Prevent quoting of OP

[OhamIreally]

@mumsnetIm sure that in the old app it wasn’t possible to quote the opening post.
I’m seeing this all the time now it’s really irritating to see the whole op quoted when of course everyone has read it. Can you stop the ability to do this please?
I do like the new quote history thing however.

Agree! The whole point of quoting is to quote a PP and then reply to that. Everyone has read the OP so what is the point of quoting the OP?! I do wonder what people are thinking sometimes.

Agree that it’s very annoying!

Hi all - thanks for posting. Just to let you know we're aware of the issue and are working on fixing it now. We'll update you ASAP. We know how frustrating this is and really appreciate your patience.

Thank you! I'd be delighted if that happened.

If there are a significant number of alternative posts between the OP and the person wanting to reply, is it worth signposting the fact that you can just @ the OP to ensure that they see your reply and know it is directly to their post, not a reply to the reply above yours? Many people don't seem to know, which might be why they are reposting the OP.

Thanks @BeckyAMumsnetI hadn’t realised it was a bug not a feature. Glad it’s going to be fixed.

This is a silly thing to signpost though. It’s the OP’s thread! They should be reading replies.