Something needs to be done about quoting previous posts

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    Personally, I find it veeeeeery annoying having to go through people's posts quoting the previous person's post who quoted the previous person's post who quoted the previous person's post.

    I've grown to learn that people using the quick reply at the bottom of the thread is about as common as them using forum search, and using the ACTUAL reply button... Well, let's not go there.

    I have no idea how vBadvanced works, but most forums I've ever had the displeasure to work with or be a part of, they were able to add a reply tag at each post, so users don't quote every damn time. Is it possible to do this here in hopes of a good number of the one-sentenced posts flooded by paragraphs of quotes can go away?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bdog View Post
    Personally, I find it veeeeeery annoying having to go through people's posts quoting the previous person's post who quoted the previous person's post who quoted the previous person's post.

    I've grown to learn that people using the quick reply at the bottom of the thread is about as common as them using forum search, and using the ACTUAL reply button... Well, let's not go there.

    I have no idea how vBadvanced works, but most forums I've ever had the displeasure to work with or be a part of, they were able to add a reply tag at each post, so users don't quote every damn time. Is it possible to do this here in hopes of a good number of the one-sentenced posts flooded by paragraphs of quotes can go away?

    Sorry, couldn't resist.
    I agree with you, but you know as well as I do, that whatever you do to fix 1 annoying issue another pops up. My advice, don't let it get to you. I have a pet peeve with run-on sentences and poor grammar, but you can't fix everyone.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jev View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Bdog View Post
    Personally, I find it veeeeeery annoying having to go through people's posts quoting the previous person's post who quoted the previous person's post who quoted the previous person's post.

    I've grown to learn that people using the quick reply at the bottom of the thread is about as common as them using forum search, and using the ACTUAL reply button... Well, let's not go there.

    I have no idea how vBadvanced works, but most forums I've ever had the displeasure to work with or be a part of, they were able to add a reply tag at each post, so users don't quote every damn time. Is it possible to do this here in hopes of a good number of the one-sentenced posts flooded by paragraphs of quotes can go away?

    Sorry, couldn't resist.
    I agree with you, but you know as well as I do, that whatever you do to fix 1 annoying issue another pops up. My advice, don't let it get to you. I have a pet peeve with run-on sentences and poor grammar, but you can't fix everyone.
    That has always bothered me to but I learned too live with it and don't even let me get into the double posts I'm only talking about the one biggest issue and it's the constant quoting other posts if I wanted too point everything out that I dislike this would be one hell of a thread because I hate the Tapatalk sigs ("Sent from my phone using Tapatalk" just seems a little pretentious too me) double and triple posts the incorrect usage of your you're there their they're and of course the too to I'm sure you've noticed I pointed out all through this post
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    And here's my double post, also quoted but I moved where I put my part. Now you're confused AND annoyed.

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    Personally, I find it veeeeeery annoying having to go through people's posts quoting the previous person's post who quoted the previous person's post who quoted the previous person's post.

    I've grown to learn that people using the quick reply at the bottom of the thread is about as common as them using forum search, and using the ACTUAL reply button... Well, let's not go there.

    I have no idea how vBadvanced works, but most forums I've ever had the displeasure to work with or be a part of, they were able to add a reply tag at each post, so users don't quote every damn time. Is it possible to do this here in hopes of a good number of the one-sentenced posts flooded by paragraphs of quotes can go away?

    Sorry, couldn't resist.
    I agree with you, but you know as well as I do, that whatever you do to fix 1 annoying issue another pops up. My advice, don't let it get to you. I have a pet peeve with run-on sentences and poor grammar, but you can't fix everyone.
    That has always bothered me to but I learned too live with it and don't even let me get into the double posts I'm only talking about the one biggest issue and it's the constant quoting other posts if I wanted too point everything out that I dislike this would be one hell of a thread because I hate the Tapatalk sigs ("Sent from my phone using Tapatalk" just seems a little pretentious too me) double and triple posts the incorrect usage of your you're there their they're and of course the too to I'm sure you've noticed I pointed out all through this post
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bdog View Post
    And here's my double post, also quoted but I moved where I put my part. Now you're confused AND annoyed.

    Quote Originally Posted by Bdog View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by jev View Post


    Sorry, couldn't resist.
    I agree with you, but you know as well as I do, that whatever you do to fix 1 annoying issue another pops up. My advice, don't let it get to you. I have a pet peeve with run-on sentences and poor grammar, but you can't fix everyone.
    That has always bothered me to but I learned too live with it and don't even let me get into the double posts I'm only talking about the one biggest issue and it's the constant quoting other posts if I wanted too point everything out that I dislike this would be one hell of a thread because I hate the Tapatalk sigs ("Sent from my phone using Tapatalk" just seems a little pretentious too me) double and triple posts the incorrect usage of your you're there their they're and of course the too to I'm sure you've noticed I pointed out all through this post
    And now a third consecutive post, still with annoying quotes and moved where I typed my actual post, mostly for emphasis, but to also let jev know I had to get ya back for not being able to resist quoting me in a thread complaining about quote replies :P


    Now tell me. How do I not let all THAT ^^^ not get to me?
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    Quote Originally Posted by jev View Post
    Sorry, couldn't resist.
    I agree with you, but you know as well as I do, that whatever you do to fix 1 annoying issue another pops up. My advice, don't let it get to you. I have a pet peeve with run-on sentences and poor grammar, but you can't fix everyone.
    Quote Originally Posted by Bdog View Post
    That has always bothered me to but I learned too live with it and don't even let me get into the double posts I'm only talking about the one biggest issue and it's the constant quoting other posts if I wanted too point everything out that I dislike this would be one hell of a thread because I hate the Tapatalk sigs ("Sent from my phone using Tapatalk" just seems a little pretentious too me) double and triple posts the incorrect usage of your you're there their they're and of course the too to I'm sure you've noticed I pointed out all through this post
    Any one else see the irony in this?

