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To be pissed off with all these 10 paragraphs OP THREADS

32 replies

ModusOperandi · 07/01/2013 21:39

Keep it short and to the point.

OP posts:
LuluMai · 07/01/2013 21:41

People tell them not to drip feed though! You can't win either way!

DifferentNow · 07/01/2013 21:48

Don't fecking read them then. We're not all here for your entertainment.

FringeEvent · 07/01/2013 21:48

It's the ones that don't use paragraphs that I find frustrating

Cortana · 07/01/2013 21:49

YABU.

Paragraphs are good.

Drip feeding annoys people.

TraineeBabyCatcher · 07/01/2013 21:51

I am more inclined to not read a very long op, but I can sew why people write them.

As pp says, you get told not to drip feed. I do wonder sometimes why you are expected to include every last detail in your op otherwise you are told you are drip feeding. There are often factors that I may not have necessarily thought important to include until someone asks a question related to my post.

ModusOperandi · 07/01/2013 21:56

Drip feeding is completely different from faffing around and putting in irrelevant crap into the OP. I've opened about 4 threads in a row just now and they've all been huge dissertations. Euck.

OP posts:
reddaisy · 07/01/2013 23:47

YADNBU.

MathairMahoney · 07/01/2013 23:49

YABU. Don't read them. Personally I LOVE a good long OP! :o When I see ones with 'sorry long' in the title I get irrationally excited :o

Alibabaandthe40nappies · 07/01/2013 23:50

As long as there actually ARE paragraphs then that is fine. What I cannot stand are the ones that are just a wall of text, much of it txt spk and lolling. Those I hide immediately.

wannabedomesticgoddess · 07/01/2013 23:51

I imagine that when people come onto a chat forum they tend to want to chat.

If we wanted to be restricted in length we would go onto twitter.

ResolutelyCheeky · 08/01/2013 00:06

Yes alibaba, I need to learn how to hide these too.

LifeofPo · 08/01/2013 00:09

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HTH.

TuftyFinch · 08/01/2013 00:11

Are you The Ruler of the Internet?
Could you not just not read them? That's what I'd do I think.

TillyTommyTootToot · 08/01/2013 00:11

I love a good long read and getting all the details! Yabu.....just don't read it!

TillyTommyTootToot · 08/01/2013 00:13

Murderofgoths....I totally agree, you made some very interesting and relevant points! Wink

WorraLiberty · 08/01/2013 00:14

To be honest, sometimes I'm just happy to see any paragraphs Grin

I don't mind them being long if the info is relevant or if the OP doesn't want to be accused of drip feeding.

But what I can't stand is when people add loads of shit like this and strike it out I mean what's the point? If you're going to say something then say it Just because someone uses strike out it doesn't mean they haven't typed it so I try to read it and too much of it just pisses me off

SageYourResoluteOracle · 08/01/2013 00:18

MurderGrin
WorraGrin

DoodlesNoodles · 08/01/2013 00:25

YABU (mostly)

At least for AIBU, relationships OP's. I don't want to read a marathon post about things like shall I call the new baby Tarquin or Theodora? or should I go to Mauritius or the Maldives?. Etc ....... coz I don't really care

TraineeBabyCatcher · 08/01/2013 00:30

I don't mind the odd bit of striking out, I find it is useful for funny/daft comments that come to mind that may not actually be relevant or for sarcastic points. But only if the striking out is for 1 or 2 shorts sentences. I find it hard to read for more than maybe 5-6 words at any one point.

WorraLiberty · 08/01/2013 00:38

Trainee I can't remember what thread it was but when I was a newbie, I remember someone complaining about her SIL. She typed out the problem and then said my SIL is a stupid bitch anyway

When people pulled her up on it, she was so indignant and said "But I used strike out so how does it count?" Confused

And yes she was serious Grin

BigBoobiedBertha · 08/01/2013 00:52

Yabu - Rather a long OP than dozens of little posts with relevant info so that you either give up or end up having to post multiple replies as you struggle to keep up with the latest development in the story.

I'm with MathairMahoney - I love a long OP too and get very disapponted if it turns out to be one piddling paragraph. Some people have no idea - it has to have 3 proper hefty paragraphs at least to be justify the accolade of being being called long.

(Soz for the long reply Wink)

cafecito · 08/01/2013 02:38

yabu

cafecito · 08/01/2013 02:39

(kept it to the point for you..)

Pickles101 · 08/01/2013 05:15

I love the strikeout feature but I agree with Trainee, it fucks me off when there is loads of it

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