Why is it that few people seem to read the entire post?

[Sanguinesun]

10 hours ago, Diantane said:

Instead they "skim" the post. Not reading most of it and trying to formulate a response from very little information and usually get it all wrong.

 

They just read "this"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                         and then "this"

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                                                  and maybe "this"

 

 

 

and then reply. Good luck with that.

 

 

[JasperStone]

6 hours ago, Skyhawke said:

All I know is that the population is/has been/will be dwindling, the game is weak, not one player actually likes the game, nobody knows how to play properly and everybody misunderstands certain posters. See? Some of us do pay attention to what Diantane says.

 

Now, that being said:

 

You forgot that all the ATs suck, and the powersets suck

...

Except for Regen that, needs to be nerfed.

[PeregrineFalcon]

10 hours ago, Diantane said:

Instead they "skim" the post.

Why do you write so many posts that are so full of misinformation and then refuse to listen to people who attempt to give you correct information?

 

10 hours ago, Diantane said:

Not reading most of it and trying to formulate a response from very little information and usually get it all wrong.

Or is it possible that many people do what I do, which is to just quote a portion of your post so that you know which specific portion they're replying to?

 

10 hours ago, Diantane said:

Good luck with that.

Well go ahead and report my post again. Don't worry, I'm used to it.

[Oklahoman]

[Skyhawke]

10 minutes ago, Oklahoman said:

 

I call BS...they flirt because I am a joy to be around. A JOY!

[PhotriusPyrelus]

I usually start out reading, and if your diction is boring, grandiloquent, pedantic, or bloviating, I start skimming.  Don't blame me for not reading when you can't be bothered to write in a way that respects my time.

Also, I start skimming (or stop reading and fire off a targeted response) if your argument is retarded.

[Ghost]

Why do people start discussions, and then not participate in the discussion?

[lemming]

tldr

[ZemX]

1 hour ago, PhotriusPyrelus said:

I usually start out reading, and if your diction is boring, grandiloquent...

 

"Grandiloquent" is grandiloquent!

[Gerswin Jr]

I can only read about 15 words a minute before my brain starts to overheat and the boss only lets me take 5 minute breaks.

[Ironblade]

5 hours ago, Diantane said:

Thanks -- btw... on an early Monday morning the server Excelsior will have between 300 to 450 players online. The more popular mmo's will have about 600,000 online during that same off-peak period. That's where all those players went that used to play this 20 year old mmo.

Because comparing this game to WoW or other mega MMOs makes TOTAL sense.

BTW, this game is absolutely active ENOUGH.  I never have any trouble forming teams.

[cranebump]

Because saying Get off mah lawn! 10 different ways doesn't require 10,000 words to get your gist (each time). We usually pick up on it by reading the thread title.

[Ukase]

6 hours ago, Diantane said:

I prefer skim milk, If they are out and I have to buy two percent, it looks like I'm pouring white gravy on my cereal. Whole milk is even worse (3.25 to 3.5% milk fat).

There was a time when I was heavily influenced by a Dr. Robert Haas, who wrote a book called "Eat to Win". 

In this book, he mentions that the milk most of us drink isn't what we should be drinking. Milk is designed for baby cows, not humans. 
The dairy industry apparently read this book and fixed it - now the very cows that make the milk the dairy industry sells us has been designed for humans. 
 

As for your actual post, some of us are long winded. 
And some of us do it to deliberately waste Snarky's time. 

With work, I continuously have to refine my emails, even the stupid text messages I have to send the occasional candidate or client. (it's why I hate text messages, they're too short to accurately relay some messages.) 

Lately, I've been trying to put the wordy stuff in a spoiler, with a summary at the top. 

 

[TheMoncrief]

5 hours ago, Ghost said:

That’s just a horrible comparison.

You need to compare like for like.

Or better yet, enjoy the game and quit worrying about what other people are doing.

 

 

We're talking about Diantane. Trolling the forums *IS* how they play the game.

[Oklahoman]

13 hours ago, Ukase said:

 

 

 

In keeping with the theme of this thread, I didn't actually watch the video but just from the thumbnail I can tell you I have been in the presence of a cow like that and it stinks to high heaven when they open that up. They have (at least) one at the Oklahoma State University College of Veterinary Medicine.