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  • 15-08-2014 5:03pm
    #1
    kneemos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,590 ✭✭✭✭


    Seems to be a trend lately of ignoring the quote button and responding to a particular post with a seperate post where it's not clear what it's in response to or using those little arrows.
    What the hell is wrong with the quote button?


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  • #2
    Macavity.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,745 ✭✭✭Macavity.


    ^^^^

    I agree, so annoying.


  • #3
    Fat Christy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,866 ✭✭✭Fat Christy


    ^^^^^^^^

    It fcuking grinds my gears alright. :mad:


  • #4
    Nodin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 46,938 ✭✭✭✭Nodin


    "Odin, guide our ships, our axes spears and swords,
    guide us through storms that whip
    and in brutal war"


  • #5
    Frosty McSnowballs
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,396 ✭✭✭Frosty McSnowballs


    kneemos wrote: »

    What?


  • #6
    Fat Christy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,866 ✭✭✭Fat Christy


    Say what ya looking at, I'll battle ye?!


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  • #7
    Nodin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 46,938 ✭✭✭✭Nodin


    ^^
    Because.


  • #8
    Valetta
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,611 ✭✭✭Valetta


    Very valid point.


  • #9
    KeithM89
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,557 ✭✭✭KeithM89


    kneemos wrote: »
    Seems to be a trend lately of ignoring the quote button and responding to a particular post with a seperate post where it's not clear what it's in response to or using those little arrows.
    What the hell is wrong with the quote button?[/QUOTE

    Or when people break the tags so it turns out all fucked up.


  • #10
    Shakespeare's Sister
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,412 ✭✭✭Shakespeare's Sister


    "Seems to be a trend"... :confused:


  • #11
    Turtyturd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,398 ✭✭✭✭Turtyturd


    +1



    But to which post?


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  • #12
    Barely There
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,481 ✭✭✭Barely There


    kneemos wrote: »
    Seems to be a trend lately of ignoring the quote button and responding to a particular post with a seperate post where it's not clear what it's in response to or using those little arrows.
    What the hell is wrong with the quote button?
    Macavity. wrote: »
    ^^^^

    I agree, so annoying.
    Fat Christy wrote: »
    ^^^^^^^^

    It fcuking grinds my gears alright. :mad:
    Nodin wrote: »
    "Odin, guide our ships, our axes spears and swords,
    guide us through storms that whip
    and in brutal war"
    Senor Fancy Pants wrote: »
    What?
    Fat Christy wrote: »
    Say what ya looking at, I'll battle ye?!
    Nodin wrote: »
    ^^
    Because.
    Valetta wrote: »
    Very valid point.
    KeithM89 wrote: »
    kneemos wrote: »
    Seems to be a trend lately of ignoring the quote button and responding to a particular post with a seperate post where it's not clear what it's in response to or using those little arrows.
    What the hell is wrong with the quote button?[/QUOTE

    Or when people break the tags so it turns out all fucked up.

    Stoopid Thread


  • #13
    KungPao
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,785 ✭✭✭KungPao


    "To be, or not to be" - Oscar Wilde.


  • #14
    Tail Docker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,954 ✭✭✭Tail Docker


    I think they should ban it.


  • #15
    Sky King
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,431 ✭✭✭Sky King


    kneemos wrote: »
    Seems to be a trend lately of ignoring the quote button and responding to a particular post with a seperate post where it's not clear what it's in response to or using those little arrows.
    What the hell is wrong with the quote button?
    .


  • #16
    The One Who Knocks
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,301 ✭✭✭The One Who Knocks


    You sir are an idiot.

    No,... not you, you!


  • #17
    Turtyturd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,398 ✭✭✭✭Turtyturd


    KungPao wrote: »
    "To be, or not to be" - Oscar Wilde.

    I heard the OP likes quotes so I...


  • #18
    Badly Drunk Boy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,807 ✭✭✭Badly Drunk Boy


    Senor Fancy Pants wrote: »
    "What?" said Senor Fancy Pants, extremely, but slightly confused.

    ^^^^^>>>

    You're right, I think. Do you understand now?



    "Who?"





    *Shut up, kind lady!*


  • #19
    miss no stars
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,957 ✭✭✭miss no stars


    Is there a way of quoting nested quotes?


  • #20
    Gongoozler
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,263 ✭✭✭Gongoozler


    I sometimes respond to something without quoting because the jackass that's posted it has posted an essay, and it's a nightmare to cut it down on a mobile.


  • #21
    wazky
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,516 ✭✭✭wazky


    kneemos wrote: »
    Seems to be a trend lately of ignoring the quote button and responding to a particular post with a seperate post where it's not clear what it's in response to or using those little arrows.
    What the hell is wrong with the quote button?

    I hate when people fcuk up a quote like this.


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  • #22
    bmc58
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,094 ✭✭✭bmc58


    Barely There wrote: »
    KeithM89 wrote: »

    Stoopid Thread
    Well quoted.


  • #23
    El Guapo!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,438 ✭✭✭✭El Guapo!


