Comments on: Use more inside more

Use more inside more

monju_bosatsu — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 15:48:44 -0800

I know you're eager to win the $30 for best post of the day, but please limit your linkstraganza to one paragraph on the front page. Paragraph breaks give the appearance of multiple posts on the front page and can cause confusion. Recent examples include this post and this post. If you absolutely must have more than one paragraph in your post, put the first on the front page, and the remainder in the first comment. Thanks in advance.

By: fvw

fvw — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 15:53:25 -0800

Quite.

By: bob sarabia

bob sarabia — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 15:54:34 -0800

It's getting comical at this point.

By: caddis

caddis — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 15:55:48 -0800

good advice

By: reklaw

reklaw — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 15:57:11 -0800

I hereby pledge to only post single-link posts for the entirety of this contest. Won't you all join me?

By: solid-one-love

solid-one-love — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 15:57:12 -0800

Shoulda made it $5, not $30.

By: caddis

caddis — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 15:59:05 -0800

I will take a good one link post, with a really quality link, over a link extravaganza any day. Nevertheless, some of those are pretty awesome. The best link fests are usually when there is a main link and then a few supporting links to explain, give examples or give contrasting points of view.

By: It's Raining Florence Henderson

It's Raining Florence Henderson — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 16:02:14 -0800

Link, Lots

By: mr_crash_davis

mr_crash_davis — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 16:05:32 -0800

Yeah. What they said.

By: sgt.serenity

sgt.serenity — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 16:09:23 -0800

I'm Outraged , what were we talking about again ?

By: First Post

First Post — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 16:26:52 -0800

I wondered about this.

On one hand, the bounty is a great idea, and hopefully contributes to people stepping their game up and really trying to deliver higher quality FPPs in order to "win".

On the other hand, it could end up generating a lot more people submitting a lot more FPPs, and if you play the percentages, a good chunk of those FPPs are going to be crap (or at least outside the traditional MeFi posting conventions).

No way to know for sure until we're into it a little further though, probably...

By: qvantamon

qvantamon — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 16:37:06 -0800

I don't think that posts that look like more than one post are such a bad idea.

posted by someone at 9:02 PM on August 3 [+] [!]

It could be a lot worse.

posted by someone at 9:02 PM on August 3 [+] [!]

And I don't see a problem with that AT ALL.

By: ericb

ericb — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 16:42:41 -0800

Link, Lots

Lancelot Link Secret Chimp on YouTube!

By: languagehat

languagehat — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 17:29:13 -0800

Sarge! Where you been?

By: knave

knave — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 17:31:47 -0800

I just want to point out that my linkstravaganza from yesterday (which, btw, got way more 'favorites' than dios'), was made without a thought to the contest. Just something I'd been meaning to share. It was only after I posted it that I remembered the contest, and secretly wished for my $30.

By: sgt.serenity

sgt.serenity — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 18:06:13 -0800

hello there languagehat !

i've been in bosnia , it was great : )

By: peacay

peacay — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 18:12:21 -0800

The cortex initiative would probably cure all ills.

By: absalom

absalom — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 18:19:02 -0800

This should be in the general guidelines page. Or is it? I've never read them.

By: Gamblor

Gamblor — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 18:52:12 -0800

Agreed. That posting style is annoying.

-Gamblor

By: caddis

caddis — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 19:10:27 -0800

Sarge needs a hug.

By: Eideteker

Eideteker — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 19:36:07 -0800

Don't forget this one. Personally, I forgive him because he's a newb, but you guys like to skewer, so skewer away.

By: shoepal

shoepal — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 20:53:26 -0800

Many thanks, monju. Much appreciated.

By: dg

dg — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 22:34:05 -0800

This should be in the general guidelines page. Or is it? I've never read them.
There are guidelines?

By: divabat

divabat — Fri, 04 Aug 2006 02:51:30 -0800

Sorry about that. I wasn't really sure where to break it up, and I have seen (and made) multi-paragraph posts before without much complaint. But lesson learnt.

By: languagehat

languagehat — Fri, 04 Aug 2006 05:28:28 -0800

I wasn't really sure where to break it up

The thought "where can I break this up?" should be followed immediately by the thought "more inside." You can put as many paragraph breaks as you like in the first comment and no one will give a damn.