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  1. 29th January 2008, 21:06 #1
    jim mcglinchey
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    max no of words

    Would anyone else agree that theres a case for limiting the number of words per post? say to 100 or 150. Some contributors clearly enjoy giving their very long winded views on subjects, and its a bit uppity to think that everyone is going to read it through.
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  2. 30th January 2008, 00:23 #2
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    Talking jim mcglinchey, you stated it well

    When I see a big long-winded post I think to myself :
    "now there is someone that is trying to over-compensate for something they are lacking"

    Many times I have thought that the number of words should be limited but it isn't a popular opinion.
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  3. 30th January 2008, 07:31 #3
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    You just need to keep in mind when making a long post that the number of people who will read it in its entirity is inversely proportional to its length.
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  4. 31st January 2008, 00:17 #4
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    I hope you're not referring to my posts there Jim

    I'd be absolutely finished if we limited it to, well, anything!
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  5. 31st January 2008, 03:04 #5
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    Paragraph separation might help a bit to ease reader reading post which is not straightly related to the previous sentence, if you have to write long posts
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