To be irrationally infuriated by people who quote the OP?

[DavidBeckhamsrightfoot]

Yes, some people on the planet are outrageously stupid but should we not all agree that if you're writing on a thread we will assume it's in relation to the original post.

Why does this annoy me so much? Who knows. But I do hope those who do it step on a plug.

Ouch.

Me too

Sometimes a thread can be many pages long, its good to know who the posts are referring to

Have you posted this before?

It annoys me too, especially when they're just referring to one part of it that could've been copied and pasted.

Even worse with the OP is like War and Peace.

YANBU. It's bloody stupid. Especially when it's an Epic OP to begin with.

Why do people do this? Drives me mad too!

It's even worse when it's the first post. I think we should all assume everyone is replying to the op unless they indicate otherwise (quote another poster)

That should be a reportable offence and an instant MN ban.

Um everyone assumes by default it’s the op unless you say otherwise,

I posted the exact same thing a while ago.

If that long and you are just referring to the OP you also need to learn to read the fucking thread. If you don't want to just keep your comment to yourself. It's not obligatory to post.
I always think it makes them look a bit thick.

I always think it makes them look a bit thick

Yep. I always think this too.

I'm sure it would be fairly simple for MN to disable the ability to quote the OP.

I honestly think people do it on purpose and get a strong shiver of delight when this post pops up every now and again.

Little evils and all that.

I don't read a thread if the first response does this so maybe it's also sabotage?

I also think some posters do it on purpose to annoy folks.

It's working

YANBU! I hate it too, but you really asked for this. 😅

YANBU! It's seriously annoying!

It drives me bananas.
Especially when it is a LONG one from OP.