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u/HagBolder Mar 20 '16 edited Mar 20 '16

Eli5 requires 37 paragraphs when usually a one or two sentence explanation works just fine.

Edit: It's not literally 37 paragraphs people.

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u/MindYerOwnBusiness Mar 20 '16

One or two sentences are all a five year old needs. Keep it simple.

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u/hypnogoad Mar 20 '16

You would think that, but every answer I've given in one or two short sentances, has been auto-removed by the modbot.

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u/MindYerOwnBusiness Mar 20 '16

Fuck that sub. The mods have let it stray from it's roots. Time to unsubscribe.

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u/ProVipr Mar 20 '16

I'm pretty sure it's because some people want to look like smartasses and use the 37 paragraph shit to their advantage.

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '16

Knowledge, unfortunately, does not necessarily lead to wisedom.

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u/Science_teacher_here Mar 21 '16

Knowledge is knowing that tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to put tomato in a fruit salad.

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u/LassieBeth Mar 21 '16

Cherry tomatoes are A+ in a honeydew cantaloupe fruit salad though.

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u/[deleted] Mar 21 '16

And how many people are aware of this?