Noticing an increase in large quotes in thread replies...

Yabbut.....quoting odd, random bits and expanding on them while maniacally chortling is a hoot. Especially if you can get someone to respond to them.

I think you needed a comma in there. Maybe a colon or semi-colon. I know an ampersand would be a fly in the ointment. Or a pig in a poke? Never mind.

EDIT: Woot!!! I own the second page!!!!

[edit on 7-4-2007 by MrPenny]

Thanks skeptic. I know I often wonder if I am quoting too much.
I try to quote enough to show what I am replying to and edit out the unecessary bits. Sometimes I worry I have quoted too much.. if that happens I will understand if I get a warning although thankfully I have not had that happen as yet.

Wow. There are so many rules to go through. I hope there's some understanding
of newbies on this site trying to catch up. But there's so much good reading to do. I
guess I wouldn't be able to plead ignorance on a site that denies it....

thanx skeptic.

I barely know how to send you guys a message. I'm like Dave Rabbit was a couple
years ago.

Is there anyway to DOWNLOAD an entire thread, to print out and read on the couch?

I'm new here, but far from being a newbie of forums!

What gets me is when people quote someone that is the last reply. Of course you will know who you're replying to because the person is right above you.

I always try to crop my qoutes to highlight the exact issue that I'm discussing!

Mea Culpa...thanks for the heads up.

Peace &
Good Fortune
OBE1

Thank you well understood. Hope things will be cool

Thank you well understood. Hope things will be cool

What ATS needs is a quote system that works like a spoiler tag. Maybe it can be done so that the quote doesn't load until you show it?

I think it was expressed earlier in the thread, but what really "BUGS" me is when someone "Quotes" the ENTIRE post directly before theirs.

I mean, to quote a part of it for emphasis is OK, but why the whole thing when it is sitting there for all to see anyway?

I suggest a MASS U2U to all members to read this thread...

Just my .02

Semper

I agree with semp, I have seen a lot of it as well, drives me nuts

ENOUGH already.......... just stop the nonsense......

A). What is the character limit on quotes, if any?

B). Is there a limit on number of quotes per reply?

I'm seeing another increase in GIGANTIC QUOTES... and especially replies with quoted quotes of quoted replies to quotes.

Please people... please... edit your quotes to contain only the important points from the post you're replying to.

and remember,

If you're not sure how to quote portions of a post, please just ask a friendly neighborhood Moderator, we'll be glad to help.

well if you dont want us quoting how about giving us an alternative like "reply to:" so that when we click on it our post will be directed to that previous poster and maybe they can get a U2U announcement everytime they get a response to a post.

You misunderstand... it's not that we don't want our members to quote (if that were the case, there'd be no quote button), we don't want gigantic quotes, and especially quote of quotes nested in quotes. Quoting a the relevant portion of the post you're replying to is an important component of an orderly discussion that is logical for readers to follow. And editing a quote down to the salient portion, or splitting it into several snippets is much easier on the reader than lazily quoting the entire post.

And... we certainly don't like to see posters quoting the entire previous post... no matter how short it might be.

However, your idea is interesting... look for that option coming soon.

reply to post by razor1000

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All members will now notice that the reply button on individual posts now reads, "REPLY TO:" and inserts a link to the specific post and a divider (like above) into your reply. This makes it easier to indicate what you're replying to, if there's no need for quotes.

The regular reply button at the bottom and top of the thread page does not insert the link.


razor1000 has been awarded 10,000 ATS points for a suggestion that was made real.

Well SO its not that i'm misunderstanding what you're saying i just generalized my statement a little bit. i get the point but yeah defenetly gives us an alternative, or you can also change your code to omit chain quotes

hey cool that was quick

[edit on 8/16/2007 by razor1000]

Please do all users and readers of AboveTopSecret.com a favor and reduce the material you quote to the bard minimum needed as a reference for your reply.

hope this works... let me see...

that's better...