"...the consensus seems to be that long journal entries scare people off and don't get read/commented on as much as the short ones..."

I haven't seen that consensus, but then I'd continue to ignore it if it was true, anyway. *grins* I think using the <.cut text> tag is just a way of conserving space, myself, and a bit annoying at that. But then, I may be lazy and not want to click around to see someone's post but I don't have a short attention span. I'm less likely to read it if it's hidden.

Anyway... when're we going to hear about Hawaii? *smiles*