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Using the first few paragraphs and then linking to full postings has gotten popular these days. I wonder what the readers of this blog think about this. I have my own preference, but I think the views of the people reading this blog are more important.
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Psycho Woman Throws Knives At Children
13 years ago
Hi,
Here are my thoughts
1) For long posts, it's just a little easier to scroll thru shortened versions.
2) I suspect it might help gather statistics, like those by StatCounter. You might have noticed "zero" time visited. I read that this is a false signal; that you only get a time estimate if the visitor clicks something else... Read More might help this. (just a weakly informed hunch).
3) I like graphics. I usually try to add one at the top of a post. The Read More allows eye candy lovers to more easily get their fix.
4) I've started to try to figure this out, and like an itch, I need to figure it out! Then I can always revert to NOT having the "Read Me" element in my page ;-p
Oops! I Better go vote.
I'm less likely to "read more", especially if there's no hook to the post.
I guess it would depend on how many posts there were in a given time span or the number displayed on the front page.
Lots of posts - short introductions can cut down on page load time for the slowpokes on dial-up.
Fewer posts - probably better to have the whole story since as lew says people might be less inclined to read the whole story. (I find myself guilty of that as well)
I don't have the attention span to click a link, wait for it to redraw the browser and then read on.
I mean, you've seen my posts? That is about all I can handle.
Regards,
Tengrain