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2. I've often been tempted...

Reply to Donkees (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 1, 2023, 07:22 PM

Dec 2023

... to do just that, but feel that it wouldn't be right to edit someone else's work. It's sometimes a dilemma for me when four paragraphs isn't enough to express a point.

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Question about quote limits [View all] intrepidity Dec 2023 OP

Many sites use one sentence paragraphs for faster online readability ... Donkees Dec 2023 #1

I've often been tempted... Think. Again. Dec 2023 #2

The sites slicing up paragraphs into a string of one sentences, quite often are rebundling news packages from Reuters Donkees Dec 2023 #5

I always excerpt the 4 (or fewer) most significant paragraphs. I've never seen or heard of a rule, even in LBN progree Dec 2023 #3

The four paragraph limit is there to simplify enforcement EarlG Dec 2023 #4

Thank you for that thorough explanation. intrepidity Dec 2023 #6