To wish people would stop quoting a long post and typing This.

[CateTown]

It's doing my head - and my scrolling finger - in.

It’s just like clicking a ‘like’ button?

@SmidgenofaPigeon

I love being quoted. Are you sad you don’t get quoted, OP?

I like being quoted too, but I hate being @-ed so I politely bold instead.

There have been a bajillion threads about a Like button so that MN 'Talk' can be like just like every other site especially the Daily Mail. But the posters that want it are actually very few.

@PolarnOPirate

I see your point but it’s also infuriating when someone on page 10 says ‘what *@username* said’ ...... I’m not going to search 10 pages of usernames to see what they agree with.

Well yes … this

But seriously, either quote the post or highlight the text you're agreeing with cos it's annoying as fuck!

They would if only MN would introduce a like button! Sometimes a poster has said exactly what you want to say but it would be silly to type out the same thing again in your own words.

@TheRealForReal

I think if someone has given great advice there's a chance the OP might miss it, especially of there's loads of posts. So copying and pasting it and saying you agree or whatever means the OP is more likely to see it surely

This.

You don't need to signal your agreement with a pp if you have nothing to add to the conversation. You can just nod sagely.

@CateTown

You don't need to signal your agreement with a pp if you have nothing to add to the conversation. You can just nod sagely.

Right so posters are allowed to agree but they mustn't type anything, just agree internally? Got it.

Learn to skim read faster so you don't start reading a post unless it gets your attention

If we had a "like" button, it wouldn't be necessary.

If I come on to a thread to comment and see that someone has already said what I was going to say, instead of tediously typing out what would be pretty much a repetion of their post, I'll quote them and say I agree with them. I honestly can't see what's wrong with that.

Personally, it winds me up when people "quote" someone by putting a bit of the post in bold but don't @ their username as well. I've missed people replying to me because I didn't get a notification and I've accidentally scrolled past a bit of holding in a post

But who would know what I'm nodding sagely to?

A nodding sagely emoji would be a very good thing though.

@TheRealForReal

I think if someone has given great advice there's a chance the OP might miss it, especially of there's loads of posts. So copying and pasting it and saying you agree or whatever means the OP is more likely to see it surely

That.

@DramaAlpaca

If I come on to a thread to comment and see that someone has already said what I was going to say, instead of tediously typing out what would be pretty much a repetion of their post, I'll quote them and say I agree with them. I honestly can't see what's wrong with that.

I don’t know how to highlight just a part of posts like some of you do 😁

@CateTown

You don't need to signal your agreement with a pp if you have nothing to add to the conversation. You can just nod sagely.

I disagree OP. I think it helps the thread evolve. If someone has made a really good point, it's helpful to reinforce it, and as the thread moves on, it can make it's picked up.

I do hate the 'what

@CateTown

You don't need to signal your agreement with a pp if you have nothing to add to the conversation. You can just nod sagely.

No you can't, at least not so anyone can tell. There's no "like" button to give us an idea of the consensus without some degree of repetition. Signalling agreement IS adding to the conversation by giving more of an idea of what people think overall.

Sparkling - yes! Cos there are 12 million users (allegedly) so we don't need them all quoting and posting This. Or typing "wot she said"

What @PolarnOPirate said is worse.

17:08TheRealForReal

I think if someone has given great advice there's a chance the OP might miss it, especially of there's loads of posts. So copying and pasting it and saying you agree or whatever means the OP is more likely to see it surely

nods sagely

@CateTown

Sparkling - yes! Cos there are 12 million users (allegedly) so we don't need them all quoting and posting This. Or typing "wot she said"

Oh. Do 'we' not? Or is this your opinion?

@PurpleWh1teGreen

But who would know what I'm nodding sagely to?

A nodding sagely emoji would be a very good thing though.

I disagree OP.

Well you're wrong.

Although I agree it's obnoxious to quote a long post.

@CateTown

You don't need to signal your agreement with a pp if you have nothing to add to the conversation. You can just nod sagely.

Then the OP won't see where the consensus lies, which is presumably why they posted?