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POLL NOW CLOSED. Would you like to have the option to Quote posts on Talk threads (like MNHQ can)? Please come and cast your vote

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HelenMumsnet · 16/09/2011 15:36

Hello.

We've had a few people asking us to extend to everyone MNHQ's Quote function (you know, the thingie where we can quote another person's post in our posts).

But we have also clocked a fair few folk who would rather Talk stayed as it is and didn't have a Quote function on threads.

So we have opened up a little poll to find out what the true picture is.

So what do you think? To quote or not to quote?

Do please feel free to discuss the issue with other Mumsnetters here on this thread, and please do vote and help us decide. (We'll leave this up for a good few days to make sure everyone gets a chance to contribute their tuppence ha'penny.)

NB: as it involves a bit of Tech work, we won't roll out the Quote option unless there is a clear majority in favour of it and, if there were, we would most likely test it in a specific topic (such a Chat) before putting it everywhere - just to check it wouldn't cause havoc.

Thanks v much, MNHQ

OP posts:
poorbuthappy · 16/09/2011 15:51

I don't actually have an outright opinion on this so all I'm going to ask is that if people start quoting an entire post and then just add a really small comment on the bottom they should be banned immediately.
Can you tell that really annoys me?? Grin
Also how would deleting posts work in they have been quoted further on in the thread? Will the quote be deleted too??

Folu · 16/09/2011 15:47

Voted

meditrina · 16/09/2011 15:45

Done - voted against as you can cut and paste if you really want to quote. Not that many people do - there isn't really a need, especially as threads should move forwards, not backwards.

And threads would become tediously repetitive in no time at all!

Songbird · 16/09/2011 15:40

Done. Shouldn't this have a sticky?

Yama · 16/09/2011 15:37

Done.