Overused quotes

Gwarok

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Ok, I know some of you are really enamoured of the ability to directly quote a post above yours, but for the love of christ, if you are the first one to respond to a thread do you have to quote the entire thing thats directly above your post? If there is only one possible post to which your responding, I really don't think you need to emphasize it so as not to lose the rest of us. Its just kinda a pet peeve, but I see it all the time.
 

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Gwarok said:
Ok, I know some of you are really enamoured of the ability to directly quote a post above yours, but for the love of christ, if you are the first one to respond to a thread do you have to quote the entire thing thats directly above your post? If there is only one possible post to which your responding, I really don't think you need to emphasize it so as not to lose the rest of us. Its just kinda a pet peeve, but I see it all the time.

Meta. Good point, but Meta nonetheless.

AR
 



Though I totally agree with you, this does belong in meta.

On the other hand, sometimes you have to quote yourself to make a point or emphasize something, though it is annoying when someone quotes their entire post to discuss a single line of it.
 

Though I totally agree with you, this does belong in meta.

On the other hand, sometimes you have to quote yourself to make a point or emphasize something, though it is annoying when someone quotes their entire post to discuss a single line of it.

Wow, a triple post while I was intending to perform teh funny... heh! :cool:
 
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Though I totally agree with you, this does belong in meta.

On the other hand, sometimes you have to quote yourself to make a point or emphasize something, though it is annoying when someone quotes their entire post to discuss a single line of it.
 


It's preemptive quoting. You know, when you type long-winded replies, chances are someone else will slip in between what you reply to and your reply, so it's safer to quote nonetheless.
 

the Jester said:
Though I totally agree with you, this does belong in meta.

On the other hand, sometimes you have to quote yourself to make a point or emphasize something, though it is annoying when someone quotes their entire post to discuss a single line of it.

I agree that this belongs in meta. :D
 
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