Get to the point (Page 2): When I worked....I worked a lot of days in a row and was off for the same amount. When I came back to work, I would get into trouble because I missed things...

RKastner Loc: Davenport, FL

Ioannis wrote:

I don’t know if because of my age but I don’t like to read long posts. I‘m 86. I know people like to give a full overview of what they are saying but it’s better to try to condense your thoughts before posting.

When I worked....I worked a lot of days in a row and was off for the same amount. When I came back to work, I would get into trouble because I missed things in email...why? Because when I came back to 100's of emails I skimmed. I would tell people....if you want me to pay attention to your long winded emails, get to the point in the first couple of sentences and then explain it. If you don't do that....I'm going to miss it.

I agree....GET TO THE POINT ALREADY!

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

I refuse to be intimidated by long posts. I read them if I'm interested, if I'm not I don't. Just like looking at the pictures, if you don't get my attention with the first couple of shots I'll move on

rockdog Loc: Berkeley, Ca.

daledo wrote:

But what if I want to disguise the fact that I have no point?

SteveR Loc: Michigan

Just the facts, ma'am.

chrissybabe Loc: New Zealand

It really is true that as you get older your mental state can revert to that of your childhood. Based on what I have read here that would seem to be about 3-4 years old as demonstrated by an inability to read more than two sentences without losing interest. My great grandchildren are about at that level.

Timmers Loc: San Antonio Texas.

Ioannis wrote:

I don’t know if because of my age but I don’t like to read long posts. I‘m 86. I know people like to give a full overview of what they are saying but it’s better to try to condense your thoughts before posting.

I love to tell the story so I'm a bad example.

What I can say is that many posts have little to say and that is where the problem lies. Basically, don't bore us with your trivia.

chrissybabe Loc: New Zealand

Timmers wrote:

I love to tell the story so I'm a bad example.
What I can say is that many posts have little to say and that is where the problem lies. Basically, don't bore us with your trivia.

This includes all those whose best effort at a reply is only a single emoji - I estimate about 50% of replies are emojis which convey absolutely NO value what-so-ever to anything !!!!!! Same as saying me-too I suppose but no value.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

chrissybabe wrote:

This includes all those whose best effort at a reply is only a single emoji - I estimate about 50% of replies are emojis which convey absolutely NO value what-so-ever to anything !!!!!! Same as saying me-too I suppose but no value.

I can type "Boy, I really like this shot, well done."

-OR-

I can click

Less typing for one method.....
Means the same thing.
Perception....

"If you've been hurt by a single emoji,
you may be entitled to compensation...."

Then again, maybe not.

chrissybabe Loc: New Zealand

I guess, since this is getting to the point, that a single emoji actually does this BUT it ruins the whole thread if the thread just consists mostly of emojis. If I see more than a couple of replies consisting solely of emojis I give up on the entire thread as they add nothing to the thread other than letting me know that 1 person, out of 8 billion, agrees with it. I don't care.

bikinkawboy Loc: north central Missouri

God forbid if I died before you finished what you had to say. Ha!

At work my young coworkers accuse me of going into too much detail. People too often hear what they want to hear and read what they want to read. When my coworkers been burned as many times as I have, they will probably go into just as much detail.

chrissybabe Loc: New Zealand

Too little detail usually tells me one thing - the writer hasn't thought through the subject beyond the initial statement. It usually raises so many questions hat I want/need the answers to. And invariably the answers don't get supplied either because of the OPs lack of thought process's.
If you want to not raise questions then do your best to answer them in the original posting. It is unfortunate that sometimes this can result in a longer posting.

yorkiebyte Loc: Scottsdale, AZ/Bandon by the Sea, OR

chrissybabe wrote:

Too little detail usually tells me one thing - the writer hasn't thought through the subject beyond the initial statement. It usually raises so many questions hat I want/need the answers to. And invariably the answers don't get supplied either because of the OPs lack of thought process's.
If you want to not raise questions then do your best to answer them in the original posting. It is unfortunate that sometimes this can result in a longer posting.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

chrissybabe wrote:

Too little detail usually tells me one thing - the writer hasn't thought through the subject beyond the initial statement. It usually raises so many questions hat I want/need the answers to. And invariably the answers don't get supplied either because of the OPs lack of thought process's.
If you want to not raise questions then do your best to answer them in the original posting. It is unfortunate that sometimes this can result in a longer posting.

I suppose it depends on the item to which the response is made,
and how long winded the responder may be.
I suppose succinct doesn't work for everyone.

As for what it tells you, that's your inference.
If the response is insufficient for your needs/desires/perception, simply ask for an elaboration.
Is that so difficult? As opposed to everyone writing books to start with?
Not everyone is long winded.
Some like to provide short and concise answers/responses.

chrissybabe Loc: New Zealand

yorkiebyte wrote:

Typical example. I don't even know what that particular emoji means. It adds zero to the thread (I guess other than giving the poster a feeling of some satisfaction that he is 'getting back' at me in some fashion. So I guess if it is helping someone feel better about their own life then maybe it has some value - only not to me).
If this is the start of an emojis storm then I'll probably stop watching this thread but I will feel some very small amount of satisfaction in that I have provided the opportunity for a few people to feel better about themselves in this trying world.

srt101fan

chrissybabe wrote:

This includes all those whose best effort at a reply is only a single emoji - I estimate about 50% of replies are emojis which convey absolutely NO value what-so-ever to anything !!!!!! Same as saying me-too I suppose but no value.

Emojis can show concurrence with a post and some kind of emotional reaction. But I agree, they're way overused, mostly by the compulsive responders.