Long Comments

by yeswecan on Aug 15, 2008 2:21 PM PDT

Call me unsophisticated or ADD or whatever, but some of the comments on this site are reaching jackasstronomical lengths. I don't have time to read a 700+ word comment to a post! It seems to me like we've got a number of budding novelists here, and to them I say: Go write a book! I'd love to read it when I'm not on the Internet.

Don't get me wrong -- I love HH for its variety of opinion and interesting points of view on all things in the Halosphere. And I'm sure there are some very well-thought-out rationales for certain opinions. I just don't have the patience to read all six paragraphs of it.

And I certainly do not condone censorship outside of the rules of play here, but perhaps some self-censorship -- rather, self-editing, more specifically -- may be in order. More folks will be more likely to read it, then.

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I agree. The long posts are blinding me with Language Arts.

30 votes

Screw you, YWC, and your short attention span.

11 votes

It's a free country, asshole. I'll write Moby Dick Schofield if I want.

18 votes

This FanPost is a little long, too. Look who's talking!

12 votes

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This Fan-Post is authored by an independent fan and may or may not be a reflection of human evolution, divine enlightenment or nine cans into a 12-pack.

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i try to keep my comments mostly short

but sometimes i find myself getting wordy and writing too much.

for that, i apologize.

but you’re right… there’s people that post longer comments than me. And most of the time, i read the first line or two, then pass it on by.

Mike Scioscia: He provides to unlike method of your team member.

by howiestheman on Aug 15, 2008 2:44 PM PDT 0 recs

I know what you're talking about, but I usually have my finger on the scrolling thingy on my mouse, and I use it to go past comments I don't want to read.

I too don’t have time to read a 700 word comment, and that’s why I don’t(unless it has to do with made up baseball comedy movies. In that case, i’ll read it a few times).

Whatever dude.

by Mayheminthehood on Aug 15, 2008 2:52 PM PDT 0 recs

I WOULD LIKE LONG COMMENTS TO BE THERE OWN FANPOSTS. BEST THING ABOU THIS BLOG IS THE FANPOST HEADLINES TELL YOU WHAT YOU WILL BE READING. OTHER ANGEL BLOGS HAVE STUPID HEADLINES LIKE “MUST READ ANGEL NEWS” AND THEN SOME STUPID SHIT POST LIKE “LACKEY IS OUR ACE” ABSOLUTE STUPID.

stay humble in a ferari

by MYSPASCOBAR on Aug 15, 2008 2:54 PM PDT 0 recs

Your idea = Too many fanposts. In a lot of cases, several points need to be made in response to comments or topics.

Paragraphs do help. So does restraint, and brevity.

by MidwayCityLivestock on Aug 15, 2008 3:02 PM PDT up 0 recs

And about typing in all caps....

I can’t read that either.

by ReggieBullits on Aug 15, 2008 3:26 PM PDT up 0 recs

Ever seen the film "Amadeus?"

This kind of reminds me of something the character of Emeror Joseph II says to Mozart; something to the effect of “it was a fine symphony, but it had too many notes in it.”

"I've got more action than my man John Woo
And I've got mad hits like I was Rod Carew" - Shure Shot, The Beastie Boys

by Zoe Necrosis on Aug 15, 2008 3:01 PM PDT 0 recs

HATED that movie...

but great reference on your part.

Mike Scioscia: He provides to unlike method of your team member.

by howiestheman on Aug 15, 2008 3:10 PM PDT up 0 recs

yeah, but we're not talking Mozart here

in most cases, we’re talking about Mariah Carey and her penchant for trying to prove she can sing by fitting as many notes in a phrase as possible, without regard for the song as a whole.

by yeswecan on Aug 15, 2008 3:10 PM PDT up 0 recs

amadeus amadeus

ooooooo amadeus

by ihearhowie2.0 on Aug 15, 2008 3:26 PM PDT up 0 recs

I've got it!

The soundtrack to “Switch Hit” should be post-humously composed by Mozart!

