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Today we\u2019ve already had some record-length comments. Here\u2019s what we need to remind ourselves of:
\n1. If you write a long, long comment, conversation slows down; many will stop because they don\u2019t want to read that long, long comment.
\n2. Do what you can to make it clear to whom you are responding.
\n3. Keep your comments to about 250 words or shorter (think of others).<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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