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Re: Are forums like this slowly dying?
Reply #90 - Apr 16^th, 2013 at 1:34pm

Used 'correctly' the quote button can be a handy tool. All to often it's used deliberately to obscure what's being said, by pushing it off the page; or at the least used thoughtlessly. It's not hard to modify your post. On the Guardian we used to call two or more posts by the same person 'mentalist wallpaper'. Which was abreviated in time, (3 post ment) and treated with derision.

Similar is the kind of formatting 'skill' used by Yadda and DRAH real conversation killers that ought to be moderated for the common good.

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Reply #91 - Apr 16^th, 2013 at 2:27pm

Grey wrote on Apr 16^th, 2013 at 1:34pm:

Used 'correctly' the quote button can be a handy tool. All to often it's used deliberately to obscure what's being said, by pushing it off the page; or at the least used thoughtlessly. It's not hard to modify your post. On the Guardian we used to call two or more posts by the same person 'mentalist wallpaper'. Which was abreviated in time, (3 post ment) and treated with derision.

Similar is the kind of formatting 'skill' used by Yadda and DRAH real conversation killers that ought to be moderated for the common good.

Agree, there's nothing more annoying than half a page of nested quotes
with a single line of off-topic comment or snide remark at the bottom.

Especially when it goes on for page after page... Angry

As for formatting, I tend to format my posts as I would if type-setting for
a newspaper or magazine because it makes them easier to read on a
wide-screen page.

It's probably a hang-over from my newspaper days... Wink

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Grey Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 5341 Gender:	Re: Are forums like this slowly dying? Reply #92 - Apr 16^th, 2013 at 2:34pm A fine example of a 'proper' post Kat Though, as you can see, when the post you're referring to, immediatly precedes, there's really no need for the quote at all.
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Reply #93 - Apr 16^th, 2013 at 4:23pm

Grey wrote on Apr 16^th, 2013 at 2:34pm:

A fine example of a 'proper' post Kat Wink

Though, as you can see, when the post you're referring to, immediatly precedes, there's really no need for the quote at all.

but that can get confusing when 2 or more people post on the same thread at the same time, by the time your response appears on the screen you can have a completely different comment above your comment, confusing the next person to come along and read it.

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Kat Gold Member Offline Socialism IS the answer. Posts: 17709 Everywhere and no-where Gender:	Re: Are forums like this slowly dying? Reply #94 - Apr 16^th, 2013 at 5:10pm That's why I usually only quote the person/post I'm replying to, whether they're the last to post or several posts back. Saves confusion.
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Reply #95 - Apr 16^th, 2013 at 11:45pm

John Smith wrote on Apr 16^th, 2013 at 4:23pm:

but that can get confusing when 2 or more people post on the same thread at the same time, by the time your response appears on the screen you can have a completely different comment above your comment, confusing the next person to come along and read it.

Fair comment, I did consider that, but mostly it's not that busy. I considered it to be a judgement call, but it's fair to be on the safe side.

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Sir Spot of Borg Gold Member Offline WE ARE BORG Posts: 26550 Australia	Re: Are forums like this slowly dying? Reply #96 - Apr 17^th, 2013 at 4:53am If forums were more like facebook and you could drop anyone that doesn't agree with you then they wouldn't be forums @ all would they. SOB
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