To be annoyed when people quote the first post?

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Especially when the original post is long. We’ve read it - we don’t want to scroll past it again 10 times.

Keeping this short because I know you fuckers will quote it

Yes I agree, it's annoying - I don't understand why they do it.

Because a thread can have 3 or 4 or so conversations and discussions branching off so people are making it clear their comments are about OP

Sorry couldn't help it. It's my level of childishness. But I do agree with you. Does my fucking nut in.

It annoys me more when people try to police how other posters choose to post.

So very annoying. Maybe they think we will forget what the thread is about.

It is annoying, and the thread will fill up with hilarious posters () quoting your OP, just to warn you.

I couldn't agree more.

YANBU

Especially if the first reply is the OP quoting the OP.

can you see the irony...

This is one of the many things that annoys me, yet I continue to come on here so it can't bother me that much!

Honourable mention for posters who come on to a thread that's days old, and OP has updated with the outcome but they still come on to quote and reply to the OP.

YANBU. It's poor forum etiquette. It goes without saying any response that doesn't quote another comment or poster is a reply to the first post.

YANBU it makes me assume they don't know how to do basic things on the internet.
Everyone knows the post you are replying to, the OP doesn't need to be quoted.

Yep

Yes it's stupid and annoying.

It seems like a relatively newish thing - I've been on here for some years - but it's been annoying me for a while now and several times I've on the verge of starting a thread about it.

The OP is there at the top of the page what else is anyone posting about? If anyone feels the need to make it clear who they're responding to just put the OP's handle on the response.

And if, as pp suggested, you're posting in relation to a side conversation that might have popped up then you put the posters name on that you're responding to.

Very annoying.

YANBU. It is bloody annoying! Why do they do it?

I ue Quote sometimes if i'm referring to something specific, intending to clear the quote, but end up including the quote. It annoys me when I do it

Surely MN could just block people from doing it.

I was on a thread the other day which had the most enormous OP and at least half a dozen people quoted the whole bloody thing. Infuriating!

To anyone who is genuinely worried that we won't be able to figure out who you're replying to, just type @ and MN kindly brings up the OP's name so you can click on it and tag them.

It's just another reminder of just how many mners are hard of thinking

Bought this on yourself OP

How is saying you find something annoying policing what others do?

Are we not allowed to have opinions any more?

Drives me nuts, hence my username.
It just screams ‘look at me’.

I’ve quoted occasionally, when the thread is very long and the conversation has veered off topic. I will now reconsider. 😁

What bugs me are posters who don’t read all posts by the OP (and thus miss additional clarifications/info) and ask questions that were answered already.

I assume people do it to take up more space and feel
important. The MN version of manspreading.
whatever the reason it is fucking annoying.