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MickJof OP t1_j1hq5xk wrote

Reply to comment by chridoff in LPT: On the internet try to be as brief as possible to convey your message by MickJof

Yes, detail is good as well and some posts DO require detail. But even when going into detail I would caution to not use more words than strictly necessary.
Ultimately that might still mean a longer post sometimes, and that's okay.

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ArchdukeOfNorge t1_j1hru66 wrote

It’s a good tip for writing in general. Partially because of how school work for writing is organized, and how it encourages higher word counts, we all mostly learned to write with fluff, and not how to be appropriately concise. There is such a thing as too concise though, I don’t want to read the equivalent of formalized radio-talk.

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Mouzly t1_j1hzdu4 wrote

I took a Business Writing class in college, and it was SO HELPFUL to un-train all of the "minimum word count" habits built up in every other class.

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