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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
United States
January 5, 2016 1:27pm CST
There is one way, a very simple way, you can make your discussion more appealing to more people. It's not rocket science, it's so simple even I can do it. What am I talking about?
Paragraphs.....
Big blocks of text are not easy on the eye at all. If you take one of your big block of text posts and broke it down into 3-4 sentence paragraphs three things wold happen:
1) It would look better
2) It would be easier on the eyes of your readers
3) It would make people want to read more of your posts
There have been times that people who use big blocks of text finally realized that they were turning people away. You want more people to read your discussions and want to come back for more.
It's very simple, just use paragraphs. My eyes thank you!
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@rosekiss (30380)
• Eugene, Oregon
5 Jan 16
i will admit that I was one of them that didn't break the sentences up, and then finally, I had ralized that if it was hard for me to read, then it had to be hard for others to read too. Now, when I do discussions, I separate the paragraphs out and double space. I will admit it does look better, and is much easier to read. I should have been doing that long ago.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
6 Jan 16
Better late than never if my motto! See, you are proof it can and should be done.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
6 Jan 16
@ivyparkgirl I was replying to Rose's comment, not to someone drowning. You can't compare apples to oranges.
@missmajesty (3)
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6 Jan 16
@ivyparkgirl I suppose "it's the thought that counts" doesn't apply in that situation!
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
6 Jan 16
@vandana7 Do you mean to do paragraphs in comment?
You can....just put a second return.
Just like this.
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
5 Jan 16
Perfectly said and explained and if they still don't get it 
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
6 Jan 16
Thank you - I know, but I figured I'd try anyway.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
5 Jan 16
Unfortunately, those who need the suggestion probably won't read this.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
6 Jan 16
@MALUSE When you leave a message like that does the person respond to it? Just curious.
@MALUSE (69390)
• Germany
6 Jan 16
@AbbyGreenhill I ALWAYS mention this in a comment and add that I haven't read the whole post because of this.
@LadyDuck (460237)
• Switzerland
6 Jan 16
@AbbyGreenhill My eyes are not as good as when I was in my 30s, so I prefer to look at paragraphs.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
6 Jan 16
Me too, they are not easy to read...and can give you a headache trying.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
6 Jan 16
@LadyDuck None of us have eye like we used to, although some people pretend they do, then they walk into walls because they wont' wear glasses.
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@lovebuglena (43184)
• Staten Island, New York
6 Jan 16
I agree with you 100%. It is much easier to read and follow small paragraphs than large paragraphs or one giant block of text. And it looks more professional as well. Sometimes it's hard though to figure out how to break up whatever you are writing so it's correct...
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
6 Jan 16
Most times paragraphs just sort of fall into place for me, but I did a lot of typing in my working days so I am used to making things look 'right'.
@celticeagle (159887)
• Boise, Idaho
6 Jan 16
I think spaces in between paragraphs is nice too. Three paragraphs is about all you need and past that it gets time consuming
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@celticeagle (159887)
• Boise, Idaho
6 Jan 16
@AbbyGreenhill ...Yes, one about chocolate would be a good one. I will work on that.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
6 Jan 16
@celticeagle Good, I love anything about chocolate.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
6 Jan 16
I don't like real long one, I get bored reading them - unless they really catch my attention...maybe about chocolate!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
31 Jan 16
It is easy here, just a double return.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
5 Jan 16
My tired old eye need all the help they can get.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
6 Jan 16
I guess that is an extenuating circumstance!
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@TheHorse (207501)
• Walnut Creek, California
6 Jan 16
@AbbyGreenhill I'm still thinking about "presentation." If it looks good to me, I leave it. With one post, I did change the title to something more compelling. It seemed to help.
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@vickyblogs (341)
• India
28 Jan 16
Appreciable suggestion. Splitting the paragraphs into sentences gives a better look to the posts.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
28 Jan 16
Yes it does and people appreciate that.
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@vickyblogs (341)
• India
28 Jan 16
@AbbyGreenhill You gave a valuable suggestion -- I think based on your experience.
@saurabhrmp (2283)
• Hyderabad, India
6 Jan 16
Thanks for shring your experience. I will take your advice in writing new posts.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
6 Jan 16
You are very welcome, good luck.
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@saurabhrmp (2283)
• Hyderabad, India
9 Jan 16
@AbbyGreenhill ; Thanks we need to take advice from members like you who are earning a lot on mylot.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
6 Jan 16
Thanks, and good morning to you.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
6 Jan 16
Absolutely - I have stopped reading mid - first sentence on some of those big blocks of text.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
6 Jan 16
@cxndie Many of us agree on that for sure.
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@cxndie (1075)
• India
6 Jan 16
@AbbyGreenhill No one wants to read one big block of words. Looking at it tires me hahaha and I just go to the next post.
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@slund2041 (3314)
• United States
6 Jan 16
I will try to make sure that I break mine up better from now on.
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@LovingMyBabies (85127)
• Valdosta, Georgia
5 Jan 16
I do this on my discussions because I know one long post will not get a lot of attention at all. Most people don't have a ton of time on their hands as it is so they don't want to read some huge discussion.
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@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
6 Jan 16
People also tend not to read tons online, short attention spans and all of that.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
6 Jan 16
Its far easier to read something short if it's not big block.
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
7 Jan 16
I love posts that are broken up into paragraphs.... Other wise it just looks toooo lonnngggg.... and I Probably won't read it...
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
7 Jan 16
Then you agree with the rest of us on this...isn't life grand!
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@japneet20 (249)
• New Delhi, India
6 Jan 16
Thank you for this suggestion. I'll try this.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
6 Jan 16
It will make a difference, thanks.
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