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People generally respond in the best way they can and with good intention. 

soboiceland said:

Is it common for people on forums to respond with very long, essay-style replies or copied material (for example, content generated by ChatGPT or pasted from other websites)? I

I don’t quote from Chat GPT.

I copied the information from PsychiatryUK to your request for an answer in your post High functioning vs low functioning because not everyone likes links and it worded the answer to your question better than I could manage. 

I try to be factual and as I don’t have the answer to everything I thought you might find it helpful. Clearly not.

Over my time here, some people have tried to control how others respond but the reality is that people are free to respond how they see fit so you can’t guarantee that you will get an answer that suits you.

ArchaeC said:

Over my time here, some people have tried to control how others respond but the reality is that people are free to respond how they see fit so you can’t guarantee that you will get an answer that suits you.

Absolutely.

What matters is the effort you put in trying to help someone.

ArchaeC said:

Over my time here, some people have tried to control how others respond but the reality is that people are free to respond how they see fit so you can’t guarantee that you will get an answer that suits you.

Absolutely.

What matters is the effort you put in trying to help someone.

ArchaeC said:

I was trying to be helpful with factual information.

An old expression comes to mind with regard to the O/P:

'Be grateful for what you get.'

Don't be disheartened ArchaeC 

I find your posts insightful and very helpful.

I was trying to be helpful with factual information.