Reading long posts in this forum

[ColdFront77]

I would love to read, then understand the information in the long posts in this forum, but it isn't that easy... or is it?

I will read long posts that hold my interest, more difficult to get through one that isn't something we are interested in. In this case, I am very much interested, but it is difficult to even start the first paragraph because of the length.

So my odd question... What should I do? :-?

[weatherlover427]

My idea is for people (including you) to read just the posts that interest you. IMO there is no reason for you to read the ones that do not. Just my $0.02 .

[ColdFront77]

True, Josh.

As I mentioned, I want to read these long meteorology related posts, but they are very long;
which makes it time consuming, nevermind understanding them fully.

[weatherlover427]

If you have trouble understanding them, why not ask the person who posted the post to translate it and make it short ans sweet so that you can understand it?

[ColdFront77]

What I am really asking/wondering if fellow weather enthusiasts are actually reading these verbose, but very interesting and worthwhile posts.

Understanding of them is secondary. For the most part I will understand them, but can't even read them more than once, being so long. Actually, there should be plenty of questions being asked of the one who posted the lengthy post.

[Suzi Q]

I too have had to stumble through some of the more lengthy and deatiled posts which at times were almost greek to me. What I have found is the more I read them and the more other folks make comments on them, the more I begin to understand since others might phrase the same information in more of a "common folk" language. Plus, now that I am almost through with my first meteorology course, I am actually finding some of them more easy to understand and applicable to what I have learned in class. I enjoy those posts, but I must admit, they can be real brain workers! However, the knowledge I have gained from them make them worth the brain strain.

[Colin]

Like Josh said, I just read the posts that interest me. If they are long and confusing, I don't bother.

[ColdFront77]

Colin, as I said (above), I am interested in the long posts. It is difficult to spend the time reading them.

I too have had to stumble through some of the more lengthy and deatiled posts which at times were almost greek to me. What I have found is the more I read them and the more other folks make comments on them, the more I begin to understand since others might phrase the same information in more of a "common folk" language. Plus, now that I am almost through with my first meteorology course, I am actually finding some of them more easy to understand and applicable to what I have learned in class. I enjoy those posts, but I must admit, they can be real brain workers! However, the knowledge I have gained from them make them worth the brain strain.

Thank you eb. As I mentioned to you a few days ago, I would love to be a meteorologist, but college isn't for me... so I unfortunately cannot be one.

I would love to learn what you have learned and are learning in your classes, but I guess that isn't possible with your busy schedule.

[weatherlover427]

The long posts are very informative; but there are some of us who have trouble comprehending what is written in such a fashion IMHO. As Tom said, college isn't for him; and I have a hard time going also. I would love to be a meetorologist or some other weather-related field of work; but right now I can't see that happening because my math grades in school ate dirt.

[Suzi Q]

Trust me ya'll, had I known how much math was involved, I might have thought twice about this. I was so unintelligent in math in high school they placed me in Algebra lab, not long after, I dropped out. I am fortunate to be able to afford to do this full time, but at my age (42) there is no guarantee I'll survive this. I'm pretty much like everyone else on here with a real desire for knowledge. Now being two weeks away from finishing my first met class (which is so basic it's pathetic) I am humbled by the realization that I didn't know squat and have come to rely very much on my friends here to explain things that make no sense whatsoever at times. For those that ARE actual meteorologists I have the highest regard for them now that I know what they had to do to get there. They are the ones, along with my close buds on here that inspire me to keep going. For those that aren't actual mets, you still prolly know a heck of a lot more than me and I defer to you as well. That for me is the whole point of these boards, the sharing and exchange of info and knowledge, that otherwise would be difficult to acquire let alone assimilate.

[weatherlover427]

Well said eb4480! I admire you for your coyrage and desire to learn! I wish I had that much courage .