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That one editor's note about my 900-word replies changed my whole posting style
I used to write these giant, detailed answers in Ask Anything threads, like 900 words with bullet points and links. A regular in the community finally said, 'You're not writing a essay, you're answering a question.' At first I was annoyed, but they were right. I trimmed my next reply down to maybe 200 words, just the direct answer and one quick example. More people actually read it and replied. Since then I try to keep most of my responses under 300 words unless the question really asks for deep detail. Has anyone else gotten feedback that forced them to shorten their posts, and did it help or hurt your conversations?
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oscarb7716d ago
900 words? For a single Ask Anything reply? That is wild. I can't even picture scrolling past that on my phone, let alone reading the whole thing and feeling like I should reply. Sixty seconds of thumb swiping and I would've given up around paragraph three, assuming it was a copy paste job. The fact that a regular had to tell you that is what gets me, because everyone else was probably just quietly skipping it the whole time. Good on you for actually listening instead of getting mad about it.
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