Do you read it twice?

bambooneedle · Post by **bambooneedle** » Wed Oct 22, 2003 3:40 am

I love it when people quote what appears in the post immediately above it so I get to read it twice. I'm being sarcastic of course -- I mean, as if I couldn't make the connection...

So I was curious (and slightly bored)...

so lacklustre · Post by **so lacklustre** » Wed Oct 22, 2003 5:40 am

I love it when people quote what appears in the post immediately above it so I get to read it twice. I'm being sarcastic of course -- I mean, as if I couldn't make the connection...

So I was curious (and slightly bored)...

No

mood swung · Post by **mood swung** » Wed Oct 22, 2003 7:32 am

So lack wrote:

No

what he said.

(and it took me about 15 tries to get the damn quotes right)

miss buenos aires · Post by **miss buenos aires** » Wed Oct 22, 2003 9:30 am

I love it (unsarcastically) when bambi is sarcastic.

Gillibeanz · Post by **Gillibeanz** » Wed Oct 22, 2003 10:57 am

I needed a 'sometimes' option Bamboo! I always read your posts at least 3 times!

Post by **spooky girlfriend** » Wed Oct 22, 2003 11:27 am

The quote button does get a workout on this site, Mr. Boo.

Misha · Post by **Misha** » Thu Oct 23, 2003 12:00 am

Spooky,

spooky girlfriend wrote:The quote button does get a workout on this site, Mr. Boo.

How can you say that, I've never noticed a quote before...

(Hey, I just learned how to do this!!!)

Poppet · Post by **Poppet** » Thu Oct 23, 2003 10:07 am

alright. i'll be contrary.

i like it. i can't read the board all at one sitting. i have to swap back and forth between windows. if you've quoted something, i know what you're replying to. i understand the thread better.

if y'all could remember to say what you're replying to, then fine. but often, i'll get to a thread (i read by showing what arrived since last time i was here) and all it'll say is "yeah, what he said!". and i have no clue what he said.

so, fine, i like it.

flame away. it's chilly in boston anyway. we've got SNOW! though, thankfully, it's not sticking.

miss buenos aires · Post by **miss buenos aires** » Thu Oct 23, 2003 10:30 am

But, Poppet, is it really necessary to quote the post that immediately precedes your post? Won't everyone reading this understand that I'm replying to you?

Post by **BlueChair** » Thu Oct 23, 2003 10:32 am

miss buenos aires wrote:My bologna has a first name, it's o-s-c-a-r

why, MBA... I never thought you'd say such a thing!

miss buenos aires · Post by **miss buenos aires** » Thu Oct 23, 2003 10:35 am

I said that years ago, and you're taking it totally out of context! I was joking! Attitudes were different back then!

Poppet · Post by **Poppet** » Thu Oct 23, 2003 10:56 am

miss buenos aires wrote:But, Poppet, is it really necessary to quote the post that immediately precedes your post? Won't everyone reading this understand that I'm replying to you?

otay, i concede that you needn't necessarily quote the message just before yours. however, the way you phrased it, a quote was totally not necessary.

as you can see by the fact that i quoted, i want people to notice that this is a reply to MBA's post.

maybe i've been on the internet too long. i like some quoting. okay, usually NOT the whole damn message. but enough for context.

i think i shall shut up now and go do work. it is why i'm at the office.

bambooneedle · Post by **bambooneedle** » Thu Oct 23, 2003 3:30 pm

I don't mind it when somebody isolates a point (say a line's worth or less), but just not when a whole big post (at worst) is quoted. It's just a matter of common sense, and we're all pretty smart here...

laughingcrow · Post by **laughingcrow** » Thu Oct 23, 2003 4:24 pm

Sometimes it's practical, for instance if the thread has moved onto page 2, or you are replying to a post many posts back along the continuum.
But if directly after, there is little need I suppose.

Not really bothered either way though.

bambooneedle · Post by **bambooneedle** » Thu Oct 23, 2003 4:35 pm

My favourite (there's my wonderful sarcasm again Ms.BA, just for you) is when someone quotes the post immediately above just to add, "I agree" essentially, not adding a new angle on it or anything new. Or, when someone quotes themselves as if to say, "See? That's what I said". The bigger and less discriminating the content of the quote, the worse...

I think my point has been made by now...

bambooneedle wrote:I love it when people quote what appears in the post immediately above it so I get to read it twice. I'm being sarcastic of course -- I mean, as if I couldn't make the connection...

So I was curious (and slightly bored)...

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