Why? People need to be able to read, this is an effective way of learning to read. People should post more essay type posts as they aren't pointless and they don't just take up space, they're actually very informative and can train people to read long articles. Also, if someone quotes an essay, they can just snip it, so it doesn't take up massive amounts of space on the thread. People always go on about essay posts and really long things said as being boring and an eyesore but if it's got a point, it's useful and am interesting to read. Also, if you have read this much, I pity you, for there really isn't any point to me writing this much.
I should buy some potatoes.