I reckon it is worth having shorter conversations, bringing in one or two points, and then carrying it on with another short paragraph or so. It makes it far easier to have the discussion, and collect thoughts, rather than trying to encapsulate everything into one reply.
So that's great in theory but this special little snowflake will stall out just as readily on a short reply as a long one XD The only things I don't get beachball of doom on are easy replies like this one or the one line throwaways x_x