On and On and On Anon.

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   mega1posted 13 years ago

   Do you suffer from wordiness, the inclination to use 4 words where 1 would have worked, or a whole paragraph where you only needed on sentence? You may want to join OOOA - or On and On and On Anon.  the organization that will help you stifle yourself a bit. 
   
   The idea is that we share ideas about how to stuff a sock in it here or talk a little about other things - with as few words as possible.  and these . . . will be forbidden! (well, at least for me, since I'm the one who overuses them etc. etc.)

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      Anesidoraposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Yes I do! Oh my gods I can talk. You should see my 14,000 word hubs!
      
      Tip?!!! Hah! Edit, edit, edit, and then cut it down some more and edit again!

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   mega1posted 13 years ago

   Here's the first post.  Help ME!

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   lady_love158posted 13 years ago

   Agh!

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   skyfireposted 13 years ago

   Eh ?

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   mega1posted 13 years ago

   well?

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   lady_love158posted 13 years ago

   What?

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   Denise Handlonposted 13 years ago

   YES!

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   mega1posted 13 years ago

   what to do, then?

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   Denise Handlonposted 13 years ago

   Hmmmmm...

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    mega1posted 13 years ago

    poems?

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    lady_love158posted 13 years ago

    K.

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    Aficionadaposted 13 years ago

    Ditto!  Edit, edit, edit - but first, see if the Hub would actually be better split into several separate ones.  Maybe you are putting all of your information into one basket, instead of balancing the load.
    
    I'll quit now.  OAOAOA Member #6
    
    EDIT:  OOOA Member #6

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    bayouladyposted 13 years ago

    too many words,me,yes!

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    mega1posted 13 years ago

    I think I like OAOAOA best!  I am in a simplify mood since discovering the 75 things movement!  so then, what about all these words I use?  well (oops,almost used the etc. dots there!)

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    Denise Handlonposted 13 years ago

    "Ommmmmmm"   "Be Still"

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    mega1posted 13 years ago

    hummmmmmmmm.

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    skyfireposted 13 years ago

    Meow

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    mega1posted 13 years ago

    giggle

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    Ohmaposted 13 years ago

    Sorry this may be a little to wrdy for this thread but it is relevant I promise.
    
    When I was younger and went to church with my parents we always thought it was very sweet that every time the preacher stood at the pulpit his wife would blow a kiss to him from her piano. It was a ritual every Sunday morning. One day my mom commented to the preacher about this and told him how sweet it was. He looked at her dead serious face and roared with laughter. He then told my mom that the KISS was a reminder to him to Keep It Short Stupid!

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    saleheensblogposted 13 years ago

    grrrrr

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    mega1posted 13 years ago

    woof!

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    alternate poetposted 13 years ago

    But wriitng for the net needs KEYWORDS and so the more you mention KEYWORDS the more likey your KEYWORDS are going to be found by Google that looks for KEYWORDS. KEYWORDiness is not a fault it is just KEYWORD talking.

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       Lisa HWposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       I'm wordy.  I know it.  It's how I am.  People don't have to read what I write.  I have to say I don't use four words when one would do.  I just write fifty sentence when six wouldn't do (as far as I'm concerned).  When I'm writing professionally I don't do "the wordy thing".  (That's why I write here - so I can do "the wordy thing"  They have to come out some time, or my head will explode.    )  If I need/want to be concise I can be.   

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          saleheensblogposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          well said,ha ha ha

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    bayouladyposted 13 years ago

    sure was.

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