Is there a reason why we cant quote other peoples posts??

[starmaker7]

Im finding it quite annoying not to be abe to quote ,it also makes posts confusing when someone copies another persons post as a quote but it looks like its part of their post .The majority of forums I use allow quotes just wondered why this one doesnt??

Because you always get idiots who don't trim the quote to delete unnecessary stuff. And then you get people quoting the quote which creates more unnecessary text.

You can quote other people's posts. Like this:

"The majority of forums I use allow quotes just wondered why this one doesnt??"

There. I just quoted you. Easy peasy.

There are other forums?

Golly.

is cut n' paste so last century then?

i've just got the hang of c & p

its the people who dont put quote marks that confuse me ;0)

yes there are other forums Pan ,they are boring me now though so I thought I would try here

"its the people who dont put quote marks that confuse me"

This is what I do when I quote a PP's comment - and then make my own comment thereafter

Im finding it quite annoying not to be abe to quote

Are you? Do it like this then

good ideas ,thanks .Not so easy to do on the phone but I guess I'll get used to it :0)

I sometimes also use the following method of indicating it's a quote - such as from a document.

Source: (link to source)

sdsadas sadfsad sad fd dsf sd fds f sdf sf sd f sdf sd
 dsadasdsf dsf sdf sd fgsd gf sdf sd fsd sd f sdf sd fsd

~~~ End Quote ~~~

I hate those forums where people spend all their time hunting backwards and quoting what people have said.

It's usually done to be then followed by "I'm sorry Cynthia, but what you said there is total bollocks" I've rarely seen it done for any useful or nice reason.

Because it will make a big mess and look rubbish

If you (not specifically you, just anyone) are currently too lazy to c&p then you are also the sort of person who would quote a whole post and then just write "LOL", without even saying which part of the post you thought was funny.

lol

I...erm...have used the 'quote' thing in 'other sites' and i thought it was shit. Its confusing and a pita to read.

Do it like this or like this Simples!

OP 15:40
Starting a thread
First person responding 15:41
Here's the first response
Someone else 15:42
Something funny about that
You 15:43
Lol

If you do this then you suck. Just so you know.

I want to be able to cut and paste on my iPhone. Can you fix that for me please?

Saggy you can just press tge screen near where you want to c&p and tge buttons appear

You can't c&p on the iPhone using the MN app

We had a vote, a proper poash mumsnet one. It was a massive overwhelming majority win of "Hell No!"

So it was considered and discussed , rather than a need to be dragged into the 21st century.

Don't use the app, it's shit. Use the mumsnet mobile version in safari, much much better.

WE SAID NO!!!

What Trills said. All of it.

Most other forums are unreadable. Especially if you are allowed to use a massive signature and avatar with 'significant' quote expressing your personality (probably from Charles Bukowski) every time you post.