> Writing should be concise, accurate, and to the point, and we as writers should always strive live by the wisdom of Strunk: "Use less words."
I think the feeling is often "I made this so long because I did not have time to make it shorter."
Of course on the web, this is short-sighted and self-defeating. If you have a valuable thought that you commit to the web, you do so in the hopes that it will be read many, many times. You only have to write it once.
So to agree with dizzystar, respect your (potential) readers and spend a little more time making that thought concise.
It is short-sighted and self-defeating because there is nothing written in stone that says that your content is immutable.
I love it when I receive emails from readers asking me to clarify some point, or telling me about spelling errors. I also get requests to remove paragraphs. After about 5 minutes of pondering it, I find that they are usually right. It's not that difficult to delete a paragraph.
I think the feeling is often "I made this so long because I did not have time to make it shorter."
Of course on the web, this is short-sighted and self-defeating. If you have a valuable thought that you commit to the web, you do so in the hopes that it will be read many, many times. You only have to write it once.
So to agree with dizzystar, respect your (potential) readers and spend a little more time making that thought concise.