People use the quote feature too often on forums

[geK0]

Who else agrees?

I understand why somebody would use it when they are referring to an older post, but I see so many people quoting the post immediately before theirs, because obviously the average person doesn't know how to look up.

other things that annoy me are quotes within quotes, and people who don't remove pictures and videos from quotes, and people who quote a wall of text and refer to a specific sentence without pointing out which sentence they are referring to! seriously! snip your quotes!!!

I'm all for being clear about who you're replying to, but why not use an "@User" format rather than filling the page with things that have already been posted.

/rant


Just seeing whether I am alone in being annoyed by this = \

 

[zehydra]

Who else agrees?

I understand why somebody would use it when they are referring to an older post, but I see so many people quoting the post immediately before theirs, because obviously the average person doesn't know how to look up.

other things that annoy me are quotes within quotes, and people who don't remove pictures and videos from quotes, and people who quote a wall of text and refer to a specific sentence without pointing out which sentence they are referring to! seriously! snip your quotes!!!

I'm all for being clear about who you're replying to, but why not use an "@User" format rather than filling the page with things that have already been posted.

/rant


Just seeing whether I am alone in being annoyed by this = \

The only quote thing that bothers me is when a user quotes the OP. Reading an entire Thread conversation before posting can be tedious.

 

[Wuggy]

Who else agrees?

I understand why somebody would use it when they are referring to an older post, but I see so many people quoting the post immediately before theirs, because obviously the average person doesn't know how to look up.

other things that annoy me are quotes within quotes, and people who don't remove pictures and videos from quotes, and people who quote a wall of text and refer to a specific sentence without pointing out which sentence they are referring to! seriously! snip your quotes!!!

I'm all for being clear about who you're replying to, but why not use an "@User" format rather than filling the page with things that have already been posted.

/rant


Just seeing whether I am alone in being annoyed by this = \

The only quote thing that bothers me is when a user quotes the OP. Reading an entire Thread conversation before posting can be tedious.

Basically this. I don't really mind quotes, regardless when the subject post was made. It's just convenient.

I do agree that people probably should snip images from their quotes. But I don't find that very essential either.

 

[Bobbity]

Who else agrees?

I understand why somebody would use it when they are referring to an older post, but I see so many people quoting the post immediately before theirs, because obviously the average person doesn't know how to look up.

other things that annoy me are quotes within quotes, and people who don't remove pictures and videos from quotes, and people who quote a wall of text and refer to a specific sentence without pointing out which sentence they are referring to! seriously! snip your quotes!!!

I'm all for being clear about who you're replying to, but why not use an "@User" format rather than filling the page with things that have already been posted.

/rant


Just seeing whether I am alone in being annoyed by this = \

Personally, I love being quoted. It lets you know that someone has responded to your post, thereby keeping the conversation alive. If you're trying to hold a discussion with one or two other people in the middle of a busy thread, then, again, quoting helps to keep things manageable.

In fact, the only sorts of quotes that bother me are people quoting the OP, because that is redundant. Except when done ironically.

 

[geK0]

Who else agrees?

I understand why somebody would use it when they are referring to an older post, but I see so many people quoting the post immediately before theirs, because obviously the average person doesn't know how to look up.

other things that annoy me are quotes within quotes, and people who don't remove pictures and videos from quotes, and people who quote a wall of text and refer to a specific sentence without pointing out which sentence they are referring to! seriously! snip your quotes!!!

I'm all for being clear about who you're replying to, but why not use an "@User" format rather than filling the page with things that have already been posted.

/rant


Just seeing whether I am alone in being annoyed by this = \

The only quote thing that bothers me is when a user quotes the OP. Reading an entire Thread conversation before posting can be tedious.

Basically this. I don't really mind quotes, regardless when the subject post was made. It's just convenient.

I do agree that people probably should snip images from their quotes. But I don't find that very essential either.

You don't find this annoying at all?

Who else agrees?

I understand why somebody would use it when they are referring to an older post, but I see so many people quoting the post immediately before theirs, because obviously the average person doesn't know how to look up.

other things that annoy me are quotes within quotes, and people who don't remove pictures and videos from quotes, and people who quote a wall of text and refer to a specific sentence without pointing out which sentence they are referring to! seriously! snip your quotes!!!

I'm all for being clear about who you're replying to, but why not use an "@User" format rather than filling the page with things that have already been posted.

/rant


Just seeing whether I am alone in being annoyed by this = \

The only quote thing that bothers me is when a user quotes the OP. Reading an entire Thread conversation before posting can be tedious.

yea I know, it seems completely unnecessary doesn't it?\







Am I making my point clear? lol

 

[WolfThomas]

Nope I quote all the time, though I snip and remove stuff. I like that you get notified if someone quotes you for good or bad reasons.

 

[Tsunimo]

snip

Spoiler: Well I don't know about that, I quite like it.

OT: Sorry about that, I felt it was needed.
On a serious note, I am very rarely quoted so it doesn't bother me, however I could see it getting very annoying very fast.

 

[geK0]

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Yea I sometimes just use blank quotes so that the person I'm speaking to gets the auto-message

 

[Smooth Operator]

I say change it to the youtube systems so noone knows who replied to what, because isolated posts really are the best way to discuss topics.

Yes that was actually sarcasm

 

[Wuggy]

Who else agrees?

I understand why somebody would use it when they are referring to an older post, but I see so many people quoting the post immediately before theirs, because obviously the average person doesn't know how to look up.

other things that annoy me are quotes within quotes, and people who don't remove pictures and videos from quotes, and people who quote a wall of text and refer to a specific sentence without pointing out which sentence they are referring to! seriously! snip your quotes!!!

I'm all for being clear about who you're replying to, but why not use an "@User" format rather than filling the page with things that have already been posted.

