THE PLAIN TRUTH.
By Kandase
@Kandae11 (57233)
May 9, 2017 2:35pm CST
Of course I would like to read them, but many times I am forced to skip them because of time constraints.I am referring here to very lengthy posts- which thankfully we don't see too many of. By the way, most times I skip over the two liners as well. On occasion If the lengthy post looks interesting I would make a note and try to get back to it at another time. Perhaps it would be best to post lengthy discussions in two or three parts
Now if I could spend all of my day here, the lengthy post won't pose a problem, but I must tend to my offline projects. During the period I allot to Mylot, I first deal with notifications, then I read and respond to the posts of those who respond to mine. I go next to the recent discussions, then discussions with no response and finally - hot discussions in order to see what I might have missed.
Yes, proper Mylotting does take up time, therefore posts that are not over long would help the process. By the way, I have no problem with long comments - those show that the responder finds the topic interesting enough. What are your thoughts?
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
9 May 17
Glad to see you have a system that works for you Kandase on myLot.
I am still learning even though I have been here for a long time.
I refine it everytime I learn something new.
I am fine with long posts as long as I have the time to read them.
And you are so right about parsing.
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@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
9 May 17
Time is important and we only have so much. So, I pick and choose topics that are of interest to me, be they long or short, if I'm interested, I make the time if not right away then later. 
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@nanette64 (20363)
• Fairfield, Texas
10 May 17
Some of my posts occasionally can be lengthy @Kandae11 and my hope is that those aren't boring.
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@nanette64 (20363)
• Fairfield, Texas
11 May 17
@Kandae11 I appreciate that. I try to be diverse.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
10 May 17
I find the two liners not worth reading. Not much thought went into writing it and most of the time it's too vague to write a comment. I have no problem with long posts. I know I write them too. The two or three paragraph posts are what Goldilocks said about Baby Bear's porridge, chair, and bed - just right. There is always something you can comment on.
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@Freelanzer (10782)
• Canada
10 May 17
Takes a lot of time to write, read and interact so it is good to have a system
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
10 May 17
I've written long posts quite a bit, although I've been trying to keep them shorter than before. Some here don't want to read series type posts and when a topic is written in several parts other mylotters don't bother with those either, so we'll probably not always make everyone here happy.
One thing I miss about bubblews is that you could put the previous parts written previously as live links within your current post for those wanting to read what came before.
I don't do much with one or two liner posts either.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
12 May 17
It takes me weeks to return comments to those who leave a comment on my posts. (Only because I don't have the whole day to be here) And i am guilty, i tend to post long posts but I'm working on that. I do read all the discussions I comment on and usually once into the story I'm hooked and read it no matter how long. BUT if it is HUGE, I will pass it up.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
10 May 17
we have the same process of addressing the notifications, my friend. when a discussion is more than 4 paragraphs, i skip a paragraph and read the first and second then the last.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
11 May 17
@Kandae11 i also do speed reading, but when i cannot comprehend what is being discussed, i go back and read it carefully and slowly.
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@YouKnowWho (324)
• Philippines
10 May 17
You're absolutely right about long comments. I too notice that I sometimes make lengthy comments and it is because I really find the post interesting
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@prashu228 (37518)
• India
9 May 17
Sometimes I too skip, but if post is interesting I read it fully.
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@Hate2Iron (15724)
• Canada
9 May 17
I guess it all comes down to the kind of mood that I am in. Different days equals different topics and ability to hold my attention. :)
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
10 May 17
I agree with your analysis here. There is a happy medium and I always try to get close to what I feel it is. I skip the two liners mostly too.
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