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Neferti Gold Member Offline Posts: 7965 Canberra Gender:	Quotes Sep 8^th, 2014 at 6:01pm Freediver, mate, pal etcetera ........ could you please LIMIT the quotes in posts to, say, the last 3? It becomes most annoying when replying to a post, there are reams of quotes and somebody just says "I agree" ... then the next person quotes all the quotes and states "exactly".
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Reply #1 - Sep 8^th, 2014 at 6:26pm

Neferti wrote on Sep 8^th, 2014 at 6:01pm:

Freediver, mate, pal etcetera ........ could you please LIMIT the quotes in posts to, say, the last 3?

It becomes most annoying when replying to a post, there are reams of quotes and somebody just says "I agree" ... then the next person quotes all the quotes and states "exactly".

Kiss

I agree.

But I really do, it's a good point. I reckon it's because many of us use iPads or phones to post and it's a pain to just copy the most pertinent quote of a group. That's my excuse anyway.

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Reply #2 - Sep 8^th, 2014 at 6:42pm

skippy. wrote on Sep 8^th, 2014 at 6:26pm:

Neferti wrote on Sep 8^th, 2014 at 6:01pm:

Freediver, mate, pal etcetera ........ could you please LIMIT the quotes in posts to, say, the last 3?

It becomes most annoying when replying to a post, there are reams of quotes and somebody just says "I agree" ... then the next person quotes all the quotes and states "exactly".

Kiss

I agree.

But I really do, it's a good point. I reckon it's because many of us use iPads or phones to post and it's a pain to just copy the most pertinent quote of a group. That's my excuse anyway.

YaBB does not have the same feature as phpbb that allows you to do this.

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Neferti Gold Member Offline Posts: 7965 Canberra Gender:	Re: Quotes Reply #3 - Sep 8^th, 2014 at 6:47pm bugger.
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Reply #4 - Sep 8^th, 2014 at 6:49pm

Neferti wrote on Sep 8^th, 2014 at 6:47pm:

freediver wrote on Sep 8^th, 2014 at 6:42pm:

skippy. wrote on Sep 8^th, 2014 at 6:26pm:

Neferti wrote on Sep 8^th, 2014 at 6:01pm:

Freediver, mate, pal etcetera ........ could you please LIMIT the quotes in posts to, say, the last 3?

It becomes most annoying when replying to a post, there are reams of quotes and somebody just says "I agree" ... then the next person quotes all the quotes and states "exactly".

Kiss

I agree.

But I really do, it's a good point. I reckon it's because many of us use iPads or phones to post and it's a pain to just copy the most pertinent quote of a group. That's my excuse anyway.

YaBB does not have the same feature as phpbb that allows you to do this.

bugger.

Tell me about it.

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Neferti Gold Member Offline Posts: 7965 Canberra Gender:	Re: Quotes Reply #5 - Sep 8^th, 2014 at 6:54pm It is effing annoying.
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Reply #6 - Sep 8^th, 2014 at 7:19pm

Neferti wrote on Sep 8^th, 2014 at 6:54pm:

freediver wrote on Sep 8^th, 2014 at 6:49pm:

Neferti wrote on Sep 8^th, 2014 at 6:47pm:

freediver wrote on Sep 8^th, 2014 at 6:42pm:

skippy. wrote on Sep 8^th, 2014 at 6:26pm:

Neferti wrote on Sep 8^th, 2014 at 6:01pm:

Freediver, mate, pal etcetera ........ could you please LIMIT the quotes in posts to, say, the last 3?

It becomes most annoying when replying to a post, there are reams of quotes and somebody just says "I agree" ... then the next person quotes all the quotes and states "exactly".

Kiss

I agree.

But I really do, it's a good point. I reckon it's because many of us use iPads or phones to post and it's a pain to just copy the most pertinent quote of a group. That's my excuse anyway.

YaBB does not have the same feature as phpbb that allows you to do this.

bugger.

Tell me about it.

It is effing annoying.

I think we have a rule about it already. Not sure where.

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Redmond Neck Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 21698 ACT Gender:	Re: Quotes Reply #7 - Sep 8^th, 2014 at 7:20pm Yes please delete all but the last relevant bits of the quote ! We really dont need to try and work out the last five parts of a quote!! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!
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Neferti Gold Member Offline Posts: 7965 Canberra Gender:	Re: Quotes Reply #8 - Sep 8^th, 2014 at 7:39pm Bullshit .......... You should be able to reply to a post without adding ALL the rubbish. Perhaps "REPLY" should be more relevant than "QUOTE"? I think that too many "debates" get side-tracked due to the annoying "quote" almost every thing anyone said on the subject for the last ...... month? Let's get back to BASICS.
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John Smith Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 75137 Gender:	Re: Quotes Reply #9 - Sep 8^th, 2014 at 7:46pm wasn't there also a rule about swearing and attemptiung to bypass the swear filter? not that I care, just seeking clarification
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Neferti Gold Member Offline Posts: 7965 Canberra Gender:	Re: Quotes Reply #10 - Sep 8^th, 2014 at 7:52pm John Smith wrote on Sep 8^th, 2014 at 7:46pm: wasn't there also a rule about swearing and attemptiung to bypass the swear filter? not that I care, just seeking clarification And ...? Bullshit is not filtered word. Try it.
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Reply #11 - Sep 8^th, 2014 at 9:01pm

Neferti wrote on Sep 8^th, 2014 at 7:52pm:

John Smith wrote on Sep 8^th, 2014 at 7:46pm:

wasn't there also a rule about swearing and attemptiung to bypass the swear filter? not that I care, just seeking clarification Wink

And ...?

Bullshit is not filtered word. Try it. Grin

Yes. There is a rule. If you swear, you must spell it correctly, so it can be sanitised if necessary.

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Reply #12 - Sep 8^th, 2014 at 10:39pm

freediver wrote on Sep 8^th, 2014 at 9:01pm:

Neferti wrote on Sep 8^th, 2014 at 7:52pm:

John Smith wrote on Sep 8^th, 2014 at 7:46pm:

wasn't there also a rule about swearing and attemptiung to bypass the swear filter? not that I care, just seeking clarification Wink

And ...?

Bullshit is not filtered word. Try it. Grin

Yes. There is a rule. If you swear, you must spell it correctly, so it can be sanitised if necessary.

I'm from a non English speaking background ... spelling was neda my ting Grin

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Reply #13 - Sep 9^th, 2014 at 6:40am

John Smith wrote on Sep 8^th, 2014 at 7:46pm:

wasn't there also a rule about swearing and attemptiung to bypass the swear filter? not that I care, just seeking clarification Wink

There was, but the moderators can't be here all the time to monitor it unfortunately. Some people just love swearing and nothing will stop them. Give them an inch and they'll take a mile.

It's a pity, because under moderated boards are as big a deterrent as over moderated boards. It's hard to find a good balance.

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Reply #14 - Sep 9^th, 2014 at 9:13am

as far as I can make out this isnt about LANGUAGE its about the numbers....and as fd has pointed out nothing we can do about it...well there sort of is.. one can delete the bits at the top of the page once the quotes come up. and that leaves more room for the reply...

when people spread their replys out...why I dont know...this also takes up huge space.. sometimes they only use a couple of words but its all over the page...

are they greedy with the room?.. who knows...but some do it every post..

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