The quote feature is there to be used, what would be the point of having it if you don't use it when its appropriate/convenient? Though I do agree that if you use them you should cut out images etc.
People use the quote feature too often on forums
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Nope, not at all, the quote system is very useful.
This is a forum for discussion, in order to have a well organised discussion with someone you need to know who you're talking to. Whenever someone quotes you you are sent a message, this way you know that someone is having a discussion/arguement/debate with you and you can easily respond.
This is a forum for discussion, in order to have a well organised discussion with someone you need to know who you're talking to. Whenever someone quotes you you are sent a message, this way you know that someone is having a discussion/arguement/debate with you and you can easily respond.
I usually do it so I don't have to type out who I'm responding to, also allows the person I'm responding to to see it in their mailbox if the leave the thread so they can see what I had to say.. Some threads move along rather quickly so, easier to use a quote. And sometimes you want to point out specific statements and comment, useful there too.
I don't really see the harm in it.
I don't really see the harm in it.
The quote feature is fine, in fact it's very useful on a long and rambling thread to be able to see what context things are being said in.
That said, we don't need the entire post. Just put in the sentence or two you're addressing and let the reader go back to the other post (through the link, assuming you've done it right and not just copied and pasted into blank {QUOTE}{/QUOTE} tags) if they want to read the whole thing.
That said, we don't need the entire post. Just put in the sentence or two you're addressing and let the reader go back to the other post (through the link, assuming you've done it right and not just copied and pasted into blank {QUOTE}{/QUOTE} tags) if they want to read the whole thing.
@TheIronRuler, the giraffe actually only had tree legs, that's why it couldn't do a handstand.NuclearPenguin said:
Care to take a guess what post I replied to?
That only works if you're talking to people who are happy to sit in one thread and hit refresh occasionally. Some people (myself included) don't stay in one forum for any real length of time, so an @[user]Grouchy Imp[/user] in a later post will not attract my attention as I'll be on my soapbox in another thread by then, but a 'quoted' message in my inbox alerts me that I need to go back and perhaps defend a previous assertion.geK0 said:
Also, you do realise that starting a thread about how you hate people constantly quoting others can only end one way, right?
I agree with the stuff that I put in italics, but I don't agree at all with the part I bolded. Yes, people can look up, but we'll assume they're replying to the OP if nothing indicates otherwise. Yeah, you could just use their name, at least as long as they haven't posted several replies, but why do that when the quote feature allows you to quote their exact words so that people can see both what you're saying and what you're replying to?geK0 said:
BRANCING FOR QUOTING
But i think it sused very well on this forum, its a nice way to reply to someone and get their attention via their imbox (as opposed to wait for them to read the ocmment and reply in the thread)
But i think it sused very well on this forum, its a nice way to reply to someone and get their attention via their imbox (as opposed to wait for them to read the ocmment and reply in the thread)
Has it really got to the point where we're complaining about this?geK0 said:
It really isn't a big deal at all. Through quoting a user you're giving their post recognition, saying that it is worth repeating, as well as letting them know someone has read their post and has a response. It has nothing to do with people being too impatient to hang about in a thread. Not being harsh man but, just deal with it?
It was inevitable. I knew this thread was going to be quoting the OP before I even clicked.Sparrow said:
I tend to hit quote when the page I'm posting on is kinda long because I don't want a reply to something to be left dangling at the top of a new page.
I am pretty ruthless at editing quotes down to size, though. If I'm only replying to a single sentence, I'll cut everything else.
I am pretty ruthless at editing quotes down to size, though. If I'm only replying to a single sentence, I'll cut everything else.
I totally agree to that! High five!Pinkamena said:
But seriously, quotes are good. It helps to keep track of a certain discussion with specific people on a thread with bazillions of posts. Such as this one.
Also, if quotes are too big, you could replace it with a -snip- although I dislike this method since it blacks the ideias of the poster you're quoting. The spoiler tag though is much more to my liking.
They're totally awesome!