Rant about Rants
When someone posts a rant here, they are often frustrated and at their wits end. I get that. They want to be heard. I get that also. I am also interested in reading. Maybe I can learn something ...
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The young'uns have a text abbreviation for it.... "TL;DR", meaning "Too Long; Didn't Read." Exactly describes my approach to these lllooonnnggg dense paragraphs.
If it's important enough for me to need to read, it's important enough for the author to take a bit of care in writing.
As for quoting multiple layers of posts, especially including photos, just to add a one-line reply, that's just plain lazy thoughtlessness. They make it obvious that they're newbies who came online well after the days of dial-up.
Jim, "Instant human; just add coffee."
If it's important enough for me to need to read, it's important enough for the author to take a bit of care in writing.
As for quoting multiple layers of posts, especially including photos, just to add a one-line reply, that's just plain lazy thoughtlessness. They make it obvious that they're newbies who came online well after the days of dial-up.
Jim, "Instant human; just add coffee."
