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TLDR

Too long; didn't read.

Used as a response on message boards when a user posts a long message.

Also the name of a popular "off topic" message board, The Tldr (Thetldr.org/forums)
Poster one:

"The Embarras River (pronounced "EM-brah" or "AM-brah" IPA: ˈæm·brɔ) is a tributary of the Wabash River, 185 mi (298 km) long, in southeastern Illinois in the United States. The waters of the Embarras reach the Gulf of Mexico via the Wabash, Ohio, and Mississippi Rivers. The river drains a watershed of approximately 1,566,450 acres (2,440 sq mi/6,320 km²) in an agricultural region. The name comes from French explorers, who used the term embarras for river obstacles, blockages, and..."

Poster 2:

"TLDR."
by Murwak August 19, 2007
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TLDR

Also sometimes "TL,DR" or "TL;DR".

"Too long; didn't read."

1.) This is commonly used in Internet communities to respond to verbose postings which the respondent did not have the patience to fully digest.

2.) This is also occasionally used to designate a summary preceding or following a verbose post to which others may otherwise respond "TLDR".
1.) <Alice>: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Duis non neque sapien. Donec eu egestas dui. Quisque pellentesque pellentesque eros, eu posuere leo interdum id. In consequat, enim eget cursus aliquet, massa sem elementum ipsum, ut vestibulum magna arcu et odio. Maecenas vel pulvinar neque. Aliquam erat volutpat. Vivamus dictum vulputate dapibus.

<Bob>: TLDR

2.) <Alice> TLDR: This is just a bunch of filler text. It doesn't mean anything.

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Duis non neque sapien. Donec eu egestas dui. Quisque pellentesque pellentesque eros, eu posuere leo interdum id. In consequat, enim eget cursus aliquet, massa sem elementum ipsum, ut vestibulum magna arcu et odio. Maecenas vel pulvinar neque. Aliquam erat volutpat. Vivamus dictum vulputate dapibus.
by IsraelZulu April 14, 2011
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tldnl

Too long, did not listen

text response usually given when incoming communication exceeds a person's capacity to reason.
tldnl;

see also No-response Syndrome
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TLDRian

A person who posts nothing but "TLDR" on everything within a forum. Usually referred to as a troll, but this is a more specialized case. TLDR is an acronym meaning "Too Long Didn't Read" and is used when you have no interest in reading a topic. Used to say basically that your thread, and you yourself certainly suck.
Soem Guy01 : "I collect tiny plaster figurines of kitties and I paint them in my garage. You know, funny thing about that garage..."
General public : Shut up.
TLDRian : TLDR
by Ashent May 18, 2006
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TLDR

Too long, didn’t read
Greg: *sends two paragraphs*
Alice: TLDR
by Bob would never September 5, 2018
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TLDR-tard.

One who posts a reply to a post that indicates they clearly haven't read the original entry.
It was like the guy hadn't read my post at all, he sounded like a total TLDR-tard.
by Nashty2490 September 24, 2013
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"Too Long, Didn't Read"

Appropriate response to a long email in which the author takes too long assembling random, disjointed words into something funny or insightful.
TLDR.
by TooLongNotFunny September 2, 2010
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