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Whitechapel
Famous Last Words
There’s a limit on this forum right now.
20,000 characters. I just checked
Baldseagull
Well-known member
I am not self important, I am on the autistic spectrum.But it was me, though, wasn't it, though?
(I have already apologised for being pissy, and explained why I was, so we should be able to leave it there, OK?)
It's about me this thread isn't it??
CheersI’ll add @Audax on F1, love his posts on that thread. HWT also on just about anything, he is so left field (and left wing)
. I'll put that down to the passion I have for the sport (and everything that goes on in the background). Have to admit, though, I am generally of the more verbose persuasion. Been told a number of times through my time at my current employer to stop talking around the point and just get to it. Unfortunately, my brain doesn't work that way ... if I'm asked a question and don't have a formed opinion / answer already, I tend to verbalise my thought process until I reach a decision on what I want to say. I've gradually learned to instead say "I'll get back to you later..."
Whitechapel
Famous Last Words
Yep, it’s definitely 20,000 characters
Disappointingly this quite interesting thread has been completely derailed by deleted posts.
Well I'm glad we've established that.
- Thread starter
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Well that's not true is it. They've been deleted for a reason.
aftershavedave
Well-known member
why?
Tom Hark Preston Park
Will Post For Cash
- Jul 6, 2003
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That's easy for you to say
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Because I am getting too old for binfests.
The posts were deleted so the thread could recover from being derailed by me. You have not been deprived of anything.
Justice
Dangerous Idiot
I sent a birthday card last year that arrived four weeks post Birthday, the post length shocking these days.
Plenty of scope for much, much longer posts than we currently see then. Excellent
Change at Barnham
Well-known member
I also think the headline wording of the title is very important in engaging the reader.
Have you ever taken your ....... dog to a major cup final?
This was a really important topic about something that could easily have resulted in deaths and was a big failure by the US football authorities.
But only about 10 people commented on the thread which has since dropped down into obscurity.
This isn't a criticism of the OP, but highlights what a difference a title can make.
(mind you the pooch wandering about while people were getting crushed was rather strange)
A more punchy title would probably have had more people sharing their thoughts.
Some of the titles used online:
Have you ever taken your ....... dog to a major cup final?
This was a really important topic about something that could easily have resulted in deaths and was a big failure by the US football authorities.
But only about 10 people commented on the thread which has since dropped down into obscurity.
This isn't a criticism of the OP, but highlights what a difference a title can make.
(mind you the pooch wandering about while people were getting crushed was rather strange)
A more punchy title would probably have had more people sharing their thoughts.
Some of the titles used online:
Chaos at Copa America raises doubts over U.S. 2026 World Cup readiness
Copa America fans recount chaos in Miami: "Nowhere to breathe"
Copa America final chaos sparks stadium concerns for 2026 World Cup
It’s Clear the US Isn’t Ready for the World Cup
Is it PotG?
Thrifty non-licker
As mentioned, it much depends on who the poster is.
Some offer great insight, not always with brevity and so patience is rewarded.
There are some instances however where self-important verbal diarrhoea just has a built in 'off' switch after the first paragraph.
Overall, short IS sweet.
Some offer great insight, not always with brevity and so patience is rewarded.
There are some instances however where self-important verbal diarrhoea just has a built in 'off' switch after the first paragraph.
Overall, short IS sweet.
Dog starts riot at football