Re: RFC - How to ask...

[ELISHEVA]

After just seeing (two) very long posts on SOPW, maybe we also want to add something lauding the glories of <readmore> tags? Something like:

Please, be respectful of other seekers of wisdom. Very long posts make it hard for people to see questioners that came before you. If your question is very long (more than N screenfuls), start with a summary paragraph and include the details between <readmore> tags.

For me, N > 2 (more than 2 screenfuls) is streching it and 4-5 is overboard. I suspect others have different feelings about when too much is too much, but I think coming up with some guideline of when a post is "too long" might avoid frustrating those who use the SOPW page.

Best, beth

Update: clarified "very long" - sort of