Rog Williams

Why is it that sometimes there is a "general" reply button at the bottom
of a thread - allowing a reply without copying anything - and sometimes
not. In the latter case you have to click on an individual message
"reply" and either accept the page filling up with copied material or
spend time deleting it.

Seems faitly random whether you get the "end"
reply button or not.


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Timber Floor Au

just click POST REPLY


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Lindseyden

Hi Rog

There is a "post reply" button at the top and bottom of every
page which does not give other threads for you to delete, to delete any
you do have, just right click-select all and then start writing your
message, one second, couldn't be easier.

Lindsey


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S Oldfield

I get what you are on about and often find same thing happens to
me!!!!!!!!!!


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Salli

and me....the 'Post Reply' button is just not there sometimes.


Here, it's mainly there all the time, but over on the Oz applying
for Visa area (can't remember the exact name!) I never get the 'Post
Reply' button


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Bridiej

Yes, for some reason you have to quote the previous post - it wont let
you just "Reply"! :(


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Rog Williams

I'm glad it's not just me!

This thread HAS the bottom Post Reply button
- this time.....


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Don

Originally posted by Rog Williams
    > I'm glad it's not
just me!
    >
    > This thread HAS the bottom Post Reply button - this
time.....
AFAIAC it is just you!

Never yet noticed what you
point out (is this a wind up?!!!), ie if you go to the bottom of the
page there's always the chance to reply without quoting another post.


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Grayling

The problem seems to be on the 'immigration' forum.

You have to quote a
previous post to reply.

At least I have to.

G


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Don

Originally posted by Grayling
    > The problem seems to be
on the 'immigration' forum.
    >
    > You have to quote a previous post to
reply.
    >
    > At least I have to.
    >
    > G
Isn't that a Usenet
forum, though (not a BE forum)? Quoting a previous post is part of the
Usenet saddo-protocol.


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Grayling

Originally posted by The Don
    > Isn't that a Usenet forum,
though (not a BE forum)? Quoting a previous post is part of the Usenet
saddo-protocol.

No that's on the normal BE 'immigration'
forum. It does not give you the option of replying without a quote
(which you can, of couse, delete).

G


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Don

Originally posted by Grayling
    > No that's on the normal
BE 'immigration' forum. It does not give you the option of replying
without a quote (which you can, of couse, delete).
    >
    > G
I
think the Immigration forums 'belong' to Usenet and BE feeds into it, as
opposed to (say) the Lifestyle & Culture forums which 'belong' to BE.
(That's why there are rarely Usenet posters on the L & C forums.)


Therefore BE insists its members observe Usenet saddo-protocol by
quoting the message they refer to in their answer.

Avoids upsetting
those saddo Usenet people.


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Grayling

Originally posted by The Don
    > I think the Immigration
forums 'belong' to Usenet and BE feeds into it, as opposed to (say) the
Lifestyle & Culture forums which 'belong' to BE. (That's why there are
rarely Usenet posters on the L & C forums.)
    >
    > Therefore BE insists
its members observe Usenet saddo-protocol by quoting the message they
refer to in their answer.
    >
    > Avoids upsetting those saddo Usenet
people.

Thanks Don

That explains it.

G


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Rog Williams

Originally posted by The Don
    > AFAIAC it is just you!

    > Never yet noticed what you point out (is this a wind up?!!!), ie if
you go to the bottom of the page there's always the chance to reply
without quoting another post.

I can think of many more
important things to wind someone up over than this, believe me!

Just
gone over to the Immigration side - and yes, it does appear on that one.


Annoying that I'd never noticed which posts were affected before.
Thanks all.


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