sick of this common issue.

[Nebgama]

Sick of people over quoting in threads when its not really warranted, you don't need to heavily quote others when you want to express your opinion.

People know what you are saying and who you are talking to. it annoies me quite a bit because people can get lengthy and then someone qoutes that in response and also gets lengthy and then the next person etc.

compounding effect its annoying and messes the threads up making them yuk to read when much of the time many of these OCD quoters need to calm down a bit.

[Supafly]

Originally posted by Nebgama:

Not even close with that analogy, people wouldn't need to know who is hacking with a statement like that they would just know that there is potentially a hacker, if they wanted to know more then they would ask "who is hacking".
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But we shouldn't need to ask. Just say PlayerName stop hacking removes the requirement to ask a completely unneeded question. 1 thing said versus 3 things needing to be bounced between them to portray the same message.

Without quote could do exactly the same. Especially when not everyone that participates in a thread reads every comment and are not involved the entire time.

Even if it's a long quote it is beneficial to the person being quoted and to others as it makes it clear who the comment is aimed at and what, specifically, the comment is responding to

Also have the fact that the person being quoted shouldn't really need to read the entire quote, they'd likely be able to just glance and know which comment it was.

You also seem to think every has the same mental capacity. Some people are forgetful or have read so much a reminder can be helpful.

I've also had my fair of users editing their comments after I've responded to them which makes my comment stupid, wrong, incoherent or whatever else or even deleted so I look like I'm talking to myself. Having it quoted eliminates any confusion.

I tend to ignore the quotes and just scroll to the comment. If needed I quickly look at a quote to clarify what the comment was aimed at. I can't do that if there is no quote and I really can't be ____ to backtrack numerous comments trying to figure out who is responding to who.

Thus a little bloat is acceptable especially when it can be ignored pretty quick versus backtracking through a thread for clarification, confusion, and so on...

[Kage Goomba]

Originally posted by Nebgama:

Lol the oxymoron is just trying to take the post out of context. Its fine to write a post that has 3 or 4 paragraphs if you format it correctly so its ledgable to the eye which i did it.

you both think you are being funny but actually just came and proved my point with your stupid ass.

We're not proving anything - other than just making you look utterly silly.

[BJWyler]

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

Originally posted by Nebgama:

sick of this common issue.

Sick of people over quoting in threads when its not really warranted, you don't need to heavily quote others when you want to express your opinion.

People know what you are saying and who you are talking to. it annoies me quite a bit because people can get lengthy and then someone qoutes that in response and also gets lengthy and then the next person etc.

compounding effect its annoying and messes the threads up making them yuk to read when much of the time many of these OCD quoters need to calm down a bit.

Preserves content when people rage delete for no reason.

:summercat2023:

You mean because they raged deleted because their emotional outburst was pwned by logical facts.

[Crazy Tiger]

Originally posted by Kage Goomba:

Originally posted by Nebgama:

Lol the oxymoron is just trying to take the post out of context. Its fine to write a post that has 3 or 4 paragraphs if you format it correctly so its ledgable to the eye which i did it.

you both think you are being funny but actually just came and proved my point with your stupid ass.

We're not proving anything - other than just making you look utterly silly.

Everybody has their pet peeves, even OP. ;)

[Kage Goomba]

Originally posted by Crazy Tiger:

Originally posted by Kage Goomba:

We're not proving anything - other than just making you look utterly silly.

Everybody has their pet peeves, even OP. ;)

You got that right lol.

[Kage Goomba]

Originally posted by BJWyler:

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

Preserves content when people rage delete for no reason.

:summercat2023:

You mean because they raged deleted because their emotional outburst was pwned by logical facts.

Seen this happen twice today.
Always gives me warm fuzzy feelings.

[Yujah]

Find it telling as to level of maturity here how most everyone responds stupidly binary: you either quote or you don't and that's either good or it isn't.

But now go back to what is actually being said in OP and by OP many times again later and note that he or she talks about over-quoting; about that here on the forums rampant thing that generally destroys the entire point of what quoting is all about in the first place, i.e., showing what you are in fact responding to. To quote myself...

Originally posted by Yujah:

Originally posted by Seraphita:

Quoting is a way to target a message or an exact part of message that you respond to.

Yes, exactly, the exact part of a message, or the message as such only if it's short / single-point. Not over-quoting by always just lazily plonking down the message quoted in full, including ones with many points or thousand-word rants, thereby completely nullifying that exact point of showing what is being responded to.

