From the authors' collective experience with reviewing shared raw NMR data (FID) from public databases, peer review, and collaborative projects, indications are that the majority of HNMR spectra acquired today still use insufficiently short acquisition times (AQ) and/or involve FID data point sizes that are too small. Especially when employing ultra-high magnetic field strengths, the acquired number of data points must be increased proportionally to obtain adequately resolved spectra. As the resolution of an FT NMR spectrum is defined as (1/AQ) and expressed in Hz, proper setting of AQ represents a critical parameter for obtaining good-quality NMR data. However, if the AQ is too long, that is beyond the point where the FID has decayed to zero, one is simply sampling noise that decreases the signal-to-noise ratio.