Okay, the first thing about this post I'd like to point out is this I don't expect many of you to actually read It all. That's okay. That's actually the part of the point. There's always been the rant that focuses on the TLDR aspect of the forum. It comes up in almost any long-winded post; often appearing in the form of "read the whole post, retard." Well, this is a bit of a test of your forum reading patience, I suppose. Think of it like an extremely fine filter. Nothing's saying you're undedicated or a bad user if you don't read all this. But if you do read it, that's saying a few things. Patience, for one. Curiosity, another. Too much time on your hands? Possibly. If you have that auto-scroller that comes with most mice with a scroll wheel, I'd suggest engaging it. I figure if you've gotten this far, you're going to continue. Okay, that's my little (heh) intro thing.
Now for the discussion aspect of the thread. What compels a person to click on a thread, discover that the first post has many rich paragraphs, and then post without reading anyway? Post count could be one thing, sure. Personally, I think it's more of an attention span sort of thing. People aren't patient enough to sit through giant chunks of words and be bothered to sit and have to think about them, let alone come up with an intelligent and contextually sound reply. That's really no surprise, even though the forum is designed for exactly that. I know this upsets a lot of people who embrace this form of communication, and to those people (presumably the only these people will be reading this anyway) I say it's okay. Really, it is. I'm not saying to stop chastising those who blatantly disregard to read even the most basic of posts, but to understand that this problem really isn't that big of a deal. Consider how dry it would be with consistent, paragraphed and well-thought out discussion. Even the most meticulous of us can find humour in that well-timed one-liner.
You're deep enough in to receive my commendations. To prove you've read this far, if you reply, include a country that begins and ends with the letter 'a', a vegetable and a holiday that happens either in the autumn or winter. Really, you're awesome for not ripping out your hair.
I truly wonder how many of you will actually read it all.
I know that somebody did this already, but fuck you Zerok.