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Author:  Cueball [ Fri Aug 05, 2011 4:26 am ]
Post subject:  Please try to ease up on quoting full texts of posts
Maybe it's just me, and I am making something out of nothing, but I am finding that it is getting harder to read some of these topic threads when "A" quotes "B's" entire post, and then "C" posts "B's" entire post (which included all of "A's" post), and then "A" posts a response by quoting "C's" entire post (which included all of the above mentioned posts again). I am finding that I am reading and rereading entire posts multiple times... especially when "A's" response takes the entire previous text/s, and then puts part of his own response in the middle of the quoted text (as versus at the very bottom).

Can some of you folks please try to ease up on the use of making entire quotes of other posts, and just take the part of the post you need (rather than all of it) to make your point?
Author:  Bazza [ Fri Aug 05, 2011 5:21 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Please try to ease up on quoting full texts of posts
cueball wrote:
just take the part of the post you need


Just hit the "quote" button, then highlight and delete from the quote the irrelevant text.

Like I just did. :D
Author:  Murray C [ Fri Aug 05, 2011 5:46 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Please try to ease up on quoting full texts of posts
cueball wrote:
Maybe it's just me, and I am making something out of nothing

Nope! Not just you Cueball.

Quote:
I am finding that I am reading and rereading entire posts multiple times... especially when "A's" response takes the entire previous text/s, and then puts part of his own response in the middle of the quoted text (as versus at the very bottom).

Especially so when the "Preview" button is not used to proof-read before submitting.

Quote:
Can some of you folks please try to ease up on the use of making entire quotes of other posts, and just take the part of the post you need (rather than all of it) to make your point?

Hear, hear!
Author:  Phill Cross [ Fri Aug 05, 2011 6:44 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Please try to ease up on quoting full texts of posts
Can I get an "Amen" 8)
Author:  timberlea [ Fri Aug 05, 2011 7:09 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Please try to ease up on quoting full texts of posts
AMEN!. These so-called quotes take up a whole page.
Author:  TommyA [ Fri Aug 05, 2011 8:14 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Please try to ease up on quoting full texts of posts
Gets really tedious scrolling through them if you are reading from a phone
Author:  earthling12357 [ Fri Aug 05, 2011 9:21 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Please try to ease up on quoting full texts of posts
earthling12357 wrote:
I agree completely
Author:  c. staley [ Fri Aug 05, 2011 9:25 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Please try to ease up on quoting full texts of posts
earthling12357 wrote:
earthling12357 wrote:
I agree completely
Me too.
Author:  Kuelman1 [ Fri Aug 05, 2011 9:26 am ]
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PHiLL wrote:
Can I get an "Amen" 8)


Amen!
Author:  mckyj57 [ Fri Aug 05, 2011 9:36 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Please try to ease up on quoting full texts of posts
c. staley wrote:
earthling12357 wrote:
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earthling12357 wrote:
I agree completely
Me too.

Me too!
Author:  Phill Cross [ Fri Aug 05, 2011 10:35 am ]
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@ mckyj57 - really :?: :roll:
Author:  mckyj57 [ Fri Aug 05, 2011 11:04 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Please try to ease up on quoting full texts of posts
PHiLL wrote:
@ mckyj57 - really :?: :roll:

Just funnin'. I am all for snipping posts.
Author:  Cueball [ Fri Aug 05, 2011 1:35 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Please try to ease up on quoting full texts of posts
mckyj57 wrote:
Just funnin'. I am all for snipping posts.


It's Greek to me.
Author:  ripman8 [ Fri Aug 05, 2011 2:21 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Please try to ease up on quoting full texts of posts
Hmmm, help me out here. I've been looking for two hours and I don't see ANY posts from anyone named - c, b, or a. I give up!
Author:  Murray C [ Fri Aug 05, 2011 6:24 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Please try to ease up on quoting full texts of posts
mckyj57 wrote:
Just funnin'. I am all for snipping posts.

Really! :?: Could've fooled me :!: :?
Author:  ripman8 [ Sat Aug 06, 2011 5:03 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Please try to ease up on quoting full texts of posts
My belated New Years resolution is to cut them down if I use them.
Author:  Lord Burnstrum [ Sat Aug 06, 2011 5:03 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Please try to ease up on quoting full texts of posts
I always confine quoting to one level, ie the single post I am replying to. If on occasion I am quoting more than one post I use this discipline:
    Quote:
    Quote A
    Comment 1
    Quote:
    Quote B
    Comment 2
    Quote:
    Quote C
    Comment 3

Etc...

Or spread the quotes and comments over multiple posts of my own depending on forum policy. Some forum software can be configured to automatically trim chains of quotes by either an admin-defined cutoff level or by quoting the core message of the original message and ignoring any other {quote} tags. E.g, if I quote and reply to Message C, then
    Person 3 wrote:
    Person 2 wrote:
    Person 1 wrote:
    Message A
    Message B
    Message C
    Message D


becomes
    Person 3 wrote:
    Message C
    Message D

Vbulletin does this*, not sure if PHPBB does.


*Either that or something similar, don't quote me on that ;)
Author:  jdmeister [ Sun Aug 07, 2011 11:11 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Please try to ease up on quoting full texts of posts
cueball wrote:
Maybe it's just me, and I am making something out of nothing, but I am finding that it is getting harder to read some of these topic threads when "A" quotes "B's" entire post, and then "C" posts "B's" entire post (which included all of "A's" post), and then "A" posts a response by quoting "C's" entire post (which included all of the above mentioned posts again). I am finding that I am reading and rereading entire posts multiple times... especially when "A's" response takes the entire previous text/s, and then puts part of his own response in the middle of the quoted text (as versus at the very bottom).

Can some of you folks please try to ease up on the use of making entire quotes of other posts, and just take the part of the post you need (rather than all of it) to make your point?


cueball wrote:
Maybe it's just me, and I am making something out of nothing, but I am finding that it is getting harder to read some of these topic threads when "A" quotes "B's" entire post, and then "C" posts "B's" entire post (which included all of "A's" post), and then "A" posts a response by quoting "C's" entire post (which included all of the above mentioned posts again). I am finding that I am reading and rereading entire posts multiple times... especially when "A's" response takes the entire previous text/s, and then puts part of his own response in the middle of the quoted text (as versus at the very bottom).

Can some of you folks please try to ease up on the use of making entire quotes of other posts, and just take the part of the post you need (rather than all of it) to make your point?

cueball wrote:
Maybe it's just me, and I am making something out of nothing, but I am finding that it is getting harder to read some of these topic threads when "A" quotes "B's" entire post, and then "C" posts "B's" entire post (which included all of "A's" post), and then "A" posts a response by quoting "C's" entire post (which included all of the above mentioned posts again). I am finding that I am reading and rereading entire posts multiple times... especially when "A's" response takes the entire previous text/s, and then puts part of his own response in the middle of the quoted text (as versus at the very bottom).

Can some of you folks please try to ease up on the use of making entire quotes of other posts, and just take the part of the post you need (rather than all of it) to make your point?


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