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Message: <blockquote data-quote="NotAYakk" data-source="post: 7888440" data-attributes="member: 72555">It wasn't the reading level.  It was the writing!  You'd fail any 8th grade writing assignment like that.I'm just saying, when writing a wall of text, start with saying what the hell you are talking about in summary.  Then talk about it.Look at paragraph 1.  Why the hell is that paragraph 1?  Why do we need motivation for what you are going to write before we know what you are writing about?Then, still not saying what "it" is, you start talking about a video skit from a comedy show.Next, you start blathering on about another meta topic.  GET TO THE POINT MAN.  Another paragraph of, honestly, noise.  Then another paragraph of not WHINING about other people on the internet -- is that the point of your post?  MAYBE!  WHO KNOWS!6 god damn paragraphs into a rant AND YOU HAVEN'T SAID WHAT YOU ARE RANTING ABOUT.  I mean, if the prose was good, we could be on to something -- there are people who can pull that off.  I mean, there are columnists who write about nothing backwards and forward.At this point I assume you might actually get to a point, but who knows!  Maybe your next paragraph will rant on about another tangential topic that has naughty word-all to do with the point.  Shall we check?  Nope.  7th paragraph isMore naughty word around with whining about meta people who may or may not exist outside of your head, because you are going to quote a strawman!  Great.  8th paragraph is the quote.OMG!  At paragraph 9 you get to the point... maybe?No, still some kind of strawman argument.  No position taken yet.So, you asked what I thought.  That is what I think.When trying to make a point, start with the rule of 3.First say what you are going to say; what point you are trying to make.Then say it.  Make your point.Then say what you said.  Say why this justified your point.In each part, recuse if you need more detail.  Repeat the middle part a few times as well if needed.Don't rant on for 9 paragraphs about the sins of generic other people in generic other threads when talking about this topic without describing the topic clearly, or even saying what position you are taking.</blockquote>

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