im not a fan of the compressed read more thing either, i think its a perfomance thing, i will see about having it switched off next week mate.

For me it depends what the post is about . On today’s XLBS  some of the comments about game meta  seemed to go on forever . No reflection on those posting , it’s just that I’m not interested in gaming in general . I like to build and paint figures , tanks and scenery .  If someone was to go off on a historical ramble  about things I’m interested in , I could spend the next hour in that thread reading & posting  comments .

I like long posts if I’ve written them

I will read long posts if it’s a topic that interests me

I still don’t like a post with about 10 pictures of the same figure or scene . I thought that was what the project thing was going to be for

Switched off now guys, we’ll keep an eye on it performance wise and keep me posted on if it’s working ok for you.

But I’m in a happier place seeing it gone lol

Not really but I am conscious of long posts (my own) on articles like the XLBS but less so on forums.  I have no idea why I hold this view and it does seem a little irrational.  But sometimes it’s hard to just sum up something in a couple of sentences, especially thoughts on the weekly XLBS discussion topic.

I tend to write long posts myself, partly because I have a lot to say, and partly because I tend to be verbose in all things. Generally, I think what a lot of people have said here holds true for me.

I don’t mind long posts at all as a thing that exists. I will start to skim read a post, and if the topic interests me, I am actually pretty glad to read something that in-depth. Especially on things like XLBS where people are really delving into interesting, thought-provoking discussions. If it isn’t, then I move on to the next thing, no harm done!