AIBU to think that posts need to have a word limit?

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user1471538275 · 15/01/2026 09:53

I am finding very long OPs hard to engage with.

I long for brevity - bullet points even in both OP and replies. AIBU?

OP posts:

oscalo · 15/01/2026 12:30

TamarindCottage · 15/01/2026 12:15

If it’s a long OP with only a single post, I swerve. If an OP isn’t engaged with their own post, why should I be?

Agree with this.

LighthouseLED · 15/01/2026 12:32

FoxFeatures · 15/01/2026 10:09

My biggest bugbear is quoting the OP in replies. Please make it stop. We’ve all read the OP.

If only that were true (that everyone has read the OP)!

Maddy70 · 15/01/2026 12:53

FoxFeatures · 15/01/2026 10:09

My biggest bugbear is quoting the OP in replies. Please make it stop. We’ve all read the OP.

I find that useful sometimes as the thread gets derailed and it's a reminder of what was actually said

RampantIvy · 15/01/2026 15:34

user1471538275 · 15/01/2026 10:31

I wouldn't call communication a gift - it's a skill and skills are improved by practice.

I agree. Back in the olden days writing a precis was part of the O level English language exam. I used to hate doing precis writing, but it has paid dividends when I got a job where I had to condense sales copy to fit the maximum character count.

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