/rant


Just seeing whether I am alone in being annoyed by this = \

The only quote thing that bothers me is when a user quotes the OP. Reading an entire Thread conversation before posting can be tedious.

Basically this. I don't really mind quotes, regardless when the subject post was made. It's just convenient.

I do agree that people probably should snip images from their quotes. But I don't find that very essential either.

You don't find this annoying at all?

Not really. I actually get excited when I see the "1 New Message" thing, especially during workdays.

 

[Astoria]

Quotes don't annoy me. I usually just skim them so I know what's been quoted then read the post.

 

[TheLoneBeet]

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Despite I do it sometimes, it bothers me when people "snip" a post their quoting. Yes it saves space but it removes any context for those who didn't read the post that's being quoted.

I don't think it's done too often, if there was a "too often" for quoting then I'm sure it'd have some kind of cool-down like a really powerful attack in a game.

 

[Saelune]

Quoting alerts the person, usually allowing a continuous conversation. If you dont quote me, Im not likely to respond. If I dont quote them, I dont expect them to see my response.

 

[Lullabye]

Who else agrees?

I understand why somebody would use it when they are referring to an older post, but I see so many people quoting the post immediately before theirs, because obviously the average person doesn't know how to look up.

other things that annoy me are quotes within quotes, and people who don't remove pictures and videos from quotes, and people who quote a wall of text and refer to a specific sentence without pointing out which sentence they are referring to! seriously! snip your quotes!!!

I'm all for being clear about who you're replying to, but why not use an "@User" format rather than filling the page with things that have already been posted.

/rant


Just seeing whether I am alone in being annoyed by this = \

The only quote thing that bothers me is when a user quotes the OP. Reading an entire Thread conversation before posting can be tedious.

Basically this. I don't really mind quotes, regardless when the subject post was made. It's just convenient.

I do agree that people probably should snip images from their quotes. But I don't find that very essential either.

You don't find this annoying at all?

Who else agrees?

I understand why somebody would use it when they are referring to an older post, but I see so many people quoting the post immediately before theirs, because obviously the average person doesn't know how to look up.

other things that annoy me are quotes within quotes, and people who don't remove pictures and videos from quotes, and people who quote a wall of text and refer to a specific sentence without pointing out which sentence they are referring to! seriously! snip your quotes!!!

I'm all for being clear about who you're replying to, but why not use an "@User" format rather than filling the page with things that have already been posted.

/rant


Just seeing whether I am alone in being annoyed by this = \

The only quote thing that bothers me is when a user quotes the OP. Reading an entire Thread conversation before posting can be tedious.

yea I know, it seems completely unnecessary doesn't it?\







Am I making my point clear? lol

I dunno, I think it makes you feel more involved with the convo. plus, you dont have to scroll back to see whats been said.

Quoting alerts the person, usually allowing a continuous conversation. If you dont quote me, Im not likely to respond. If I dont quote them, I dont expect them to see my response.

also this^^^

 

[Tasachan]

Quoting alerts the person, usually allowing a continuous conversation. If you dont quote me, Im not likely to respond. If I dont quote them, I dont expect them to see my response.

What? You get messages when people quote you?
I don't... not anymore. I thought maybe they removed that feature or something.

OT: Quoting the entire first post on the first page of posts is a little redundant. But I just scroll past it.

Who else agrees?

ALSO. BROTHER! Since when do you post here?!

 

[NuclearPenguin]

I say change it to the youtube systems so noone knows who replied to what, because isolated posts really are the best way to discuss topics.

Yes that was actually sarcasm

..Youtube system no one knowing who replied? What?

 

[Thaluikhain]

Despite I do it sometimes, it bothers me when people "snip" a post their quoting. Yes it saves space but it removes any context for those who didn't read the post that's being quoted.

Yeah. You can just put things in spoiler tags if you want to do that.

I understand why somebody would use it when they are referring to an older post, but I see so many people quoting the post immediately before theirs, because obviously the average person doesn't know how to look up.

Well, if someone else replies while you are writing yours, it won't be the next one up. Easier to quote than to check. Though, yeah, makes more sense if they cut it down to relevant bits, rather than quote the whole thing.

Secondly, and IMHO, more importantly, it shows if you are replying to the post above yours, to the original post, or to the thread in general. That's worth doing, I think.

EDIT: You can use an @user type thing, but quoting is quicker and so is going to be preferred. Again, best used when the quote is trimmed down to the particular point you are discussing.

 

[TheXRatedDodo]

Depends on the forum. On The Escapist it seems like if you ever want to be replied to, you have to quote the post you are writing a reply to, otherwise your post gets swept away with the tides.

Other, smaller, tighter-knit communities tend to get along fine without much use of the quote feature, but The Escapist is a pretty massive forum and despite lurking here quite a lot (and not posting half as often as I browse) there are very, very few people I recognize.

Now watch as I proceed to not be replied to

 

[LawlessSquirrel]

I actually like the quotes...especially how people are notified when they're quoted. That's just a nice way to keep updated when called on, or to encourage people to debate you if circumstances permit.

It's abuse-able, yes, but I feel the benefits outweigh the drawbacks.

 

[Mad World]

Personally, I love being quoted. It lets you know that someone has responded to your post, thereby keeping the conversation alive. If you're trying to hold a discussion with one or two other people in the middle of a busy thread, then, again, quoting helps to keep things manageable.

In fact, the only sorts of quotes that bother me are people quoting the OP, because that is redundant. Except when done ironically.

Exactly. If someone quotes you, you receive a message; that way, you don't have to look through the entire thread to see who was quoting you.

I could see why quoting the OP could seem annoying, but the same applies here, too. By quoting the OP, you send him/her a message which notifies him/her that someone was quoting. And that could be useful (for the OP, in this case) in order to know who to respond to.