Light Up That Halo!

by Clutch on Aug 15, 2008 5:12 PM PDT up 0 recs

Or post-humously by Falco

by Big Easy Halofan on Aug 15, 2008 7:03 PM PDT up 0 recs

tl; dr!

embrace it and start flinging at the offenders!

== Resident Point Tallier ==

by scottnak on Aug 15, 2008 3:07 PM PDT 0 recs

Think before you type, no stream of consciousness please.....

btw, Amadeus is a GREAT film

by Rycat512 on Aug 15, 2008 3:22 PM PDT 0 recs

I don't mind long comments, as long as they are well written

It usually becomes immediately apparent if this is the case. If you can’t stand long posts, skip ’em.

Who cares?

Where hk47 is trying to decide what is more overrated...closers or saves...

by hk47 on Aug 15, 2008 3:49 PM PDT 0 recs

I am preparing my dissertation in defense of the Amadeus right now...

But for YWC, the readability version is included here:

Amadeus. Goooooood.

Francisco Rodriguez: 192 career saves. 2 career Panthers, tied with Hector Carrasco.

by Stirrups on Aug 15, 2008 4:04 PM PDT 0 recs

We can all live together in perfect harmony

What we’re missing is the feature where if you have something long to say, it has a more button that it opens up. Youtube has it for descriptions. That way you can split up your comment between a short intro and a long body.

If the intro tantalized the reader, the intellectual depths can be plumbed. If not, screw it and move on. You don’t have to open the envelope.

If GA wasn't so lazy the Halos woulda won the 2008 WS by now.

by melvintoast on Aug 15, 2008 4:51 PM PDT 0 recs

I like that idea.

Whatever dude.

by Mayheminthehood on Aug 15, 2008 6:28 PM PDT up 0 recs

It's only funny because I know he's talking about me.

by Caseys Kiss of Death on Aug 15, 2008 7:02 PM PDT 0 recs

And me. <------ YWC readability version.

Francisco Rodriguez: 192 career saves. 2 career Panthers, tied with Hector Carrasco.

by Stirrups on Aug 15, 2008 7:32 PM PDT up 0 recs

I lyk shrt comnts 2

Honestly, I just skip the long posts, so if you all have something important to say, front load that sumbitch.

by Big Easy Halofan on Aug 15, 2008 7:07 PM PDT 0 recs

Shrt Hnd bttr?

WC WTTM 2 Much u cld skp the comnt & pst & read wht u wnt. No1 said u had 2 read them, its E123 2 roll by. AFAIR we R AYOR AYK.AAR8 ADIH Agls lose

CIAO

Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee

by Angel Aviator on Aug 15, 2008 7:37 PM PDT 0 recs

ummm.... what?

Mike Scioscia: He provides to unlike method of your team member.

by howiestheman on Aug 15, 2008 8:27 PM PDT up 0 recs

y.w.c. = a.d.h.d

by Rev Halofan on Aug 15, 2008 8:10 PM PDT 2 recs

Shazbut

Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee

by Angel Aviator on Aug 15, 2008 8:33 PM PDT 0 recs

Call me unsophisticated,

but why are there so many polls on this site. There are so many they are reaching fucktardasstonomical. I don’t have time to vote for 700+ different choices. It seems like their are a number of curious fans and to them I say: Fuck that, I got drunk at a tractor pull last night.

since 1961

by Chompo on Aug 15, 2008 8:41 PM PDT 0 recs

WORD

by eyespy on Aug 15, 2008 9:04 PM PDT up 0 recs

Unsophisticated Pol-ok?

"i got 5ive on it"

by Funke5ive on Aug 15, 2008 10:22 PM PDT up 0 recs

YWC if you see a long post

just read it as being 42

Because skipping one ain’t the end of the world

by eyespy on Aug 15, 2008 9:06 PM PDT 0 recs

I've skipped most of the comments in this post

mostly because I don’t care what you have to say. I’ll assume many of you have done the same.

There’s really only a few folks who tragically cross the line of artful pithiness into the void of droning lecturing (COUGHZULONGCOUGH) but even then, I chose to skip their comments unless it garners significant attention from other people.

by shiftyeyedgoat on Aug 16, 2008 12:44 PM PDT 0 recs