At 18:06 02-05-18, Domenico Statuto wrote:
 >Bill’s response to my post basically denies that the way Facebook
 >format posts and replies discourages lenghty and detailed discussions.
 >Not sure why he says it’s not to the point, however.
 >
 >Well, I do know there aren’t technical limits to the length of the
 >posts on fb, but I am sure everyone experienced discussions on fb are
 >usually made of short sentences and short posts. The few who try and
 >write down a more detailed post is often frustrated. “It is but
 >doesn’t need to be so”, Bill says. Still, it is so - usually - and
 >probably there is something in fb that discourages long posts.

Is this because most people write on their phones 
nowadays, and a small amount of text looks a lot longer on a small screen?

I know this is short, but I am writing it at my 
desk, and there is no need to go into further detail! :)

David

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