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I can understand that everyone has personal preferences. Some people have a short attention span so it is difficult for them to read long posts regardless. Others might feel intimidated by all the information to read. To them looking at a lot of text is like contronting a monster. Others might be jealous that they cannot write like that, so they then smear poop on others who are capable of doing so. The fact of the matter is you cannot say it is wrong to read long posts or that it is wrong to quote a long article. God's Word is a super long post (Which was written by men but yet inspired by God). Jesus spoke for a really long time at the Sermon on the Mount and He was speaking what His Father was telling Him to say. So you cannot knock the truth composed in a long written work unless you are going to condemn yourself for reading God's Word. I mean, if you ever read a book or the Bible, you are reading a long post of words. Why should it be any different here? Have things changed just because we are talking to one another? Is the truth too much to handle? If we are talking about the Word of God, and the Spirit is leading us to write, can we really make the claim that it is us writing all by our own effort? Would not God be guiding us to quote Scripture and then have us explain it (expound upon it)?
Now, this is something that deals with a reader's natural way of reading things. Some people like to read in color and or with a larger font. But they do not take their audience into consideration, though. Yes, I have a hard time reading people's posts if they are all one color. I also do not like quoting their post in color and will change it back to the original text sometimes. Now, I sometimes color passages in Scripture to distinguish between what I am saying and what God's Word is saying. Sort of like the red lettering in a person's Bible. I also will enlarge, bold, and color text really big if I feel they ignoring something in God's Word. Otherwise, they are just going to glaze past the verses in my post and continue to write what they believe. So I need to grab their attention with large bolded color words. This is only done on occasion and not as a matter of habit. Otherwise I realize they will become desensitized to such a thing.
I usually tend to glaze over or speed read a person's post if:
(1) They do not post Scripture or at least quote it (Even without providing any verse numbers).
(2) I have gone over the subject with them many times before and they are not really wanting to listen to what I have to say in God's Word.
(3) A super long wall of just Scripture with no explanation. No one here has done this, but a poster at TOL (Theology Online) was known for this.
I will sometimes just flat out ignore a person's post if they are condescending and seek to attack and insult me instead of just discussing the topic at hand. They will many times say something like, "Jason, see your problem is that..." Then I tune them out. I will also just leave a thread if folks are all surrounding me like a pack of wolves trying to attack me rather than just politely and lovingly discussing the Scriptures, too. This has happened to me many times. People do not like discussing the truth of God's Word in what I have to say, and they do not know how to respond with God's Word so they then attack me and or try to make it personal. Which is childish and unChristian.
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It's a real bother to me to end up having a discussion with a website via interpreter. Many long posts here are mostly if not entirely copy/paste, often with no credit given to actual author. Replies are then dealt with by more copy/paste instead of live interaction. That leaves serious gaps in communication due largely to the poster not able to supply new information, like when you challenge a statement.
When I suspect that's happening I copy a few lines in a posted paragraph, put that selection in quotes, and run a quick search on Google or Bing, etc. If it came word for word from an uncredited web page someone else authored, I've learned it's best to ignore that post, spend time on posts where someone has given their own personal thoughts.
Rather than burden a post with huge pastes, why not just supply a link and suggest going there to read a certain paragraph? Use your own words to inspire interest in checking your topic out.
When I suspect that's happening I copy a few lines in a posted paragraph, put that selection in quotes, and run a quick search on Google or Bing, etc. If it came word for word from an uncredited web page someone else authored, I've learned it's best to ignore that post, spend time on posts where someone has given their own personal thoughts.
Rather than burden a post with huge pastes, why not just supply a link and suggest going there to read a certain paragraph? Use your own words to inspire interest in checking your topic out.
I always provide a source link if I use another person's work. I also do not see how truth changes between what I say versus what another believer says. Is the truth all of a sudden different because someone else said it? Besides, Jesus did the same thing. He spoke really long at the Sermon on the Mount and they were not His own words; For Jesus was speaking everything that His Father told Him to say. God's Word itself is written by men but yet inspired by another author.
Most of the time, people do not check out links unless it is something they are really interested in. I have many times have gotten responses on things that I quoted in an article. So I know this form of posting works. People do not like it because they are into thinking of writing like the world thinks of writing. If you do not provide your own original content then it is not worthy of them to read. As if truth changes if it is provided by another. Are we truly interested in truth? Or are we out to impress each other with how we write nice original (but yet not so original) posts. Does throwing a new coat of paint accross a post really change what is written? I say thee nay.
Most of the time, people do not check out links unless it is something they are really interested in. I have many times have gotten responses on things that I quoted in an article. So I know this form of posting works. People do not like it because they are into thinking of writing like the world thinks of writing. If you do not provide your own original content then it is not worthy of them to read. As if truth changes if it is provided by another. Are we truly interested in truth? Or are we out to impress each other with how we write nice original (but yet not so original) posts. Does throwing a new coat of paint accross a post really change what is written? I say thee nay.
I honestly have found on forums that the main objection (fear) to having a person post a link seems to be that the replier wants to only have to "match wits" with the other poster.... NOT with someone who has spent months, or even years, truly studying a subject. This makes it too hard for them to come out the winner in an argument.
And it really does seem THAT is the desire of many people, not actually getting to the truth of a matter.
And it really does seem THAT is the desire of many people, not actually getting to the truth of a matter.
You remind me of my husband in a way - he has read through the dictionary many times. For awhile it was his favorite book! But I always beat him in Scrabble - and he soon tired of playing with me. I'm great on those 2 letter words. Unfortunately, he has trouble using those 10 letter words in Scrabble...