• GrapeKoolaid said on Aug 29, 2006....

  It's the proper spacing that does it for me.
  
  When all the words are crammed together, I often read the same lines twice. When they're spaced out better, it's more conducive to reading, I think.
  

• allaroundgirl said on Aug 29, 2006....

  I think you're right...I once came across a really long blog that wasn't spaced and I found it hard to read. In the end I couldn't remember what I had read :|
  

• mymave2006 said on Aug 29, 2006....

  me too, i prefer to read short blogs.Long blogs ussually twist my eyes, i'm need eyeglasses but i hate to wear them....
  

• Heartwalker said on Aug 29, 2006....

  I read all types, both long and short ones, provided the spacing is fine and it has been properly writtem, too many errors put me off.. but if the contentis informative and knowledgeable, i take the time to go through it fully...even if it of any length.
  

• secretlife said on Aug 29, 2006....

  SW clued me in about the spacing after I posted a bunch without any.
  
  It really made a difference in my longer blogs.
  
  I tend to put the longer ones to the side and read them when I have more time.
  
  I do read both types.
  

• the_infernal_optimist said on Aug 29, 2006....

  It depends on whether or not it's a "wall of words," as PPs have said.
  
  If there aren't enough breaks, just seeing a screen full of words puts me off and I'll skip.
  
  If there are nice, non-Hawthorne-ish (how's that for a bastardization of the English language?) paragraphs with clear divisions, I'm as likely to read a long blog as a short one (unless very pressed for time).
  

• CerealArsonist said on Aug 30, 2006....

  I prefer short blogs. With pictures. Or jokes.
  

• Zayda said on Aug 30, 2006....

  I read both short ones and longs ones as long as there is actual paragraph spacing in them. If there is no paragraphing, I skip it no matter how short it is.
  

• essocharis said on Aug 30, 2006....

  .doesn't matter..as long as it's interesting for me to read. If it gets too long though, my eyes will hurt and I stop reading;P
  

• ayinkurie said on Aug 30, 2006....

  Depends on moods. If I have ample time, I don't mind the long one. But Just-nice is the best. Not to long and not to short. Again, what's the post is about, that plays important part too :)
  

• teacherlynn said on Aug 30, 2006....

  Hi allaroundgirl,
  
  For me since I like to read, I read through the whole blog rather it short or long does not matter. Secondly, some blogs are posted to draw you I think. Furthermore, I find the blogs with a catchy title seem to draw me in--they seem to be saying read me.
  
  Also when other members respond to my blogs. I find I want to learn what they are writing about as well.
  
  teacherlynn
  

• GMNIMan said on Aug 30, 2006....

  I read both short and long blogs. However as GrapeKoolaid says it, spacing it properly is important. If I a see a long blog but written in a single paragraph, then I would give it a pass. Spaced properly even long blogs become readable.
  
  I have a tendency to post long blogs. Please pay a visit and tell me whether I should be less wordy.
  
  GM
  

• quidnunc said on Aug 30, 2006....

  kilometric sentences and paragraphs, not laced with proper spacing, is what makes me think twice whether to proceed to fully read a post.
  

• pinkjellybeans said on Aug 30, 2006....

  I think huge amounts of text can be quite intimidating but, like someone else said, spacing is key. If everything is paragraphed well, it makes it easier to read.
  
  Personally, I prefer blogs which are to the point, i.e. short but detailed. Masses of pasted text is a total no-no!
  
  PinkJellyBeans :o)
  

• JadeLondon said on Aug 30, 2006....

  I feel a bit redundant chiming in on this one...
  
  Spacing is very pleasing to the eye. This is probably the only world where I am permitted a one sentence paragraph, and people are thankful. I think it has something to do with the harsh glare of a computer screen.
  
  Anyway, I am something of a reader. I also read a little faster than the norm, so length is not so much of an issue.
  
  What is more likely to put me off is an overabundance of spellings or typos, but only if the meaning is obstructed.
  
  I like stories, humor, something that forces me to stop and think. I want to ponder, to answer a question.
  

