Blogging has been such a wonderful experience for me. I’ve met some very intellectual people, comical people, deep people, dark people and sunshiny people. I’ve had the opportunity to take a peek into people lives and live what they are living at the moment but what I have noticed is most people talk to damn much. I mean I come across some blogs that are ridiculously long. Come on there is no need for an average post to be over 1500 words. I love reading what people have to say but reading these long ass blog is taking forever. I have to get up to early to get all of them in. I have come to a resolution if I have to scroll down for 15 minutes before I reach the end of one post I am not going to read it. I believe you can be clear and to the point with in a few paragraphs at most. I think when you really have something to say and you need to be long winded then people would read it then. So in the spirit of keeping it short and to the point…….
Am I the only one who thinks some blogs are too long?
17 comments:
Heh...I"m guilty as charged too. Though it's because blogger only allows so many words per line. If it allowed more, my posts would be a lot shorter...:-) Anyone buying that?
I really don't read long post unless I am reaaaaaallllllyyyy interested in the post.
I personally like blogs with photos, Im a visual person... if u dont have any images, I mostly just glance, but don't really get into it.
any yes I be plunging that bitch, lol.
yeah Hoe, I talk too much at times, but fcuk, a bitch be needing to vent...
I feel you though, some people just be talkin about a bunch of bullshit for no reason
LOL... Am I bleeding? Yes, you're absolutely right. Some are much too long, but sometimes it's necessary. I tend to go a little long because I talk A LOT!
I agree with you, some blogs can be quite lenthy and troublesome to get all the way through (especially if you read blogs at work). But sometimes people blog to get things off their chest and it takes 1500 words to do it.
Thanks for visiting my blog. I'll DEFINITELY be back at yours. I see you are in the bronx. Me too. Hit me back.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH LONG POSTS? (Mine is long today, it was 12 pages on WordPerfect. LOL) But, it's a really good story that I think will help folk so WHATEVER.
LOL.
I think, the point is keeping it interesting. If it's long and boring then, OH HELL NO. But if it's long and interesting then it's alright.
-Marz
hahahahahaha. yes indeed! sometimes I see what I've written and I'm like shut up already. but I like it so I figure if you can stay with me then you deserve my wisdom. lololol. you ain't gotta read the whole thing, and likewise if you're long winded about nothing or too much (i.e. a list of 125 things you're thankful for), you'd better believe I'm with the scroll to the bottom!
SOmetimes you just have to get some long distance into it. If you don't, u might leave ya point out.
Nice thought tho.
No, I think that some blogs are tooooooooo long to. Unfortunately, I'm guilty of writing the long ones sometimes myself, lol.
I will say that I do prefer the ones that are short, sweet, and to the point! The length of your posts is PERFECT!
I agree with you so much. I skim long blogs and pick out a point or two on which to comment.
I usually keep my posts short. I hope to get a digital camera soon so I can post more pics and less words on my less creative days.
everyone's blog is so different and creative. i enjoy reading them all, long and short. i have to admit, the long ones i have to bookmark aside and get to them when i have time to read them (like at work, when i get paid to do it LMAO).
Short ones are aight especially when you start off with something interesting, like images or strong words.(im workin on the pics comin soon so i will hope to get some of yall by jus bein me for rite now LOL!)
I am in total agreement with you!
Short sweet and to the point!
I have been guilty on occassion to have a few long ones, but I try not to.
I don't like word verification either!
~peace
Yes I agree that some blogs be like thesis...thats when you skim and scam...but you better be reading all of mine...( I aint been here in a minute.... muah.)
No, I totally agree. I find that I skim and don't read them as thoroughly as I should when they're too long. I am guilty of posting ONE incredibly, obnoxiously long post and made a mental note to never do it again. I don't mind reading long posts occasionally - but there are a few sites that I don't visit any more because they're just tooooo long.
WHATEVA! Yea some post are long and im ok with that as long as you are saying something that is interesting enough to keep the readers attention. I lose interest quickly so long uninteresting post without a point lose me within the first few sentences. I take blogging on my page very seriously and make a concious effort to make sure the message is recieved. Sometimes that can be done in a paragraph or two sometimes it takes a few more. It's all good though b/c thats the beauty of choice. We can choose to read or decide to pass. Thanx for me out.
Stylish blog you've got here. Yes, Hi Stone. I agree many blog posts are too long. I found this helpful:
"Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts."
--William Strunk, Jr., 1918
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