    It's more annoying when the OP is huge and the very first person to reply quotes it.
    We know who you're replying to. No need to make me scroll for 17 days to get to your post!!


  • #24
    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,061 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


    You can quote me on that.


  • #25
    Turtyturd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,398 ✭✭✭✭Turtyturd


    On the other hand it's annoying when a poster puts their input ahead of the quote so you have no idea what they are talking about.






    El Guapo! wrote: »
    It's more annoying when the OP is huge and the very first person to reply quotes it.
    We know who you're replying to. No need to make me scroll for 17 days to get to your post!!


  • #26
    Buona Fortuna
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,507 ✭✭✭Buona Fortuna


    I don't see this thread being packed off to the politics wine bar anytime soon.


  • #27
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    . ?
    .


  • #28
    Banjo String
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,380 ✭✭✭✭Banjo String


    You did.

    Tuesday


  • #29
    thelad95
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,812 ✭✭✭thelad95


    kneemos wrote: »
    Seems to be a trend lately of ignoring the quote button and responding to a particular post with a seperate post where it's not clear what it's in response to or using those little arrows.
    What the hell is wrong with the quote button?

    The summer holidays aren't over yet. This place has been like 4chan at times the last few weeks. Actually OP, this thread hasn't helped change that trend...


  • #30
    Calibos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,816 ✭✭✭Calibos


    I totally agree, it's a disgrace how the EU can dictate our fish quota from our own waters....


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  • #31
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 26,052 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    It's annoying when someone quotes your post but leaves your username out of it, so you don't spot they quoted you. And often they pose a question you're meant to respond to, but of course you don't because you haven't spotted that you've been quoted. Or someone does that thing '@Candie, blah blah...' in the middle of a post and expects you to happen upon it and respond.


  • #32
    Badly Drunk Boy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,807 ✭✭✭Badly Drunk Boy


    miss no stars wrote: »
    Is there a way of quoting nested quotes?

    Yes. It's best if you have some form of OCD, though.


  • #33
    kneemos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,590 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    Candie wrote: »
    It's annoying when someone quotes your post but leaves your username out of it, so you don't spot they quoted you. And often they pose a question you're meant to respond to, but of course you don't because you haven't spotted that you've been quoted. Or someone does that thing '@Candie, blah blah...' in the middle of a post and expects you to happen upon it and respond.

    Why write someone's username when you can just quote the person?


  • #34
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 26,052 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    kneemos wrote: »
    Why write someone's username when you can just quote the person?

    You'd imagine it'd be simple, but I've seen it a bit.

    It's worse when the whole post is quoted but without the username included.


  • #35
    Badly Drunk Boy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,807 ✭✭✭Badly Drunk Boy


    Candie wrote: »
    It's annoying when someone quotes your post but leaves your username out of it, so you don't spot they quoted you. And often they pose a question you're meant to respond to, but of course you don't because you haven't spotted that you've been quoted. Or someone does that thing '@Candie, blah blah...' in the middle of a post and expects you to happen upon it and respond.

    Off-topic, but '@' used to be my friend. I quite liked '#' too. His name was 'hash'. Now they call him hashtag, and @ is nearly like...'Mr.'!

    I don't like Twitter. I'm no fan of Facebook. I really like technology, science fiction, gadgets, solving stuff...but I don't like phones. Or 'social media'. My second mobile ever is about to die. I've had it for over 5 years. My first mobile might still be alive now if I hadn't left it in my shirt pocket before putting it into the washing machine.

    I got my first mobile when I was 33. Crucified at 33, just like Jesus. (It was a birthday present from family members who wanted to foist it upon me, just so they could contact me!).

    Anyway, quoting goodly is good. Quoting badly ain't.

    And another thought... http://explosm.net/comics/3647/


  • #36
    bnt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,074 ✭✭✭✭bnt


    I actually don't mind the ^^^^^ thing, it's a quick response to the post immediately above that.

    What gets my goat is someone quoting the whole of a long post when responding with just one line. The "netiquette" guidelines I learned years ago were (a) quote only the specific bit to which you're responding and (b) quote less than you write. Now watch some keyboard warrior respond to this two-paragraph post with one line. 3 ... 2 ... 1 ...

    You are the type of what the age is searching for, and what it is afraid it has found. I am so glad that you have never done anything, never carved a statue, or painted a picture, or produced anything outside of yourself! Life has been your art. You have set yourself to music. Your days are your sonnets.

    ―Oscar Wilde predicting Social Media, in The Picture of Dorian Gray



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  • #37
    wazky
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,516 ✭✭✭wazky


    bnt wrote: »
    I actually don't mind the ^^^^^ thing, it's a quick response to the post immediately above that.

    What gets my goat is someone quoting the whole of a long post when responding with just one line. The "netiquette" guidelines I learned years ago were (a) quote only the specific bit to which you're responding and (b) quote less than you write. Now watch some keyboard warrior respond to this two-paragraph post with one line. 3 ... 2 ... 1 ...

    ...0


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