The fact that about 50% of the topics created here are people whining about the rules.

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If you can read this, you're not our president.

However, I think one of its merits is that it filters out stupid, short responses.

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Reporter: "What do you think of Western Civilization?"
Gandhi: "I think it would be a good idea."
Save the planet Nalgene style!

Furthermore, if you actually have a grasp of the English language, then increasing the length of your post can only possibly serve to clarify, not obfuscate.

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It is my deepest wish that we will one day escape our cradle.

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Furthermore, if you actually have a grasp of the English language, then increasing the length of your post can only possibly serve to clarify, not obfuscate.

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The point of the word limit is to show how everything that falls underneath is utterly worthless and should have never been uttered.

Furthermore, if you actually have a grasp of the English language, then increasing the length of your post can only possibly serve to clarify, not obfuscate.

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Your high school English teachers never taught you the principle of 'quality over quantity,' did they?

If anything, the length requirement is a bit of humor on David's behalf.  It's annoying as fuck, but considering that...some...LW members, lack the ability to write a short and witty reply, I tolerate it.

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Roses are red, violets are blue, I'm a schizophrenic...
...And so am I

Not that I can't sympathize. I might've just been lucky -- there was already one going, when I first got in here.

(Edited by lunasantin at 7:56 pm on Feb. 4, 2006)

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Make love, not traffic.

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Bullshit

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It doesn't mean you post can't be perfectly clear if it's short, but it adds little or nothing to the discussion. If you're going to write more, it can't possibly make things worse, unless you're an idiot.

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Your high school English teachers never taught you the principle of 'quality over quantity,' did they?

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It's not a matter of quality over quantity, it's a matter of having said enough to form a basis for discussion. I don't care how incredibly awesome your one liner is, it simply can't provide enough substance for someone to talk about.

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It is my deepest wish that we will one day escape our cradle.

-There is a one liner that would provide ample discussion. A request for more information. I get it now, that its more of a joke than anything, and thats fine. The only issue I had with it was that it was making people bulk out their posts with extra meaningless words

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Passion

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Bullshit

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It doesn't mean you post can't be perfectly clear if it's short, but it adds little or nothing to the discussion. If you're going to write more, it can't possibly make things worse, unless you're an idiot.

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