"Excessive" has a weird connotation that I don't think is justified here. I think writers who feel entitled to long comments are operating under an impossible-to-please criteria. Trying to pass off extremely long comments as the only acceptable ones is simply a way to guilt their recipients into padding out longer replies.
Some people will leave a sentence or two. You gave them something, they said thanks. Some people will gush on for two or three comment boxes. You gave them something, they uploaded pics to Instagram and Facebook, told everyone they know, and offered to bear your children. Some people won't even take the time to say thank you. As long as my recipient comments at all, I have received my thank you. I don't think I'm required to leave incredibly long, detailed replies on my gifts. I said thank you and didn't mention the socks are ugly and don't fit, and I can't tell if you spent two months knitting them or are one of those knitters upthread who are just picking up your needles two hours before deadline to churn out a gnarled mess.
Re: Ways in which you are petty
"Excessive" has a weird connotation that I don't think is justified here. I think writers who feel entitled to long comments are operating under an impossible-to-please criteria. Trying to pass off extremely long comments as the only acceptable ones is simply a way to guilt their recipients into padding out longer replies.
Some people will leave a sentence or two. You gave them something, they said thanks. Some people will gush on for two or three comment boxes. You gave them something, they uploaded pics to Instagram and Facebook, told everyone they know, and offered to bear your children. Some people won't even take the time to say thank you. As long as my recipient comments at all, I have received my thank you. I don't think I'm required to leave incredibly long, detailed replies on my gifts. I said thank you and didn't mention the socks are ugly and don't fit, and I can't tell if you spent two months knitting them or are one of those knitters upthread who are just picking up your needles two hours before deadline to churn out a gnarled mess.