What's the proper way of quoting on forums?
Dec 24th 2013, 2:34 pm
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Re: What's the proper way of quoting on forums?
[QUOTE=SultanOfSwing;11050311]The most important thing, IMO, is to remember to close the square brackets on the ****ing quote tags.
I think we can all agree, as weird as top-posting is, it's an order of magnitude better than what results if one's quotes aren't surrounded by tags fully enclosed in these: [] ...[/QUOTE
I heartily agree - p*sses me off no end]
I think we can all agree, as weird as top-posting is, it's an order of magnitude better than what results if one's quotes aren't surrounded by tags fully enclosed in these: [] ...[/QUOTE
I heartily agree - p*sses me off no end]
Dec 24th 2013, 2:40 pm
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Re: What's the proper way of quoting on forums?
[QUOTE=dunroving;11050316]
I have not seen our Canadian dog walking weather reporter in a while now.
The most important thing, IMO, is to remember to close the square brackets on the ****ing quote tags.
I think we can all agree, as weird as top-posting is, it's an order of magnitude better than what results if one's quotes aren't surrounded by tags fully enclosed in these: [] ...[/QUOTE
I heartily agree - p*sses me off no end]
I think we can all agree, as weird as top-posting is, it's an order of magnitude better than what results if one's quotes aren't surrounded by tags fully enclosed in these: [] ...[/QUOTE
I heartily agree - p*sses me off no end]
Dec 24th 2013, 2:41 pm
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Re: What's the proper way of quoting on forums?
Dec 24th 2013, 2:42 pm
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Re: What's the proper way of quoting on forums?
For those who are wondering, this thread started because it was off-topic in the marriage-based forum. I moved it here for a good banter. 
Personally, I can read JEff's posts just fine. Since the quote is obvious (as it's in brackets and offset), I can tell what the response is, whether it's on the top or the bottom. It might be annoying to some, but I don't think it qualifies as utterly incomprehensible!
I guess the basic question here is: Are you a top or a bottom?
Rene
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Personally, I can read JEff's posts just fine. Since the quote is obvious (as it's in brackets and offset), I can tell what the response is, whether it's on the top or the bottom. It might be annoying to some, but I don't think it qualifies as utterly incomprehensible!
I guess the basic question here is: Are you a top or a bottom?
Rene
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Dec 24th 2013, 2:43 pm
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Re: What's the proper way of quoting on forums?
That's a rather personal question, Rene 
It's like when I order a deep dish pizza, the girl on the phone always asks 'cut or uncut'. I always wonder how my answer would affect my order
It's like when I order a deep dish pizza, the girl on the phone always asks 'cut or uncut'. I always wonder how my answer would affect my order
Dec 24th 2013, 2:45 pm
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Dec 24th 2013, 2:49 pm
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Dec 24th 2013, 2:49 pm
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Dec 24th 2013, 3:17 pm
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Re: What's the proper way of quoting on forums?
It
gets
him
attention.
him
attention.
Dec 24th 2013, 3:27 pm
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Re: What's the proper way of quoting on forums?
In here, top posting doesnt leave the massive amount of cruft in the forum that the denizens of Yahoo groups do, because you can't automatically include all the stuff from every previous post in your current post.
I've had megabyte sized Yahoo omnibus postings with about three lines of new content in them.
I've had megabyte sized Yahoo omnibus postings with about three lines of new content in them.
Dec 24th 2013, 3:28 pm
#42
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Re: What's the proper way of quoting on forums?
All we need is love
Someone forgot to tell Willmore
Round Here surely your mistaken.
It Can confuse things
It amazes me that some folk knock them off every time they quote someone.
What was this thread about?
Round Here surely your mistaken.
It Can confuse things
What was this thread about?
Last edited by Chatter Static; Dec 24th 2013 at 3:34 pm.
Dec 24th 2013, 3:32 pm
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Re: What's the proper way of quoting on forums?
Or to make sure they are the poster pushed in the wheel chair and left wherever.
Is this a last-minute push by people to get extra votes for the Pedant of the Year Award?
[I think I just squashed my chance of getting any extra votes for Nicest Poster ... but I did avoid including ANY quotes, so no-one would get confused - surely that's worth a vote?]
[I think I just squashed my chance of getting any extra votes for Nicest Poster ... but I did avoid including ANY quotes, so no-one would get confused - surely that's worth a vote?]
Dec 24th 2013, 3:41 pm
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Re: What's the proper way of quoting on forums?
Good job Rene, that worked out well. 
[quote=Noorah101;11050324]For those who are wondering, this thread started because it was off-topic in the marriage-based forum. I moved it here for a good banter.
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[quote=Noorah101;11050324]For those who are wondering, this thread started because it was off-topic in the marriage-based forum. I moved it here for a good banter.
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Dec 24th 2013, 3:52 pm
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Re: What's the proper way of quoting on forums?
