Post Length

It has come to my attention that in the past few months, the length of posts has grown Astronomically. Now I'm not here to put anyone down or anything, but in my opinion, extremely long posts have gotten out of hand. People spend so much time writing long posts, they forget about the content of what's inside it. The new fad is, the longer the RPG post, the better the post is. I have been doing RPG's for a long time now and I have seen half page posts that were nothing short of spectacular. I am not saying that we should go back to the old ways of 3-5 LINE posts. But 3-5 pages is too much. There are some awesome writers out there who write very long posts, but the thing is, most of that writing is over looked. If you have got an RPG with 10 people who are each writing 3 pages per post, that's 30 written pages to keep up with if you happen to leave, and the majority of people will not be willing to read that much in one sitting. Remember, this is all just my opinion, I mean absolutely no offense to it, and I am just bringing up something that I believe needs to be addressed

Quality, not quantity. :D

Much applause. I agree alot.

this is an online RPG if you dont like to read you probably shouldnt be doing it!!!

um.... O_o damn.... I'm sorry, really I am! To tell you the truth, I've had to CUT DOWN my post already. I was making 6 page post.... I'll try and bring it down again, I'm sorry.

But I think 3-5 LINES is a little too short. If your in a battle with someone in an Story RPG, how are you going to post without it looking... kinda noobish?

omg i agree so much...people think reaching 2,000 or 3,000 words in a post means ur good...i f*cking hate that....i do know that sometimes to make a good post you have to write out a lot, but a post's length should not be a measure of how good you are or how much skill you have....to many people these days think they can show off by writing a lot and i hate that....

Well said Mer Man.  Now there are some long posts that are great reads. But I've also noticed the fade of long ass posts that really have nothing to say after the first couple paragraphs. I'm glad someone brought this up. I'm pinning this in the rpg section.

"um.... O_o damn.... I'm sorry, really I am! To tell you the truth, I've had to CUT DOWN my post already. I was making 6 page post.... I'll try and bring it down again, I'm sorry.

But I think 3-5 LINES is a little too short. If your in a battle with someone in an Story RPG, how are you going to post without it looking... kinda noobish?
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Exactly....posting shouldn't be about reaching a certain numerical goal....Just explain what you need to with the least amount of filler and fluff as possible. 

"um.... O_o damn.... I'm sorry, really I am! To tell you the truth, I've had to CUT DOWN my post already. I was making 6 page post.... I'll try and bring it down again, I'm sorry.

But I think 3-5 LINES is a little too short. If your in a battle with someone in an Story RPG, how are you going to post without it looking... kinda noobish?
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My posts and fan-fics are generally short, sweet and to the point without being too short.

"Well said Mer Man.  Now there are some long posts that are great reads. But I've also noticed the fade of long ass posts that really have nothing to say after the first couple paragraphs. I'm glad someone brought this up. I'm pinning this in the rpg section.
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"this is an online RPG if you dont like to read you probably shouldnt be doing it!!!
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well some long post that "dont say anything" actually play a big part in my writing because it forshadows an event that will relate to it

"I said Do NOT go down to 5 lines

Ronin. You're here to tell me that you read every line of every post in an RPG.

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"well some long post that "dont say anything" actually play a big part in my writing because it forshadows an event that will relate to it
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"Rikku said:

"well some long post that "dont say anything" actually play a big part in my writing because it forshadows an event that will relate to it
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then it has a point. But spending a paragraph talking about a dog that we'll never hear about again for the sake of having a 'long post' means nothing."

No Problem FN. But you are one of the ones I worry about. Some of your posts go unread.

"well some long post that "dont say anything" actually play a big part in my writing because it forshadows an event that will relate to it
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I agree that the new thing is to make extremely long posts, and people seem to go out of their way to do it. Now for some of them it is not a bad thing and some are fantastic reads. But others say a lot without saying anything. If you know what I mean by that statement. You can have short and to the point posts and get an incredible fight and story out of that. We have proof of that scattered across the vine.

"Rikku said:

"well some long post that "dont say anything" actually play a big part in my writing because it forshadows an event that will relate to it
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yeah..but..do you really need 2000 words to foreshadow something? "

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go read my last post and tell me what i can do to shorten it and i will work on it but i dont know how to do it any other way.
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Oh and while we're on the subject, I hate when people post things that have nothing to do with the plotline.
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"No Problem FN. But you are one of the ones I worry about. Some of your posts go unread."

im guessing that this is brought about by the gift and the curse at the moment. im reading through my post and tryin to see how i could shorten it. any pointers.

"No Problem FN. But you are one of the ones I worry about. Some of your posts go unread."

I dont think you should take this personally Ronin. Sometimes really long posts are necessary and or really well written. But we've all seen posts that went on and on and didn't do anything. Like the first couple paragraphs where really good and helped advance the story and then everything after that was purely to lengthen the post out. He's not saying (nor am I) that everyone who writes an extremely long post is guilty of this, but it does seem to happen alot.

Idk.....Background is cool if it goes with the current RPG topic...as long as it plays into its fine

"ronin alexsnder said:

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go read my last post and tell me what i can do to shorten it and i will work on it but i dont know how to do it any other way.
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kills Ronin stop taking it personally...i got no problem when a post is long because it HAS to be long...just when people post 1,000 words or more of pure senseless drabble..."

"Mer-Man said:

"No Problem FN. But you are one of the ones I worry about. Some of your posts go unread."

? all of Nova's posts (the ones i've read) make total sense and are great..."