    Besides If ppl just wouldn't be so lazy they could quote properly like I just did.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bdog View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Bdog View Post
    And here's my double post, also quoted but I moved where I put my part. Now you're confused AND annoyed.

    Quote Originally Posted by Bdog View Post

    That has always bothered me to but I learned too live with it and don't even let me get into the double posts I'm only talking about the one biggest issue and it's the constant quoting other posts if I wanted too point everything out that I dislike this would be one hell of a thread because I hate the Tapatalk sigs ("Sent from my phone using Tapatalk" just seems a little pretentious too me) double and triple posts the incorrect usage of your you're there their they're and of course the too to I'm sure you've noticed I pointed out all through this post
    And now a third consecutive post, still with annoying quotes and moved where I typed my actual post, mostly for emphasis, but to also let jev know I had to get ya back for not being able to resist quoting me in a thread complaining about quote replies :P


    Now tell me. How do I not let all THAT ^^^ not get to me?
    Quote Originally Posted by infinity8x3 View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by jev View Post
    Sorry, couldn't resist.
    I agree with you, but you know as well as I do, that whatever you do to fix 1 annoying issue another pops up. My advice, don't let it get to you. I have a pet peeve with run-on sentences and poor grammar, but you can't fix everyone.
    Quote Originally Posted by Bdog View Post
    That has always bothered me to but I learned too live with it and don't even let me get into the double posts I'm only talking about the one biggest issue and it's the constant quoting other posts if I wanted too point everything out that I dislike this would be one hell of a thread because I hate the Tapatalk sigs ("Sent from my phone using Tapatalk" just seems a little pretentious too me) double and triple posts the incorrect usage of your you're there their they're and of course the too to I'm sure you've noticed I pointed out all through this post
    Any one else see the irony in this?

    Besides If ppl just wouldn't be so lazy they could quote properly like I just did.
    But I just one-upped all of you, I just multi-quoted a quote of a quote that I've quoted in the same post.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jev View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Bdog View Post
    gripe gripe gripe
    Sorry, couldn't resist.
    Look, jev made a funny.

    Quote Originally Posted by Bdog View Post
    That has always bothered me to but I learned too live with it and don't even let me get into the double posts I'm only talking about the one biggest issue and it's the constant quoting other posts if I wanted too point everything out that I dislike this would be one hell of a thread because I hate the Tapatalk sigs ("Sent from my phone using Tapatalk" just seems a little pretentious too me) double and triple posts the incorrect usage of your you're there their they're and of course the too to I'm sure you've noticed I pointed out all through this post
    So I made one back

    Quote Originally Posted by infinity8x3 View Post
    Any one else see the irony in this?
    Anyone (yeah, it's 1 word) else not read the entire thing? just for you, I replaced the italics I used for emphasis with bold.

    Quote Originally Posted by infinity8x3 View Post
    Besides If ppl just wouldn't be so lazy they could quote properly like I just did.
    Problem is, people ARE that lazy, hence why I'm asking for a reply button and emphasizing my point through ridiculous overuse of quoting


    Quote Originally Posted by droidman101 View Post
    But I just one-upped all of you, I just multi-quoted a quote of a quote that I've quoted in the same post.
    Somebody better will come along.....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bdog View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by jev View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Bdog View Post
    gripe gripe gripe
    Sorry, couldn't resist.
    Look, jev made a funny.



    So I made one back



    Anyone (yeah, it's 1 word) else not read the entire thing? just for you, I replaced the italics I used for emphasis with bold.

    Quote Originally Posted by infinity8x3 View Post
    Besides If ppl just wouldn't be so lazy they could quote properly like I just did.
    Problem is, people ARE that lazy, hence why I'm asking for a reply button and emphasizing my point through ridiculous overuse of quoting


    Quote Originally Posted by droidman101 View Post
    But I just one-upped all of you, I just multi-quoted a quote of a quote that I've quoted in the same post.
    Somebody better will come along.....
    I doubt it. Especially since I just updated my sig line to include the Tapatalk in every post I've ever made. Double
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    Quote Originally Posted by fish1552 View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Bdog View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by jev View Post
    Sorry, couldn't resist.
    Look, jev made a funny.



    So I made one back



    Anyone (yeah, it's 1 word) else not read the entire thing? just for you, I replaced the italics I used for emphasis with bold.



    Problem is, people ARE that lazy, hence why I'm asking for a reply button and emphasizing my point through ridiculous overuse of quoting


    Quote Originally Posted by droidman101 View Post
    But I just one-upped all of you, I just multi-quoted a quote of a quote that I've quoted in the same post.
    Somebody better will come along.....
    I doubt it. Especially since I just updated my sig line to include the Tapatalk in every post I've ever made. Double
    I think I just launched a let's-be-annoying-thread rather than a legitimate complain thread. Go me
    Last edited by Bdog; 09-01-2010 at 09:53 AM. Reason: Haha, I said "launcheded"
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