Quotes are most often good and (only) sometimes not. Full-post quotes are almost never good and (only) sometimes serve a purpose other than destroying readability of a thread for the 1000 or so readers of it versus the 1 lazy poster who couldn't be arsed to show some consideration for any of them.

[[N]ebsun]

Speak for yourself, I don't have the same issue that you have - in fact, the opposite.

It's not like that at all... how could you even say something as outrageous as that ??!

[BJWyler]

Originally posted by Yujah:

Originally posted by Seraphita:

Quoting is a way to target a message or an exact part of message that you respond to.

Yes, exactly, the exact part of a message, or the message as such only if it's short / single-point. Not over-quoting by always just lazily plonking down the message quoted in full, including ones with many points or thousand-word rants, thereby completely nullifying that exact point of showing what is being responded to.

Anyone posting like that would for example be booted from most Linux forums quickly due to anti-social behaviour.

I can understand that line of reasoning. I also participate in forums where they frown upon quoting the post immediately preceeding the one before yours. Of course, the really only works when the thread isn't getting posted by several users right then and there.

I also find it annoying when long posts are continually quoted, then requoted in responses to responses. Part of the issue arises when foruming on mobile. I personally find it much more difficult and time consuming to edit down quotes on mobile than when I'm on my PC. Hence this post.

[Kage Goomba]

Originally posted by Yujah:

Find it telling as to level of maturity here how most everyone responds stupidly binary: you either quote or you don't and that's either good or it isn't.

But now go back to what is actually being said in OP and by OP many times again later and note that he or she talks about over-quoting; about that here on the forums rampant thing that generally destroys the entire point of what quoting is all about in the first place, i.e., showing what you are in fact responding to. To quote myself...

Originally posted by Yujah:

Yes, exactly, the exact part of a message, or the message as such only if it's short / single-point. Not over-quoting by always just lazily plonking down the message quoted in full, including ones with many points or thousand-word rants, thereby completely nullifying that exact point of showing what is being responded to.

Quotes are most often good and (only) sometimes not. Full-post quotes are almost never good and (only) sometimes serve a purpose other than destroying readability of a thread for the 1000 or so readers of it versus the 1 lazy poster who couldn't be arsed to show some consideration for any of them.

Where we supposed to take the OP Seriously?
I thought he was trolling. :)

[Yujah]

Originally posted by BJWyler:

I personally find it much more difficult and time consuming to edit down quotes on mobile than when I'm on my PC.

Well, actually, I'll admit that is a thing because even though I'm "not a mobile user" I do sometimes when I e.g. wake up for a bit grab a tablet, and yes, editing things back is wildly annoying on it vs having an actual keyboard.

Now for me a high level of mobile use still says things about that mentioned level of maturity but seeing as how that's an aspect that I now for years already have no choice but to accept, sure, fair point. Finally....

[Nebgama]

Originally posted by Supafly:

Also have the fact that the person being quoted shouldn't really need to read the entire quote, they'd likely be able to just glance and know which comment it was.

Exactly the reason i am making you are just trying to argue for the sake of arguing at this point and you are unhinged while doing it.

If someone comes into a thread pages deep then that is their case they have the ability to read back you don't need to oversimplify that ability by quoting others just because you need to feel that everyone gets what you are talking about at that moment in time. Just read the thread back it works and fills you in on the topic being discussed while minimizing padding for other already reading the thread since x pages ago.

Like i keep saying there is nothing wrong with quoting but often times people do it when their post may not need that level of explanation.

[Nebgama]

A post that has 6 or 7 paragraphs and then someone wants to quote that whole text just because they want to emphasis one phrase or sentence in the entire post is the worst.

it achieves nothing constructive to the thread except hurt other peoples eyes. The previous post is example of good edicate where i quoted you but also slimmed down the padding because i only wanted to emphasis on one particular area you mentioned.

[Kage Goomba]

Originally posted by Nebgama:

A post that has 6 or 7 paragraphs and then someone wants to quote that whole text just because they want to emphasis one phrase or sentence in the entire post is the worst.

it achieves nothing constructive to the thread except hurt other peoples eyes. The previous post is example of good edicate where i quoted you but also slimmed down the padding because i only wanted to emphasis on one particular area you mentioned.

You do realize there's an edit button...right?
Don't need to double post.

[Crazy Tiger]

I know this might sound odd, but different people do things differently. And that's perfectly fine.