psa: Do not write `walls of text`

18-05-2018, 07:51 PM

behindtheshadows Wrote: Having a wall of text often would indicate that your post is quite long (100-ish sentences) and in that case (i would assume) you put a bit effort into writing it. However having a wall of text makes it very hard to read and hurts other peoples eyes.




So... Do not do it. Yeah just a little PSA i had, but also how do you improve on this

Example:
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[i][i][u]DO NOT DO THIS[/i][/u][/i]

Try to put in spaces to make it more clean, or if needed break the post down into sections.
1.introduction
2.context
3.idk

And you can even write the numbers and even if REALLY NEEDEDmake a tiny guide at the start of how to get around your thread.

But yeah, this is just a tip on how to write better threads here, or on any forums.

Seen so many posts that i would have an interest in reading however they would physiclly hurt my eyes so bad that i just x out of them.

-Fox (the legend)

18-05-2018, 07:56 PM

Celty Wrote: +1 I completely agree with this. Whenever I have long posts I separate them into paragraphs. I make sure each point has it's own paragraph or at least each group of sentences that are related to each other. I try not to make each paragraph too long so people don't lose interest.

I also highly recommend bolding some important words so that if someone is skimming through what you typed,it catches their eye.

18-05-2018, 07:57 PM

behindtheshadows Wrote: Thanks dude, i actually thought about adding a tip about bolding in the post. (before i saw your reply). It can help out a lot to bold important words in a post. (like the most important parts)

18-05-2018, 08:02 PM

rushrain Wrote: shut up and take my +rep

18-05-2018, 08:03 PM

behindtheshadows Wrote: Pretty sure you can not +rep yet dude.

I amglad to help out though!( a +rep would have been nice tho )