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... the post above you, especially if it is a long one, is not only useless, but damn irritating.
 
Originally posted by nicko18
... the post above you, especially if it is a long one, is not only useless, but damn irritating.
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I have made this point before. Annoying. Why people can't structure single para responses is beyond me. Then again, looking at the level of maturity on the S & C board, I understand.
 
it's far worse on google groups. i reckon when you quote it should automatically convert to:

Originally posted by nicko18
... what he said ...
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yeah i agree with that.
 

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Originally posted by nicko18
... the post above you, especially if it is a long one, is not only useless, but damn irritating.
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I would say only if its a long one. Quoting to a sentence or paragraph is fine and makes it clear what you are responding too.
 
Re: Re: quoting

Originally posted by DaveW
I would say only if its a long one. Quoting to a sentence or paragraph is fine and makes it clear what you are responding too.
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Well that's what I try and do, I mean sometimes you come into a thread and you see something from a couple of pages ago that you want to reply to, so you sometimes need to quote, but I try and take out the part I am actually responding to so it doesn't take up half a bloody page.
 
Re: Re: quoting

Originally posted by DaveW
I would say only if its a long one. Quoting to a sentence or paragraph is fine and makes it clear what you are responding too.
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absolutely agree. i also think it is necessary to quote if the one you responding to is a few posts before... like this one.

but i have seen far too often posts that would be near 50 lines, and the person underneath will quote the whole thing and whack a :D on the end

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Very funny. Isn't the point that if you are responding to a quote that you endeavour to include that info in what you are saying.

I quote if the post is not just above or if it is in amongst various things that someone has said.

But this is just me practising my wealth of education on you all and showing that it is unnecessary to quote just because I can't be bothered rewriting what someone else has said.

But sometimes they say it better than me so why not!!
 
Re: Re: Re: quoting

Originally posted by nicko18
absolutely agree. i also think it is necessary to quote if the one you responding to is a few posts before... like this one.

but i have seen far too often posts that would be near 50 lines, and the person underneath will quote the whole thing and whack a :D on the end

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... the post above you, especially if it is a long one, is not only useless, but damn irritating.


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24-04-2003 10:15 AM



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Re: quoting

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Originally posted by nicko18
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Have to Agree.....



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24-04-2003 10:17 AM



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I have made this point before. Annoying. Why people can't structure single para responses is beyond me. Then again, looking at the level of maturity on the S & C board, I understand.


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24-04-2003 10:22 AM



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it's far worse on google groups. i reckon when you quote it should automatically convert to:



quote:
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Originally posted by nicko18
... what he said ...
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yeah i agree with that.



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24-04-2003 11:28 AM



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Suzi always quotes peoples long posts and just puts or or at the end.

Its bloody annoying.


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24-04-2003 01:15 PM



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Re: quoting

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Originally posted by nicko18
... the post above you, especially if it is a long one, is not only useless, but damn irritating.
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I would say only if its a long one. Quoting to a sentence or paragraph is fine and makes it clear what you are responding too.



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24-04-2003 01:21 PM



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Re: Re: quoting

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Originally posted by DaveW
I would say only if its a long one. Quoting to a sentence or paragraph is fine and makes it clear what you are responding too.
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Well that's what I try and do, I mean sometimes you come into a thread and you see something from a couple of pages ago that you want to reply to, so you sometimes need to quote, but I try and take out the part I am actually responding to so it doesn't take up half a bloody page.


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25-04-2003 02:33 AM



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Re: Re: Re: quoting

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Should have used a period.


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25-04-2003 02:51 AM



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Re: Re: Re: Re: quoting

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Should have used a period.
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its called a fullstop in Australia


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25-04-2003 04:11 AM



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Re: Re: quoting

quote:
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Originally posted by DaveW
I would say only if its a long one. Quoting to a sentence or paragraph is fine and makes it clear what you are responding too.
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absolutely agree. i also think it is necessary to quote if the one you responding to is a few posts before... like this one.

but i have seen far too often posts that would be near 50 lines, and the person underneath will quote the whole thing and whack a on the end




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25-04-2003 03:35 PM



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Very funny. Isn't the point that if you are responding to a quote that you endeavour to include that info in what you are saying.

I quote if the post is not just above or if it is in amongst various things that someone has said.

But this is just me practising my wealth of education on you all and showing that it is unnecessary to quote just because I can't be bothered rewriting what someone else has said.

But sometimes they say it better than me so why not!!


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25-04-2003 03:41 PM



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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: quoting

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Originally posted by evade28
its called a fullstop in Australia
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Yep that can only lead to confusion.


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25-04-2003 03:47 PM



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Re: Re: Re: quoting

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Originally posted by nicko18
absolutely agree. i also think it is necessary to quote if the one you responding to is a few posts before... like this one.

but i have seen far too often posts that would be near 50 lines, and the person underneath will quote the whole thing and whack a on the end


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