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People who 'quote' the OPs first post on a thread

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PlimplePlop · 03/11/2023 14:35

Why? Please please stop. Thank you.

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ZiriForGood · 04/11/2023 10:27

MyGrannysBucket · 03/11/2023 16:25

It annoys me too, especially if it's a really long post. Even more so when posters continue to repost the entire post.
There was a thread recently where a poster replied to a post with a post that took up half of the page and several others quoted the entire post, one of the pages was nothing but that pissing post being quoted!
Why not just use the @ followed by the posters name, rather than quoting the entire post.

On the webpage (even from my phone) the quote of a quote is collapsed, so it doesn't take that much space. If the app doesn't do it, ditch the app.

What is the value of tagging people? It doesn't show the context, it doesn't link to the post, no-one knows what you are replying to. Totally useless.

EveSix · 04/11/2023 09:55

I like the selective quoting, as suggested by Passepartoute; copying and pasting in bold the specific bit one is referencing from either the OP's or a PP's posts. Feels more precise.

DuesToTheDirt · 03/11/2023 19:07

LadyPenelope68 · 03/11/2023 18:05

You must lead a very boring life if it’s such an issue for you. Just scroll past if you don’t like it …. Simple

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Quoting very long posts makes scrolling extremely tedious.

SweetBirdsong · 03/11/2023 18:56

ThinWomansBrain · 03/11/2023 18:54

Irritating.
Especially when the OP is a bloody essay.
Its getting to the point where I tend to assume that these super long OP's are AI generated tosh.

Yes it is definitely worse if it's a massive (first) post! And as the OP said, quoting it when it's the first post after the OP is just bonkers! 😜

Passepartoute · 03/11/2023 18:55

Neriah · 03/11/2023 17:26

What, you mean like this?

Personally I find it more irritating that people think they make the rules that everyone else must abide by.

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How is asking and saying "please" making rules for other people?

ThinWomansBrain · 03/11/2023 18:54

Irritating.
Especially when the OP is a bloody essay.
Its getting to the point where I tend to assume that these super long OP's are AI generated tosh.

Passepartoute · 03/11/2023 18:48

WhatWindyWeather · 03/11/2023 15:35

What annoys me is that I would sometimes like to be able to quote just a few lines of a very long post, but it seems to be all or nothing (unless I'm missing something obvious).

You can copy and paste? People usually put the quotation into bold font to show it's a quote.

Passepartoute · 03/11/2023 18:47

Verv · 03/11/2023 15:33

It's done on other forums if the OP is being away with the fairies so that the post in its original form is quoted before the sneaky editing starts when the thread doesnt go in the direction that the OP thought it should.

MN has an edit button now.

Thats the only reason for it that I can think of.

You can only edit a post for a few minutes after you've posted it. So an OP who regrets what they've posted when they see the replies won't be able to edit.

Passepartoute · 03/11/2023 18:44

stripybluesocks · 03/11/2023 14:52

so people can see what post you are replying to? Why is it an issue?

If you're on a thread, the assumption is that you are replying to OP. You don't need to tell people so.

Passepartoute · 03/11/2023 18:42

RoseBucket · 03/11/2023 14:42

I sometimes do if the OP is long, I’m Dyslexic and it helps me to re read the post whilst typing, is that ok with you all?

If it isn’t, do I care? No.

But you could delete it when you've finished, couldn't you?

Screwballs · 03/11/2023 18:33

PlimplePlop · 03/11/2023 14:35

Why? Please please stop. Thank you.

Nope.

LadyPenelope68 · 03/11/2023 18:06

RoseBucket · 03/11/2023 17:15

Why? As an adult I make my own decisions. If I wish to I will and now I know it annoys so many people I’ll do it with more gusto.

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@RoseBucket me too! 🤣🤣

LadyPenelope68 · 03/11/2023 18:05

PlimplePlop · 03/11/2023 14:37

It's particularly annoying when it's literally the first person to respond, and it's a massive first post.

You must lead a very boring life if it’s such an issue for you. Just scroll past if you don’t like it …. Simple

EveSix · 03/11/2023 18:03

In the old days, before the quote or @ functions, people used to make the effort to quote properly, putting the poster's name in bold.
The only way to know if a subsequent poster was referencing your earlier post was to keep engaging with the thread and check new posts.
I liked it.

TheShellBeach · 03/11/2023 17:59

I wish OPs would quote whoever they're replying to.
That really annoys me.
Their responses end up being completely out of sequence.

If they're not going to quote, they could at least tag people.

SoupDragon · 03/11/2023 17:58

People who whinge about people quoting the OP, just stop. It's so bloody annoying and boring. It's been done to death.

Viewfrommyhouse · 03/11/2023 17:52

PlimplePlop · 03/11/2023 14:35

Why? Please please stop. Thank you.

Stop moaning. Thanks.

SweetBirdsong · 03/11/2023 17:51

No-one needs to quote the original post at all. I agree with you @PlimplePlop

TheShellBeach · 03/11/2023 17:49

WhatWindyWeather · 03/11/2023 15:35

What annoys me is that I would sometimes like to be able to quote just a few lines of a very long post, but it seems to be all or nothing (unless I'm missing something obvious).

Just highlight and copy whatever you want to quote.

GunboatDiplomacy · 03/11/2023 17:45

mathanxiety · 03/11/2023 17:29

There's a 'clear quote' button?

Not on my phone there isn't.

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Probably not on the app tbf, nothing useful is ever on the app.

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Shutthedoormargaret · 03/11/2023 17:30

Agreed. As if we don't know what we're replying to already.... although sometimes I do wonder if people have read the OP at all, so at least we can assume that these posters have at least some idea what's going on (or can we?)

mathanxiety · 03/11/2023 17:29

GunboatDiplomacy · 03/11/2023 15:45

"I sometimes do if the OP is long, I’m Dyslexic and it helps me to re read the post whilst typing, is that ok with you all? "

In that case quote the OP's post, write your post and then hit the big button marked Clear Quote when you've finished.

Takes one second - you get what you need and you don't piss everyone else off.

There's a 'clear quote' button?

Not on my phone there isn't.

mathanxiety · 03/11/2023 17:28

I do it sometimes when I use the app because once I'm in the reply box I can't see any posts on the thread, including the OP, without losing everything I've typed. Sometimes I like to refer to specific things the OP has posted in a response. I can't always remember every single detail.

Another peculiarity of the app on my phone is that I can't edit my posts or send or receive PMs.

DuesToTheDirt · 03/11/2023 17:27

Yeah, it's hugely annoying. Especially when the OPs opening post is 6 paragraphs long, then the first replay quotes 6 paragraphs just to say, "I agree."

Actually I hate any really long quotes. I wish we could edit quotes, although I realise that means that parts could be taken out of context. At present, you get the choice of quoting fully, or using the @ sign to reference a poster (often with no quote, so no one else knows what you're talking about unless the relevant post is just above), or the @ sign with a bolded selection of copied text, which is a faff.

Neriah · 03/11/2023 17:26

PlimplePlop · 03/11/2023 14:35

Why? Please please stop. Thank you.

What, you mean like this?

Personally I find it more irritating that people think they make the rules that everyone else must abide by.