[erikb]

Thanks for telling me, so I could give this guy an upvote to counter :)

[raganwald]

Notice that I actually agree that my words were too long! I rarely actually downvote people, and almost never when they're criticizing me.

[erikb]

Was that agreement stated in another comment?

[raganwald]

I consistently write long essays and I lack the patience to edit them to manageable length. More importantly, I lack the moral fibre to discard perfectly good points. Any fool can chop filler out of an essay. It takes an author of sterling character to discard perfectly good ideas in the interest of making what remains an even better essay.

And I lack that character. Having written words about an idea I like, I find it very difficult to let go of them, and my writing suffers for it

[pg]

Try footnotes.

[raganwald]

Thank you![1]

[1]: Really!