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Tl;dr has evolved to mean I just don’t want to bother please recap it for me (kbin.social)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I need a quippy response to say it’s not that bad, I promise, google or click the link and scan it. Then let’s chat about what you think

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (4 children)

TL/DR has always meant that when written in response to a wall of text. If you’re going to post a wall of text, you need to accept that the VAST majority of people will not read it, and include a summary. Convention has evolved that the poster can highlight a summary of their wall of text themselves (and avoid a snarky “TL/DR” comment from others) by the poster highlighting the summary with their own TL/DR notation.

TL/DR: If people are throwing TLDR at you, you need to practice summarizing, rather than comeback quips.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I suppose I’m aiming at a middle ground where yes things should be summarized… but also take a look too, it’s interesting, I want to know what you think after scanning.

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