Still write it out before hand in some note app, then do your brief introduction and warn there's a wall of text coming.
This works just fine for PM/DM communication, as you prepare your scenario ahead of time, but still have a shorter, easier to digest introduction the gives the person a chance to either prepare for it or say "sorry, right now is not a good time for a wall of text, go to [person,place,thing]"
I appreciate a good WOT as much as anyone, but I would also advise take the time to think "can I explain this more concisely without losing information in the process?" Communication is hard, chat especially so, and it's something that takes practice. Social media is pretty bad for this as different platforms value different aspects of conversation and benefit different types of discussion. (I must admit it amazes me people have technical conversations on Twitter, as I cannot see the platform is suited for it by any means, but it's a personal preference of course)
Basically though, it's the same strategy; just prepare in advance, and if it's _really_ long, shoot a short message before you write to prepare your partner.
That's a great approach, thanks! I like that it still has the benefit of giving them all the information asynchronously whenever they have a chance to read it, but also gives them an easy intro handle to understand the request and digest it appropriately. Will have to try this out next time.
This works just fine for PM/DM communication, as you prepare your scenario ahead of time, but still have a shorter, easier to digest introduction the gives the person a chance to either prepare for it or say "sorry, right now is not a good time for a wall of text, go to [person,place,thing]"
I appreciate a good WOT as much as anyone, but I would also advise take the time to think "can I explain this more concisely without losing information in the process?" Communication is hard, chat especially so, and it's something that takes practice. Social media is pretty bad for this as different platforms value different aspects of conversation and benefit different types of discussion. (I must admit it amazes me people have technical conversations on Twitter, as I cannot see the platform is suited for it by any means, but it's a personal preference of course)
Basically though, it's the same strategy; just prepare in advance, and if it's _really_ long, shoot a short message before you write to prepare your partner.