well... you know, that's a good question. i think partly it's a result of falling in with an lj crowd who generally cut their long posts... i just came to think of it as the way to go. but some don't... and it's well, i don't know... seems so petty now that i say it... a pain to scroll by when you're skimming? haaha. i think... well... it's like getting a phone call you weren't ready for. you want to talk... just maybe not right then. somehow a cut post is more inviting to me.... uncut, it's more like ::sigh:: here we go! but, really, i think what i mostly dislike is when people post fic without cutting it - because a. it can be REALLY long and b. you don't want to accidentally read the middle of a fic... you know? also, there's someone on my list who posts AWFUL poetry. really long awful poetry that burns my eyes when i see it and she never cuts. yeah, see? i really wasn't talking about you. :)
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Date: 2003-02-06 07:15 am (UTC)but, really, i think what i mostly dislike is when people post fic without cutting it - because a. it can be REALLY long and b. you don't want to accidentally read the middle of a fic... you know?
also, there's someone on my list who posts AWFUL poetry. really long awful poetry that burns my eyes when i see it and she never cuts.
yeah, see? i really wasn't talking about you. :)