Disable quote function for Opening Post please

[MissKeithsNeice]

Its so irritating when people use the quote function to quote the opening post. If this is an easy thing to change, it should be changed. Its just too nonsensical and annoying.

@MissKeithsNeice

Its so irritating when people use the quote function to quote the opening post. If this is an easy thing to change, it should be changed. Its just too nonsensical and annoying.

Doesn’t bother me

@MissKeithsNeice

Its so irritating when people use the quote function to quote the opening post. If this is an easy thing to change, it should be changed. Its just too nonsensical and annoying.

Fine for me too. HTH

@MissKeithsNeice

Its so irritating when people use the quote function to quote the opening post. If this is an easy thing to change, it should be changed. Its just too nonsensical and annoying.

I don't mind it.

Drives me nuts.

Especially when it is the first reply on a thread.
What else would you be replying to?

Narrows eyes at @Aposterhasnoname

@MissKeithsNeice

Its so irritating when people use the quote function to quote the opening post. If this is an easy thing to change, it should be changed. Its just too nonsensical and annoying.

I think it's really useful, especially if the thread has wandered and you want to add something that goes back to the original point

I, on the other hand, completely agree with the OP! Especially when the opening post is very long, and it's quoted for no reason, and then the actual post is very short!
I have been irked by this very thing often!

That makes a lot of sense; the default is that you are responding the OP. While we are on the quote function there are two things I think would improve it. First to be alerted when you are quoted, like you are when you are tagged. And then to allow you to quote a quoted post. Not to have massive chains of all the conversation, but just to be able to include the most recent post you are replying to.

It is a bit annoying, but I’d actually prefer the ability to partially quote posts if the quote function is changed.

You're right OP, it is annoying and unnecessary.

I think it's a good think. Particularly as quite a few posters seem to read the first line and make up the rest of the post when replying.

I think it's really useful, especially if the thread has wandered and you want to add something that goes back to the original point

Then just quote the specific point you're replying to, not the whole thing.

How did I not see how this thread would go

@MissKeithsNeice

How did I not see how this thread would go

Bless you! Hehe.

@MissKeithsNeice

Its so irritating when people use the quote function to quote the opening post. If this is an easy thing to change, it should be changed. Its just too nonsensical and annoying.

Doesn't bother me either 😂

I think it's really useful, especially if the thread has wandered and you want to add something that goes back to the original point

You wrote "to go back to OP's OP..." or do what I just did. And then type your answer.

Quoting several paragraphs of nonsense 50 times on a thread is daft.

I'm with you OP

Its so stupid. It brings us all down by association.

@MissKeithsNeice

Its so stupid. It brings us all down by association.

It is not stupid.

But even if it were, it would not bring anyone 'down' by association.

Though there are always done who find speech habits, grammar, syntax, spelling, or any other technical or formatting aspects of a post to be unbearable if different from their views on acceptable.

Now, I like it that MN champions standard English and that there is an expectation that all who can will use it. That makes the content maximally available to those with dyslexia, these using assistive technology and those whom English is not a first language (because slang and excessive txt spk and even emoticons can make it much harder).

But when to insert quotations isn't going to cause that sort of issue

I'd like to partially quite too.
I'd also like to quote a reply to a quote.

@MissKeithsNeice

Its so stupid. It brings us all down by association.

WTF?

I totally agree with your OP!
It's bloody annoying and is generally followed by a pointless comment anyway!!

It's really annoying, especially when the opening post is several paragraphs long. Massive PITA.

@MissKeithsNeice

Its so irritating when people use the quote function to quote the opening post. If this is an easy thing to change, it should be changed. Its just too nonsensical and annoying.

I too am not troubled by it at all.

@CampagVelocet

It's really annoying, especially when the opening post is several paragraphs long. Massive PITA.

MASSIVE!!!

@MissKeithsNeice

Its so stupid. It brings us all down by association.

Is that even a "thing"?

I agree OP. Why do people do that?

I'd like to partially quite too.

@oviraptor21 I use the old fashioned MN way to quote partial posts.