By the same token, if you want to reply to more than one post in the same reply, you can use multiquote to put both replies in one post.
By the same token, if you want to reply to more than one post in the same reply, you can use multiquote to put both replies in one post.
Double posting then? Thanks for clarifying, Mathman!
right, double posting
that also can be called back-to-back posts. *noting* I've learned a new english expression
Oh dear, I must be the world's worst offender for this. Truthfully i hadn't really realised how to multiquote until last week and now i've found this thread!
Will try to keep on top of the multiquote and not do back to back posts!
Ant
ant - you're not even close to the worst offender!
I have also found that it is a good idea, when quoting another post for the purpose of responding to it, not to repeat the whole quote if it is very long.
Editing the quote down to just a couple of sentences that you want to address particularly makes a post that is easier to read.The result of quoting the entire post is that no one will read either the long quote or your response to it, if the whole post is too long.
Another thing I have noticed. A post is easier to read if the author uses the "newspaper style" of many short paragraphs (even one-sentence paragraphs) rather than one long paragraph.
the above poster is the worst offender
Who...?
...me?
you are such a brat
Nice suggestion.Originally Posted by Mathman
Another thing I have noticed. A post is easier to read if the author uses the "newspaper style" of many short paragraphs (even one-sentence paragraphs) rather than one long paragraph.
I would agree that it is generally preferred to have short paragraphs on the web because of the difficulty reading long text on the screen.
On the other hand, this norm on the web is sometimes against the conventional writing norms, where each paragraph is supposed to consititute a logically meaningful subset. Meanings can get lost when they are separated out into too small pieces.
I feel that posters at GS tend to write long paragraphs perhaps because they have a lot of debates that have many details and nuances. I personally do not mind reading lengthy paragraphs at all, as long as they are well written.
I myself would just try to find the balance between these two norms especially because of the awareness that I have a lengthy writing style.
Thanks again for your suggestion.
the difference is online communication is normally more like a conversation... you don't have a lot of 'monologues' going on in your day to day face to face conversations...
I know I have a hard time reading through the 'long winded' posts... it's just easier to follow the shorter comments...
Perhaps some take a longer breath than others as they talk.
You guys have cracked me up in this thread! The reason i do it is because i generally log in in the morning and find there has been a lot of activity overnight as all the guys in North America and similar time zones have posted. I read through the threads and find things i want to comment on and just hit "quote" and reply, then find i have something to say about the next one....and on and on!
Now i realise ihave to click the multiquote button when i fnid something i want to relpy to and then just continue reading and clicking if i want to reply!
Ant
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