I like to see the question up front and the explanation about the question second.
Grant: I like this too. I don't know that most posters are sophisticated enough to think about this, but it is another tip that could be added for people learning to post.
I'll scroll through a long post if it is coherent and has some white space.
Jack: Cool. That's more patience than I have.
Split text of the post itself in two parts.
peter: I've started doing this myself in other contexts. I also believe it helps and is another tip that could be shared. But this one is dangerous to share with people I think because it could cause people to post a lot of little posts unnecessarily.
Thanks all for weighing in. I was curious what you would say.