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

[CateTown]

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

@CateTown

It adds nothing to the conversation to just type This.

I'm on my phone. I can't select a sentence or two; @username doesn't work and I can't see any other posts once I start typing.

So I use the nice new quote function to make it clear what I am referring to.

Scroll on...

Everyone was desperate for the quote function too.

@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.

This

@Giantrooster

I would like to complain that I can't quote an already quoted post. What kind of fuckery is that?

So many posts on this thread i could have quoted, if I wasn't too lazy .

This x 1000

@PurpleWh1teGreen

There's no facility on Mumsnet to like posts though.

Sometimes - actually frequently- a previous posters says what I want to say, but so much more eloquently.

So why not say "what Elgobbo said on page 2" ?

““”This”
“This””

This”

This

@Giantrooster

I would like to complain that I can't quote an already quoted post. What kind of fuckery is that?

So many posts on this thread i could have quoted, if I wasn't too lazy .

What you said!

Sparklingbrook

Oh no. People not using MN as other posters want them to is a big problem this week. sad

This

Add message | Report | Message poster | Quote | See allZancah Mon 05-Apr-21 17:34:17
D'yer know what annoys me? When the very first reply re-quotes the^^ whole OP.
We know what you're replying to, dickhead! You're the only sodding poster!!

Add message | Report | Message poster | See allSparklingbrook Mon 05-Apr-21 17:34:59
Zancah

D'yer know what annoys me? When the very first reply re-quotes the^^ whole OP.
We know what you're replying to, dickhead! You're the only sodding poster!!

But by the time they post another couple could have snuck in before. grin

Add message | Report | Message poster | See allGeamhradh Mon 05-Apr-21 17:35:01
Sparklingbrook

Everybody moans on MN

This. It's been moany week. Personally I want those Zombie threads sorted, I want AIBUs to actually have an AIBU and not be in there 'for traffic' and I really don't want a Like button. But TBF that's not just this week actually. grin

I don't care about quoted posts and 'this' though.

I want GFs sent to their own special place in hell along with creative writers who are aiming for self-publication (via Classics obvs) and nasty threads started to show posters' superiority with language use. (Though tbf, those tend to show the opposite after a while)
Shall we start our own stompyfooty "my way is right" thread, Sparks?

Add message | Report | Message poster | See allDramaAlpaca Mon 05-Apr-21 17:35:44
Sparklingbrook

Everybody moans on MN

This. It's been moany week. Personally I want those Zombie threads sorted, I want AIBUs to actually have an AIBU and not be in there 'for traffic' and I really don't want a Like button. But TBF that's not just this week actually. grin

I don't care about quoted posts and 'this' though.

I couldn't agree more grin

Add message | Report | Message poster | Quote | See allDramaAlpaca Mon 05-Apr-21 17:37:18
Oh and I agree with you as well @Geamhradh but you've got a quote in your post so I can't quote you.

Add message | Report | Message poster | Quote | See allSparklingbrook Mon 05-Apr-21 17:37:42
I want GFs sent to their own special place in hell along with creative writers who are aiming for self-publication (via Classics obvs) and nasty threads started to show posters' superiority with language use. (Though tbf, those tend to show the opposite after a while)
Shall we start our own stompyfooty "my way is right" thread, Sparks?

Very much this.

^This

@DynamoKev

Sparklingbrook

Oh no. People not using MN as other posters want them to is a big problem this week. sad

This

Add message | Report | Message poster | Quote | See allZancah Mon 05-Apr-21 17:34:17
D'yer know what annoys me? When the very first reply re-quotes the^^ whole OP.
We know what you're replying to, dickhead! You're the only sodding poster!!

Add message | Report | Message poster | See allSparklingbrook Mon 05-Apr-21 17:34:59
Zancah

D'yer know what annoys me? When the very first reply re-quotes the^^ whole OP.
We know what you're replying to, dickhead! You're the only sodding poster!!

