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====One-sentence teasers and lead-ins====
====One-sentence teasers and lead-ins====
Teasers exist to encourage readers to read more of your posts. According to David Doolin, <ref>"Teasers should be designed to compress the information on a webpage, without crowding it nor without annoying the reader."</ref> Teasers should be concise in order to work smoothly with the user's tendency to scan. Keep your teaser limited to one sentence.
Teasers exist to encourage readers to read more of your posts. According to David Doolin, "Teasers should be designed to compress the information on a webpage, without crowding it nor without annoying the reader."<ref>"Writing Effective Teasers"</ref> Teasers should be concise in order to work smoothly with the user's tendency to scan. Keep your teaser limited to one sentence.


====Brief summary paragraphs====
====Brief summary paragraphs====
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