Please please can you make the OP unquotable?

[StandingOvulation]

My neighbour's optician's cousin works in IT and said it's uber simple to amend.

Save all of our heads, please.

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Because sometimes you have to scroll through the same 8 paragraphs of lengthy OP description of their situation 15 or 20 times in a row to see each responder's one-line or one-word (YABU) reply. It makes it difficult to keep track of where you are in a page if the OP gets reposted every 2 or 3 posts and nakes it difficult to see the responses in between.

Agreed

It doesn’t bother me.

i 100% agree, was just about to create a thread

We ALL read the sodding OP! It's unavoidable.

Then you scroll down to see that some numpty has quoted the whole post we have just read and then further added their two penneth so we can benefit from their MN genius and sage advice.

Maybe we should just report these posts ask to get them removed. Put it in the same category as a TAAT.

I never understand why people quote the OP - it’s especially annoying when it’s a very long OP. We should be able to report when people do this because it ruins the user experience.

On a previous parenting forum, posts, including OPs, were often quoted, especially if it was a somewhat controversial topic, so that if the poster wanted to delete their post, the quoted one was still visible.

But I don't think that's possible on here, is it? Posts that are deleted are automatically removed in later posts that quote it?

Also posters can't remove their own posts: only MNHQ can do that, so there's not the same need to hold people to account for things they've backtracked on.

Has anyone had a response from MNHQ on this? I’d really like to know if there’s any plans on amending this

Sometimes it’s PAGES later too… <fume>

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It doesn't bother me at all. Sometimes you just want to reply to the Op and not any of the other posts. You can't reply directly to a post on MN so it's the only way to do it.

@Q124

its FAR worse since they started the STUPID 'similar threads' or whatever it is underneath threads! I've tried to train myself not to click on them.

@StandingOvulation

Another vote for you!!

my own wish is that it would take you back the post you quoted after you've posted!! I keep losing my place on the thread!!

No it's not! Just post, it's obvious you're replying to the OP OR @ op name, you do not need to quote the OP

Brava!

And to this I'd add: can zombie threads automatically be closed after 6 months?

For the life of me I can't work out why people get worked up about this. Just scroll on by.

It's tedious scrolling by a really long page full of the exact same block of text repeated over and over and over again, often spanning more than one screen in length, trying to spot what's new in between. Fair enough if that's what you actually enjoy doing with your time but I think it's fine for people to suggest ways to avoid it.

Oh god yes please

Absolutely supporting this!

There is always someone around 3 posts from the start who decides to quote the entire OP. 🤬
Why? It's literally less than a thumbstroke upthread.

I can never be bothered to check the Posters name to see if it's always the same person, but it annoys me immensely.

Disagree. Sometimes a thread moves in a completely different direction, so it's reasonable to indicate you are responding to the original point, not things the OP might have said since on tangential topics.

I think it's a drawing attention thing, like "here is my response and I demand you read it OP".

Chances are you can do that just by copying and pasting the salient part of the OP, not the whole thing.

Pleeeeease implement this!

You quote the op when you are replying directly to the OP. It has a function.

You can't see the OP on second and subsequent pages. What's the big deal with quoting. You don't need to read it again.

Please don't.