[sciguy125]

It's the internet. It's supposed to allow for the instantanious dissemination of knowledge. While long posts may be a wealth of knowledge, absorbing that knowledge is far from intantanious. Most of the time that I'm here (on the internet), I'm looking for quick sources of information that are straight to the point. If I don't see anything of interest in the first few sentences, I tend to stop reading. I read with the understanding that the first few sentences (generally the first paragraph) are a summary of what the rest of the article/post/whatever is about. If it doesn't grab my attention right away, I'll move on to something else. Having a long article is fine as long as I know what I'm reading about and can justify spending the time.