Before I respond to your comment, SorryImKnew, an explanation as to why we quote others on this board:
We neither quote excessively nor obsessively any particular poster for the heck of it, or too intimidate, harass or silence.
We quote because these are fast moving threads, we have a lot of different posters and it's easy to misunderstand or be confused about what an individual is responding to. It aids understanding to quote and while it isn't necessary, it's good practice, here and on every other forum I've been involved with since 1995.
It's also a way of showing that you are listening and engaging with the points others make. I actually think I don't quote often enough (usually because what I'm responding to was four pages ago and I forgot to copy) and I worry that is disrespectful to other posters who put time and effort into often valuable contributions.
Copying is also helpful in avoiding an argument about being accused of saying something one has not in fact said and gives the original poster an opportunity to elaborate or to clarify what they meant.
We quote particular posters repeatedly because they make points we find especially important - on this thread Malahaha's discussion of the demand that we be kind, for instance. And that's because female socialisation is a feminist issue many of us are trying to understand and unpick (which btw is why it is both feminist and relevant to discuss our changing perspectives on power dynamics in heterosexual relationships).
We also repeatedly quote posters we disagree with, in order to express that and often why we disagree. This is a discussion board after, even if it is typically much more respectful and constructive than many other MN boards. Yes, it is uncomfortable to be the lone dissenting voice on a busy thread, but no one owes anyone here agreement, or even silence, even if others have already expressed their disagreement.
This also isn't a real life situation where being the lone dissenter can mean being surrounded by everyone shouting at you. We're commenting online without actually being able to physically get into each other's personal space. And I'll say to you what I tell myself, my children and anyone else who finds an argument getting too much, especially when you feel ganged up on - take a break. Regardless of whether you are really being ganged up on or not. Take care of yourself. Do something different for a while. Revisit the debate later, to see how it progressed after you disengaged, then rejoin or let it go, whatever feels right, but practice selfcare in all of your online interactions. (And this isn't me telling you to shut up, this is me telling you that sometimes it is better for us to step away and to prioritise our wellbeing over proving a stranger wrong on the internet.)