Game Of Thrones Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 I'm writing a huge analysis right now that's only about 20% done, and it's 8 pages in Microsoft Word, with size 10. I think it'll be like 1500 lines when I'm done. Can I submit an OP that long? If not, what can I do to prevent people from posting before I finish posting all of my OPs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stubby Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 As to the first, post it in separate posts. As to the second, ask in the first sentence of the OP for people to refrain from posting until you're done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stannis Eats No Peaches Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Or you could break it up by using spoiler tags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stubby Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Or you could break it up by using spoiler tags. Yep, that's another valid option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Crow's Third Eye Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 What I usually see people do is post one part in the OP then quickly comment in the next few boxes "reserved for Part II, reserved for Part III" etc. then go back and edit those comments with Parts II and III etc of the OP.Hope that makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mormont Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 I would note that you should really think about why your OP needs to be that long. Are you starting a discussion, or are you writing an essay? The site is really set up for the former, not so much the latter. Users don't log in expecting to wade through giant chunks of text, and frequently they won't. I see threads starting with these huge OPs and often, hardly anyone posts in them. That's not a great use of this board - or your time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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