• LibraBabe said on Aug 30, 2006....

  I'm very new to blogging. Started like 1-2 weeks ago. Knew nothing about blogging. Just wanted to gripe some & wrote what I think to be long blogs, then I started reading others & found many are quite short. Interesting. Well, long or short is fine with me. It just has to appeal to me.
  

• hotaka said on Aug 30, 2006....

  I write long ones and I don't expect they will be read by many. I will read long blogs if the subject interests me. If it's too long I skim over some parts. Short blogs are easier. But I don't like reading blogs with too many grammatical errors or email language abbreviations. I don't care to take the time to decipher the codes.
  

• purple said on Aug 30, 2006....

  I am glad you brought this up. It drives me nuts that on blogs you can't indent paragraphs or if you can I sure don't know how. Generally, if I were writing an essay, I wouldn't have a gap between paragraphs like this:
  
  Unless of course I was doing one paragraph about a character in one scene and then the next paragraph was in another geographical area altogether.
  
  But the gap increases readability. If you were paying me to write for your website, would it be normal to have all these gaps? I miss the paragraph indentations.
  
  Do I read long blog posts? Yes. Want to know why? Because I resent it being such a fast food microwave world where no one takes the time to read anymore. Have we become a culture of one-liners and text messages? Would we want Steinbeck's novels to be reduced to Short Stories? I don't want to be a lazy reader or a lazy writer. And I don't want short shallow paragraphs if I can help it.
  
  Granted, poetry can be short and have great depth in the hands of a skillful poet. But I'd hate to think I'm only reading blogs that are short and skipping all the more in depth stuff.
  Has everyone stopped reading already because this reply was too long?
  

• chingform said on Aug 30, 2006....

  depends ... i read long blogs when i have time for it :)
  

• rockyracoon said on Aug 30, 2006....

  i prepare shorter ones..
  
  long ones some times gets read, but only if it interests me. :)
  
  I often do short blogs.. so please read mine.. (still have no adsense though)
  

• sigroid75 said on Aug 30, 2006....

  i write long and short blogs...i read really interesting
  ones...there's a limitation though--i don't have fast
  internection connection. we use dial up here, which
  is loaded by the prepaid card i buy. so if i read long
  blogs, im wasting my time...
  

• ellaywest said on Aug 30, 2006....

  Ditto, as long as it's interesting. I'm game. The longest topic I have read on here was "My Last Sermon".....very interesting! And the comments seem like they went on forever.
  

• ellaywest said on Aug 30, 2006....

  Ditto, as long as it's interesting. I'm game. The longest topic I have read on here was "My Last Sermon".....very interesting! And the comments seem like they went on forever.
  

• genuinehater said on Aug 30, 2006....

  That's very important, and while we are on that subject, may I suggest a cup of tea for your wait?
  

• varada said on Aug 30, 2006....

  If it is interesting long blogs are read. But sometimes it is boring.
  As mentioned above, spacing of sentences gives relaxation to the eyes.
  Selection of font and the colour is also helpful.
  But the most important is the subject of the blog.
  

• gingersoul said on Aug 30, 2006....

  It's not a matter of lenght, but interest. If a blog is interesting it doesn't matter how long can go.
  Quality, not quantity is my measurement tool.
  
  I like blogs that have a nice block of sentences and space between them.
  

• elleb84 said on Aug 30, 2006....

  Length doesnt matter(in this case), what makes me read is whether the topic is interesting or not...
  

• Anselm said on Sep 01, 2006....

  If a post is sufficiently short, I'll have read the entire thing before realizing it's not worth reading.
  
  For me, the optimal size is several paragraphs, but usually no t over a page or two. There are exceptions: programming blogs with code and stuff included are often expected to be longer. These things can be like mini-tutorials. Just make sure longer posts are skimmable. As everyone else has said, paragraphs. (A girl in my freshman English course once asked about our papers, 'do we have to, like, break them up into paragraphs?')
  

• SoulCasterer said on Sep 04, 2006....

  both.
  
  i read the first few sentences. if i find it interesting enough then i continue.
  

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