Are two sentence posts on myLot appropriate?

United States
September 13, 2015 10:53am CST
I seem to be paying more attention to things the longer I'm here and the more people I subscribe to. All of a sudden it seems that I am seeing more and more posts contain only one or two sentences. I mean, come on - that's hardly worth the effort. But more important than that - is that appropriate per the guidelines? I realize there is no minimum word count but I would hope that if I open a post it has a little substance to it. What do you think?
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hereandthere
@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
13 Sep 15
and sometimes it's 2 questions, instead of 2 sentences. i think it's better to start by answering your own questions first before asking readers what they think.
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hereandthere
@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
13 Sep 15
@AbbyGreenhill to be fair, some ask questions because they are really want to know or understand something, so if they give a backgrounder first, describe whatever the situation is, then anyone coming across their post might be more inclined to answer.
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AbbyGreenhill
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
13 Sep 15
Exactly - you give a little description to lead up to the question and you do answer your own question - that's how you get people chatting back and forth.
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Cahaya
@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
14 Sep 15
Yeah it's usually one statement and one question. "I had a good day today. How was your day?" "I had pizza for lunch today. What did you have?"
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AnjaP
@Rollo1 (16676)
• Boston, Massachusetts
13 Sep 15
I guess it depends on what those two sentences say. My problem is usually being too long, not too short.
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AbbyGreenhill
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
14 Sep 15
Some of the ones I've seen don't make sense.
Gudheart
@gudheart (12659)
•
14 Sep 15
I agree, as long as the content enables a discussion then it should be okay.
kiran8
@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
13 Sep 15
I agree, you need to write at least 3 -4 sentences to make yourself understood when you are starting a discussion .This also gives a wider scope for members to post on the topic , which is what is required here.
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AbbyGreenhill
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
24 Nov 15
I can write 500 words w/o blinking so 3-4 sentences should be easy for anyone. I like some meat in my discussions!
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kiran8
@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
24 Nov 15
@AbbyGreenhill True, but again depends on what one writes and how interesting it is for others ..
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AbbyGreenhill
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
24 Nov 15
And how many followers they have, that dos make a difference.
wiLLmaH
@wiLLmaH (8801)
• Singapore, Singapore
25 Nov 15
I saw some people posting a sentence as body of their discussion. Well, I do not have a problem on that but hey it is a question not a discussion to ponder.
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wiLLmaH
@wiLLmaH (8801)
• Singapore, Singapore
26 Nov 15
@AbbyGreenhill Well, you are right. Hey I saw that someone, long ago, posts a the title same with the body of their discussion. haha!
AbbyGreenhill
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
25 Nov 15
If it is a sentence that has enough substance to start interaction that's a different thing.
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Val
@valmnz (17095)
• New Zealand
13 Sep 15
I'm like you. I think those of us used to writing to a minimum word or character account expect more. Gosh, even some of my comments and responses are longer than some of the discussion starters
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rakski
@rakski (156260)
• Philippines
14 Sep 15
yes, I also noticed that. I am not sure with the guidelines, in other sites there is a minimum character count needed to be able to post. but here, there seems none which is okay. But hello, we should at least put effort on what we write
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ReViewMeMedia
@ReViewMeMedia (3786)
• United States
24 Nov 15
I think two sentence posts are fine as long as they're relevant to the dicussion. If you're just using this site to spam referral links on the site, then that is not fine. I think as long as they're not like one word answers, it's acceptable.
AbbyGreenhill
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
25 Nov 15
I used the word post incorrectly - that should have said are two sentence discussions ...bla bla bla..and I don't do it that way - I'm talking in general.
Anna
@LadyDuck (502208)
• Italy
14 Sep 15
I know that this site does not require a minimum number of words and characters, but quite frankly I have not yet seen a two sentence discussion that is really interesting.
AbbyGreenhill
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
14 Sep 15
You are correct...I've seen the same thing.
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Jabo
@jaboUK (64346)
• United Kingdom
14 Sep 15
I suppose it would depend on what those two sentences were, but I personally prefer a post that someone has taken a bit of trouble with. If they are asking a question they should explain their own attitude, and why they are asking it.
AbbyGreenhill
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
14 Sep 15
one in particular I saw recently the title had very little to do with the two sentences
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Cahaya
@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
14 Sep 15
Honestly I seldom feel interested in responding to discussions (if we can even call them that) that are only 1-2 sentences long. I've noticed that interesting discussions almost always start with a brief description to draw your attention to the topic before asking for people's opinion or answer.
Gudheart
@gudheart (12659)
•
13 Sep 15
I am not sure, as long as it brings out a discussion it should be okay.
BirDan
@birjudanak (14316)
• India
26 Nov 15
Yes I also show someone put one or two sentence but not more so not more chance for long interacting and then what happenes people may start avoiding. So if medium then also fine but need main point to described then look good.