But by the time they post another couple could have snuck in before. grin

Add message | Report | Message poster | See allGeamhradh Mon 05-Apr-21 17:35:01
Sparklingbrook

Everybody moans on MN

This. It's been moany week. Personally I want those Zombie threads sorted, I want AIBUs to actually have an AIBU and not be in there 'for traffic' and I really don't want a Like button. But TBF that's not just this week actually. grin

I don't care about quoted posts and 'this' though.

I want GFs sent to their own special place in hell along with creative writers who are aiming for self-publication (via Classics obvs) and nasty threads started to show posters' superiority with language use. (Though tbf, those tend to show the opposite after a while)
Shall we start our own stompyfooty "my way is right" thread, Sparks?

Add message | Report | Message poster | See allDramaAlpaca Mon 05-Apr-21 17:35:44
Sparklingbrook

Everybody moans on MN

This. It's been moany week. Personally I want those Zombie threads sorted, I want AIBUs to actually have an AIBU and not be in there 'for traffic' and I really don't want a Like button. But TBF that's not just this week actually. grin

I don't care about quoted posts and 'this' though.

I couldn't agree more grin

Add message | Report | Message poster | Quote | See allDramaAlpaca Mon 05-Apr-21 17:37:18
Oh and I agree with you as well @Geamhradh but you've got a quote in your post so I can't quote you.

Add message | Report | Message poster | Quote | See allSparklingbrook Mon 05-Apr-21 17:37:42
I want GFs sent to their own special place in hell along with creative writers who are aiming for self-publication (via Classics obvs) and nasty threads started to show posters' superiority with language use. (Though tbf, those tend to show the opposite after a while)
Shall we start our own stompyfooty "my way is right" thread, Sparks?

Very much this.

^This

😂😂

How do you do this? Is it just copy-paste?

@PurpleWh1teGreen

There's no facility on Mumsnet to like posts though.

Sometimes - actually frequently- a previous posters says what I want to say, but so much more eloquently.

This.

Sorry couldn't help myself!! But yes I wish there was a like button because like you have said some posters say exactly what I would have said but better and I like to show it support.

@EarringsandLipstick

Well you're wrong.

This is probably meant humorously, but it's not coming across that way, tbh.

Your problem, not mine.

@Giantrooster

I would like to complain that I can't quote an already quoted post. What kind of fuckery is that?

So many posts on this thread i could have quoted, if I wasn't too lazy .

Because I'd quote you and you'd quote me and then I'd quote Sparks and she'd quote somebody else and the OP's head would crossly explode.

My phone will only let me copy and paste one word at a time

If this is the case, you have a phone problem!

But I don't think so! Once you click 'select' it will choose 1 word. But then you can drag the bars at either side of the selection to select a block of text, which you can then copy & paste.

@Sparklingbrook

Everyone was desperate for the quote function too.

Not me! I knew numpties would abuse it

Your problem, not mine

That's really shitty of you @CateTown and unnecessary, on what I assumed was a light-hearted thread.

hat's really shitty of you @CateTown and unnecessary, on what I assumed was a light-hearted thread.

@Fembot123

hat's really shitty of you *@CateTown* and unnecessary, on what I assumed was a light-hearted thread.

You're getting it Fembot tho I assume you meant to add more text 😀

Oops sorry! But yay I did it, Perhaps not on the most appropriate post and I didn’t manage to highlight it wither

@Sparklingbrook

Oh no. People not using MN as other posters want them to is a big problem this week.

∆∆∆ THIS

@Fembot123

Oops sorry! But yay I did it, Perhaps not on the most appropriate post and I didn’t manage to highlight it wither

Practice makes perfect 😀👏

IM’s so crap with technology, so @EarringsandLipstick 😂

Well, I may just as well give up. I'm foreign 🙄 so the grammar police and spelling police will be relieved.

I'm much too lazy to type out husband, mumsnet etc etc etc (thread this week).

I even use the wrong emojies, one thread said only mn emojies were appropriate.

And now I can't even quote gallore 🤣.

So sorry not so

@EarringsandLipstick

Your problem, not mine

That's really shitty of you @CateTown and unnecessary, on what I assumed was a light-hearted thread.

It is a lighthearted thread but you're being precious.

There's nothing wrong with a "like" button. The Daily Mail have made people snobbish about it. Like it's beneath us