It used to be we could leave just a smiley as a reply, but now you have to leave a message at least 10 characters long, which is why so many smileys have .......... included!

I don't mind long posts; they are difficult to read and garner content if they aren't broken into many paragraphs. Paragraphs that are longer than 4 or 5 sentences are also tedious to read online, for me. I find paragraphs of 3 sentences are easiest to read and keep content in mind.

I think members here often want to respond, but don't really know what to say ... and that's what they can say! "I'm reading, and care but don't know what else to say."