"Mer-Man said:

"No Problem FN. But you are one of the ones I worry about. Some of your posts go unread."

? all of Nova's posts (the ones i've read) make total sense and are great..."

"BatgirlBabs said:

Oh and while we're on the subject, I hate when people post things that have nothing to do with the plotline.
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Yes, and I can't agree more. If you want to tell something about your character's history or something then place it in your bio, or make a fan fic for your character. Story rpgs should be about that, The Story. Fight rpgs should be about that The Fight. Not your characters entire life and what he had for dinner the night before.

If you want to talk about a flashback or your history do it somewhere that does not take away from the plot or the fight.
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"Idk.....Background is cool if it goes with the current RPG topic...as long as it plays into its fine"

im not tryin to take this personally but i know i write long posts. im just tryin to figure out where i babble on about unnecessary things and babble on about  trash thats all.

"Obi Wan Kenobi! said:

"ronin alexsnder said:

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go read my last post and tell me what i can do to shorten it and i will work on it but i dont know how to do it any other way.
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kills Ronin stop taking it personally...i got no problem when a post is long because it HAS to be long...just when people post 1,000 words or more of pure senseless drabble..."

give me an example so i can go see waht your talkin about.

the only axample i can think of is in the new breed RPG  a certain person went on and on about some koreans that had nothing at all to do with the story its self
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"pixelized said:

"Idk.....Background is cool if it goes with the current RPG topic...as long as it plays into its fine"

And I am fine with background, as long as it goes with the RPG topic and is not completely random and off subject.
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"ronin alexsnder said:

"Obi Wan Kenobi! said:

"ronin alexsnder said:

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go read my last post and tell me what i can do to shorten it and i will work on it but i dont know how to do it any other way.
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kills Ronin stop taking it personally...i got no problem when a post is long because it HAS to be long...just when people post 1,000 words or more of pure senseless drabble..."

give me an example so i can go see waht your talkin about.

the only axample i can think of is in the new breed RPG  a certain person went on and on about some koreans that had nothing at all to do with the story its self
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nah i can't....i don't wanna offend anyone..."

"im not tryin to take this personally but i know i write long posts. im just tryin to figure out where i babble on about unnecessary things and babble on about  trash thats all.
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I respectively disagree. I type long psot because it jsut ahppens that way. 4000 words may seem like a lot to youll but its nothing when you write books. If you dont want to read it just skim. But there are some people who do, for instance i like lnog post!

"Obi Wan Kenobi! said:

"Mer-Man said:

"No Problem FN. But you are one of the ones I worry about. Some of your posts go unread."

? all of Nova's posts (the ones i've read) make total sense and are great..."

SWEET! :D Thanks Obi!

<---feels the love XD
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"im guessing that this is brought about by the gift and the curse at the moment. im reading through my post and tryin to see how i could shorten it. any pointers.


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"Squall. said:

"BatgirlBabs said:

Oh and while we're on the subject, I hate when people post things that have nothing to do with the plotline.
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Yes, and I can't agree more. If you want to tell something about your character's history or something then place it in your bio, or make a fan fic for your character. Story rpgs should be about that, The Story. Fight rpgs should be about that The Fight. Not your characters entire life and what he had for dinner the night before.

If you want to talk about a flashback or your history do it somewhere that does not take away from the plot or the fight.
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i gotta disagree there...i think that adds depth to the story...since a lot of these rpgs are canon, some people have to know what ur character's been up to since last rpg...like if i had been in civil war like many were..i think it's a good idea to post what you've been up to since Civil War ended....but of course, a short summary not every little detail..."

i gotta disagree there...i think that adds depth to the story...since a lot of these rpgs are canon, some people have to know what ur character's been up to since last rpg...like if i had been in civil war like many were..i think it's a good idea to post what you've been up to since Civil War ended....but of course, a short summary not every little detail..."

"Uchiha Hotaru said:

"Obi Wan Kenobi! said:

"Mer-Man said:

"No Problem FN. But you are one of the ones I worry about. Some of your posts go unread."

? all of Nova's posts (the ones i've read) make total sense and are great..."

SWEET! :D Thanks Obi!

<---feels the love XD
"

No No No, you misunderstand me. Nova is a great writer. But her 5 page posts go unread merely because of their length. If I come back from work and see 18 unread posts and one is 6 pages long, i probably won't read it. "

"im not tryin to take this personally but i know i write long posts. im just tryin to figure out where i babble on about unnecessary things and babble on about  trash thats all.
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"It has come to my attention that in the past few months, the length of posts has grown Astronomically. Now I'm not here to put anyone down or anything, but in my opinion, extremely long posts have gotten out of hand. People spend so much time writing long posts, they forget about the content of what's inside it. The new fad is, the longer the RPG post, the better the post is. I have been doing RPG's for a long time now and I have seen half page posts that were nothing short of spectacular. I am not saying that we should go back to the old ways of 3-5 LINE posts. But 3-5 pages is too much. There are some awesome writers out there who write very long posts, but the thing is, most of that writing is over looked. If you have got an RPG with 10 people who are each writing 3 pages per post, that's 30 written pages to keep up with if you happen to leave, and the majority of people will not be willing to read that much in one sitting. Remember, this is all just my opinion, I mean absolutely no offense to it, and I am just bringing up something that I believe needs to be addressed"

"I respectively disagree. I type long psot because it jsut ahppens that way. 4000 words may seem like a lot to youll but its nothing when you write books. If you dont want to read it just skim. But there are some people who do, for instance i like lnog post!"