Old posts

For grins I took a look at some really old posts on this site- some all the way back to 2008.

What struck me was that I thought that the questions and responses had more thought put into them and editing was even better.

Are the current batch of forum members getting a bit lax in their posts or are we all too rushed in everything.

There is no 140 character restriction on this Forum.

I think people in general are more sloppy and careless than even 7 years ago.

KrustykleenX^^^ Couldn't really say why...Maybe some have time restrictions/family considerations...low real interest level...sometimes adding extra comment is not really needed /required....Short brief posts can be quite adequate too.

I think the emphasis on brevity in some social media has some folks accustomed to communicating in short thoughts. I will occasionally post longer messages, but sometimes I don't have a lot to add to a discussion that has gone on for years.

Guess i've gotten a little more snarky over the time I've been on this board.

I'll give ya that LisaK.

I think written communications has evolved from email (longer messages) to texting. I don't have any stats, but I would venture to guess that the we receive and send far more text messages than any other form of communication. This has led to much shorter messages and often times less thoughtful content.

@krustykleenX Good - and interesting - observation. Going way back, my great grandfather (8th grade education) wrote a war diary and the sentences were usually close to a page long - and they read well and were understandable. It seems that evolving from handwritten communication, to typewritten, to email and then to text messages, brevity has become more of the standard. There are still some very well written posts, blogs, and stories here that don't skimp on words

I try to use proper grammar and punctuation!

I even use complete words and sentences, including punctuation, when I text.

I DO think that more than 140 of us are unique characters

Longer story posts or detailed descriptions of encounters are fine. For general discussions, I prefer posts that are succinct and to the point. Often I see posts where someone writes a lot of words that say very little.