my original statement was in response to chimps who said that if it takes more than a few sentences to say something then you dont really understand what your talking about.
i said tell that to someone writing their thesis.
then you and chimps said universities always want it short and to the point.
i mentioned that for bachelors studies they want length, masters studies they want short and to the point, and phd is back to length again. and that fact is common knowledge. debating with me about the idea of "concise" is just plain stupid. its totally unrelated to the fact of what i was saying and thats why i was making fun of you two and telling you i might have some errors in grammar and spelling as well.
if you ever want to actually have a conversation of substance let me know, jackass. 
Um, no, in a PhD program they do not want length. This is not common knowledge because you're wrong. I know from first hand experience. Plain and simple.
History papers may want length, or art papers. But scientifically oriented papers are usually much shorter than a history or philosophy or art paper.