Are Long Posts Hurting Engagement? Let's Make Our Forum More Reader-Friendly

Dear Citehr Members,

I would like to draw your attention towards some posts that are too long. Maybe I am wrong in saying this, but I feel if we want to post an article that we find relevant and good to share in this forum, we should try to post it in a gist so that it can be read easily and in less time. Most of the time, what happens is as soon as we see a long article, we feel reluctant to read it unless it's really interesting and informative. Probably, due to this, sometimes we may miss a good article as well.

So, I would request forum members to take care of this point so that no good post should be missed and left unanswered. If we find an article to post here, we can always post its gist or its important excerpts, and if forum members want its details, then it could be posted in detail. At least, in this way, it would be read by us.

Please correct me if I am wrong!!! and this was not a personal comment!!!

dips

Hello Deepali,

You are absolutely right. As a matter of fact, copying articles from other websites is not allowed and it should not be done. This can get you/us in legal trouble. The disclaimer at the bottom of each page says, "All trademarks and copyrights held by respective owners. Member comments are owned by the poster." This means if there is a copyright violation, the poster is responsible. We have had a couple of incidences where I had to talk to the owner of the article and convince him that the article was shared here JUST to share knowledge - the articles had to be removed.

When you copy an article from top to bottom and don't mention the writer's name, you are saying you wrote the article, which is, of course, false and against the law. I would again ask members to just copy a couple of sentences [if they can't find time to write a gist of the article] and share a link to the original article - this is called "Fair use." Please try to follow this rule to avoid any unnecessary hassle.

Regards,
CHR

To all forum members,

I believe people are still not considering it. Correct me if I am wrong.

Dips

Hi Dr. Ji,

Good Evening.

Thank you again. Here in this forum, people take lots of efforts to find good articles. It's our duty to encourage and read these for our knowledge enhancement, for which this site serves. So, short articles will only help this perspective of ours.

Regards,
Dips

Namaskar and thank you, Deepaliji.

I am always in favor of precision. I remember when the popularity of Acharya Rajneesh was at its peak, I had purchased one of his books. To this date, I have not been able to cover even half of it. The reason? He goes on telling one story after another, and to grasp the essence, one needs to be very attentive throughout. This style of presentation may suit the temperament of some readers, but I lose interest. Therefore, to date, I cannot make any judgment on the philosophy and practice of Osho.

Your suggestion has impressed me very much. Let us see what happens.

Regards

I am here for that, Deepali ji. Discussion on happiness is incomplete without talking about endorphins; discussion on getting along with others is incomplete without talking about dopamine; discussion on friendship is incomplete without talking about immunity, etc.

Regards

"Endorphin is the brain's painkiller, and it is 3 times more potent than morphine."

"There are more than a dozen neurotransmitters. Two of them (serotonin and dopamine) play a leading role in orchestrating our behaviors, thoughts, emotions, and experiences. Dopamine is your excitatory neurotransmitter. When your dopamine levels are balanced, you experience heightened states of alertness and awareness. When your dopamine levels are too high, you may be caught in distorted perceptions of reality, dangerous risk-taking, and increased aggression."

The quotes speak about endorphin and dopamine, Deepali Ji. Right?
Regards

Hi Deepali,

I noticed this post just today. I thought it fitting to respond. The post began with "long posts/articles" being posted on the site. It has since progressed and now touched on Endorphin, morphine, etc. What happened to the original subject?

I completely agree with you that posts ideally should not be too long. (I myself forget this and make the same mistake.) But what about this complete diversion from the subject and the objective for which the topic was initiated?

Thank you,
Bala

Hi Deepali,

I noticed this post just today. Thought it fitting to respond. The post started with "long posts/articles" being posted on the site. It has since veered off and now includes Endorphin, morphin, etc. What happened to the original subject? I totally agree with you that posts should not ideally be too long. (I myself forget this and make the same mistake.) But what about this complete diversion from the subject and the objective for which the topic was initiated?

Thanks,
Bala

Hi Deepali,

I missed out on mentioning something. What I do when I come across interesting and useful long posts is that I copy and paste them into a Word document to read later. The copyright issues raised are absolutely correct.

Thanks,
Bala

Yes, I also agree with Deepali. We all usually ignore the long articles of high knowledge.

Regards,
DSV

Hi Deepali,

I partially agree with you, though we may miss good articles because they are long. Sometimes, it's obvious that the original extract can't be condensed. Any personal post should surely be short and descriptive, but I personally don't think it should apply to all.

Practically, we need to acknowledge that it's difficult to critique every post, and we should agree that sometimes posts extracted from other sources will be lengthy. The point here is that when we have a variety of thoughts and opinions, the selection and options arise. So, instead of thinking or complaining about streamlining a diverse river of thoughts, it's better to be selective.

Thanks & Regards :) :) :)

Namaskar Deepali ji,

I am here to refresh your memory. Be sure that for any success in life, learning to go up and down in brain wave frequencies and balancing the sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions of the autonomic nervous system is a must.

Regards

Hello Dr. Ji,

Which thoughts made you write this?

But to phobic arithmetic now, please: Points earned in posting divided by Number of posts equals the average length of one's article.

Namaskar Deepali Ji,

The very same thought that concerns you made me write. Suppose I have earned 6508 points from 543 posts, so my average length score is 12. In your case, you have earned 5840 points from 501 posts, making your average length score 11.6. The minimum points for any post are 10.

The higher the ratio, the greater the tendency to post longer articles. So, I have posted this formula for self-checking by the members themselves.

Regards

Hello Dr.

This is not just a restriction but also a challenge to give short and sweet yet sensible and sparkling ideas and views.

With regards,
Vivarna

Hello Dr.

This is not just a restriction but also a challenge to give short and sweet yet sensible and sparkling ideas and views.

With regards,
vivarna

Namaskar.

Hearty welcome, vivarna. The last part of your post is excellently worded. There is no restriction to post long articles; it can be beneficial for the members too. Regarding the challenge, my motto is: Life is a challenge, cross it, and life as a bed of roses, explore it.

Thanks for your reply.

Regards,
Hearty welcome