wall of text with no paragraphs. Life's too short for that s**t. I hate low effort posts.

 

[JiveTurkey]

Tl;dr

 

[gumtown]

not really, I actually have a very short attention span.

 

[Alex Kenivel]

Without punctuation or good formatting all I see is

 

[JiveTurkey]

not really, I actually have a very short attention span.

 

[Fireproof]

If one can’t use proper paragraph structure or punctuation, I just assume that I don’t need to hear anything they have to say, LOL. Or maybe i‘m just impatient.

But seriously - if you are going to write some looooong post on a forum, at least add a TL;DR to it so I know if it’ll be worth my time (and effort).

 

[yeky83]

I usually don't read them, but I do write them sometimes.

Formatting (short paragraphs) is very important to keep attention if you want people to read your long and boring post.
A "bear with me..." or a space every two sentences can be all the difference between a read post and totally ignored post.

Bear with me...

Bold letters and/or caps can also helps to 'bump' attention IF you think the post is BORING but informative enough.
Plus, long posts don't get reactions because NOBODY READS THEM, and we all appreciate positive feedback.

Now imagine if this post was 6 long and boring sentences with no spaces, I would NEVER read it.

Cheers.

Depends on the screen name next to it

 

[la szum]

Is this the Grammar Forum?

 

[James Freeman]

Dayum, it's a unanimous NO.
That basically leaves us with one-liner shitposts and memes.

 

[FAKA!]

This is the standard reply to all wall of text post...

The wall of text crits you for 2000000 points of damage

 

[SwirlyMaple]

Did anyone read the OP? Can I get a summary?

 

[the-trooper]

Did anyone read the OP? Can I get a summary?

No idea, something about Quad Cortex.

 

[SwirlyMaple]

No idea, something about Quad Cortex.

Ah thanks. Glad I didn't bother.

 

[Fireproof]

Dayum, it's a unanimous NO.
That basically leaves us with one-liner shitposts and memes.

No it just means don’t make it a freaking wall of text. Break it up into paragraphs. Bold some key points. And if long enough - include an executive summary.

(edited to fix dumb typos)

 

[paisleywookiee]

I usually don't read them, but I do write them sometimes.

Formatting (short paragraphs) is very important to keep attention if you want people to read your long and boring post.

A "bear with me..." or a space every two sentences can be all the difference between a read post and totally ignored post.

Bear with me...

Bold letters and/or caps can also helps to 'bump' attention IF you think the post is BORING but informative enough.

Plus, long posts don't get reactions because NOBODY READS THEM, and we all appreciate positive feedback.

Now imagine if this post was 6 long and boring sentences with no spaces, I would NEVER read it.

Cheers.

This was done relatively well. I added a couple extra breaks though.

 

[Fireproof]

So what have we learned here, LOL?

 

[TSJMajesty]

So what have we learned here, LOL?

s**t! I didn't know there was gonna be a quiz. Ummm, people don't like reading long sentences...?