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Question about my post being deleted.

NY64·7/25/2019, 9:25:34 PM·7 votes·5,706 views

So I made a post called "Would you like to see infinity edge nerfed" the post was deleted because they want me to "spend a bit more time on your post and keep your content constructive".

Ok I understand now that you want me to say more than 1 sentence in the body of my post. My body was "So ADC's can stop doing so much damage". I just want to explain why I made the body only 1 sentence. I have made many posts and have learned that the ones I make that usually get the most views,votes, and comments are those that are short and sweet. They get to the point right away before the reader loses their attention and moves on to the next post instead of making posts that are long essays that eventually make readers lose their focus.

So my question is what is a good middle ground between being constructive content and giant essays? How many sentences should I use to have my post be considered constructive? Or was it the content itself that was bad? I've seen posts before that use only one sentence so I thought that was ok to use.

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ModUlanopo7/25/2019, 11:12:54 PM4 votes

I don't know why people are downvoting you, as it's a perfectly valid question. When you say, "I have made many posts and have learned that the ones I make that usually get the most views,votes, and comments are those that are short and sweet", you've kind of hit the nail on the head. The biggest problem with Gameplay right now is how difficult it is to find meaningful content. Threads that only exist as a conversation starter are generally a better fit for RANT or GD, as the majority of the feedback we receive is people wanting more substance.

With regard to your specific thread, I feel it's a problem because it expects the reader to accept a pair of unsupported assumptions: that ADC's do too much damage and that Infinity Edge is a core component for why they do too much damage. We're not expecting a graduate thesis on this, but you need to structure the conversation in such a way that it can lead in productive directions.

As examples, if IE is too strong, when and why is it strong? What do you mean when you say that ADC's do too much damage? Does IE squeeze out other gear choices?