Would people object to more substantial posts?
By John Welford
@indexer (4852)
Leicester, England
November 4, 2020 11:41am CST
This site used - once upon a time - to be a vehicle for people to post more than just a few brief comments that got a discussion going. There used to be a smattering of more substantial articles - even a few pieces of fiction.
I sometimes get the urge to revert to the "old days" and post some of my longer pieces - which usually get sent straight to one of my blogs. However, I wonder if this would be acceptable to people - or would it be be seen as a form of abuse of the site? Should this be a chat site and nothing else?
Just an idle thought - brought on the mention of being "erudite" on an earlier post!
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11 responses
@GoAskAlice (5863)
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4 Nov 20
It certainly wouldn't be 'abuse of the site'! myLot exists for intelligent, meaningful and original discussions and if a longer post can do that, then we're all for it!
Please ignore anyone who calls you "erudite" (or, if you feel that it is unwonted criticism and harassment, then report them!). We do our best not to let it degenerate into a chat site and we frequently delete posts which really don't have any substance at all (though we can't possibly see them all, so many go unnoticed).
The only thing I should mention is that it should be original (of course) and not previously published elsewhere, even on your own blog or website.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
4 Nov 20
@GoAskAlice bein' called "erudite" 'tis a compliment, not'n insult :) means one's well versed'n a subject.
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@Aquitaine24 (12000)
• San Jose, California
4 Nov 20
No I would not mind. What do you mean by more substantial?
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@Aquitaine24 (12000)
• San Jose, California
4 Nov 20
@indexer That would be good.People like variety here.Some people have paintings that they post.
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@Aquitaine24 (12000)
• San Jose, California
4 Nov 20
People usually just post what they want. I have seen stories and poems here. If you have something like that just post it.People like variety.
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@marguicha (230334)
• Chile
4 Nov 20
Some people like smaller post or lighter ones. Others prefer more meaningful ones.
@rebelann (117199)
• El Paso, Texas
4 Nov 20
Well, this is a discussion site so anything that you feel would be interesting someone is bound to read. As for me, I prefer a discussion that doesn't include long reads.
@Letranknight2015 (52665)
• Philippines
5 Nov 20
Some people just don't have time to read all the post or make long too informative ones. There was a time back in 2008 were spam dominated this site. that changed after a few years.I remember comments used to be like paragraphs too. I hope you consider that not every one is hooked to mylot 24/7. like me who used to be addictive here, but not anymore.
@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Nov 20
I try to ensure that my discussions have at least some 'substance' to them although they're hardly erudite. lol
