The_pantless_hero wrote:*snip*
MY GOD WHAT IS WITH PEOPLE WRITING PARAGRAPHS ONE LINE AT A TIME IN DOUBLE SPACE.
It's market share of existence? Rather high I would guess. Of use? Very low because it isn't intercompatible with Word.
Yes, that is double spaced. I am also not writing TEN FUCKING LINES.
Now you listen to me.
I will space my paragraphs however I please. If all you can find to object to in a properly spelled and comprehensibly grammatical post is the spacing of the paragraphs, then your mood or temprament is not suited to debating anything.
Double spacing between paragraphs is the standard for manuscripts, as is starting a paragraph without tab or spaces.
Because almost no-one here uses a tab at start of paragraph, and because the default font here is not
justified (ie, stretched out so the last word of a line goes to the right margin) it is the right standard to use, because without it a paragraph ending with a full-stop at the right margin would not appear as a paragraph at all. The next paragraph, starting on the next line, would appear to be the continuation of the same paragraph (except for the rare user who has non-printing characters like the paragraph symbol ¶ displaying.)
Not only is it astoundingly petty of you to object to people putting a line between paragraphs, it is also WRONG.
If readability matters less to you than space taken up on your screen ... I suggest you find your Page Down button. Those of us who find a post (and particularly a long post) easier to read with the paragraphs clearly separated will continue to do that in our own posts.
Shouting at us isn't going to make us change that habit. You can forget that.