Why quote the whole subject?

[Dillinger]

I can understand quoting part of the contents of the original subject of a thread to put your own comments in perspective.

I can understand quoting someone else's post so that its obvious who you're directing your comments too.

By why would anyone quote the entire original post that starts the thread? Isn't that redundant? Isn't it the obvious assumption that is what you're responding to in the first place?

 

[Nobody Special]

I can understand quoting part of the contents of the original subject of a thread to put your own comments in perspective.

I can understand quoting someone else's post so that its obvious who you're directing your comments too.

By why would anyone quote the entire original post that starts the thread? Isn't that redundant? Isn't it the obvious assumption that is what you're responding to in the first place?

Why Not??

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[Cheyenne]

You beat me to it!

 

[Dillinger]

I guess there is nothing terrible about it but... what's the point? Do people who do that always repeat what the person they're talking to says? In a "real life" conversation I'd find that extremely annoying.

 

[Cheyenne]

Most likely it is just being lazy.
I try to quote as little as possible, not the whole post if it isn't needed.

 

[Nobody Special's wife]

So what's your point????????

THE WIFE

[Edited by Nobody Special's wife on 03-08-2001 at 08:05 PM]

 

[Dillinger]

I understand that, Nobody's Special Wife - but I'm talking about situations where there are only a handful of posts in the thread and someone quotes the whole thing...

And I'm not talking about multiple subjects... I'm talking about when someone quotes the original post that started the whole thread.

 

[Dillinger]

Most likely it is just being lazy.
I try to quote as little as possible, not the whole post if it isn't needed.

This is a situation where I think it makes sense to quote someone. Because I'm responding to a particular individual on a point they made.

I agree - not the whole post is needed.

Lazy? Seems more work to quote than just to post...

 

[Nobody Special]

Well Dill sometimes there are more then one subjects in the threads.. and it just makes it easier to help people understand what you are takling about or responding to.. At least for me it does..

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P.S. Cheyenne I finally beat you at something

P.S.S. sorry Dill DAMN THE WIFE!!!!!!!!

 

[Dillinger]

Well Dill sometimes there are more then one subjects in the threads.. and it just makes it easier to help people understand what you are takling about or responding to.. At least for me it does..

I agree. I'm not talking about those situations...

 

[Nobody Special]

Most likely it is just being lazy.
I try to quote as little as possible, not the whole post if it isn't needed.

This is a situation where I think it makes sense to quote someone. Because I'm responding to a particular individual on a point they made.

I agree - not the whole post is needed.

Lazy? Seems more work to quote than just to post...

No it is called time restraint.. some of us don't have a lot of time to delete and reread and make sure that all of the brackets are in the right place and so on and so on...

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[Dillinger]

Nobody Special - You want an example? Go to Madame Pandora's Music, Lyrics, Vocals thread http://www.literotica.com/forum/showthread.php?postid=386766#post386766 and tell me what the point of you quoting her entire (LONG) initial thread starting post in your reply which was only the 6th post in the entire thread?

I didn't mean to pick on you in particular - because there are lots of other examples...

I'm just wondering what the motivation to do so is?

 

[Nobody Special's wife]

Some people have well thought out threads, some like to goof off, And some just like to bitch, I would say we have a lot to choose from.

But then some of us Try to make reason or ask questions too so I try not to be judgemental about threads I just go with the flow

 

[Cheyenne]

P.S. Cheyenne I finally beat you at something

Ha! Only because I had the phone to my ear and was distracted when I first read the thread.

 

[Jade]

I can understand quoting part of the contents of the original subject of a thread to put your own comments in perspective.

I can understand quoting someone else's post so that its obvious who you're directing your comments too.

By why would anyone quote the entire original post that starts the thread? Isn't that redundant? Isn't it the obvious assumption that is what you're responding to in the first place?

Yea.. I just hate it when people do that... it is sooo annoying.

;-)

 

[Bushido71XS]

I can understand quoting part of the contents of the original subject of a thread to put your own comments in perspective.

I can understand quoting someone else's post so that its obvious who you're directing your comments too.

By why would anyone quote the entire original post that starts the thread? Isn't that redundant? Isn't it the obvious assumption that is what you're responding to in the first place?

Yea.. I just hate it when people do that... it is sooo annoying.

;-)

Really!

 

[Weird Harold]

By why would anyone quote the entire original post that starts the thread? Isn't that redundant? Isn't it the obvious assumption that is what you're responding to in the first place?

I generally quote so there is no question what I'm replying to and I almost always edit down to the minimum required to make sense of my response.

However, ...

Not every BB member is as conversant with the quote feature as I am, and there are many who don't even know how it's done -- I've answered the "how do I quote" question about a dozen times so far, and expect to answer it many more times as new member's think to ask.

I see a lot of posts that are simply the quote without any comments added. I usually write those off as inadvertant postings where the poster made an error and submitted the post before they were done with it -- usually compounded by a refusal or inability to edit the post to correct the mistake.

Since there are always a lot of inexperienced posters, and even more experienced posters who don't know all there is to know about quoting, I don't let long unedited quotes bother me -- They just aren't worth the trouble to give unsolicited advice.

 

[Madame Pandora]

Dill,

From what I've seen, mostly it's just laziness and ignorance.

Personally, I've taken the effort to LEARN the BB tools and I try to put a little thought into the way I present my posts out of a courtesy to the reader. I’m going to piss off enough people with the things I say & the manner in which I say them, so the least I can do is take maybe thirty seconds to insert the codes and make it more readable. But then I have a tendency to make longer posts, so I feel obligated to make it more readable for anyone generous enough of eye to stay with me long enough. Then again, I also usually take the five seconds to run a spell check before I post, too, so who can say?

Sure everyone's different, sure everyone has their own style. But, it is irritating to see a whole long post re-quoted and then see some idiot add nothing of their own except one or two lines after it. If you look back, it tends to be the same people who don't have much to say anyway. Other than newbies (for whom it is understandable not understanding the tools), it also tends to be the type of people who don’t say much of substance and would rather be annoying, anyway; all attention is good attention to them.

Sometimes there are several points to address, agreed. Those are not the situations Dillinger is asking about.

From what I've seen it's laziness and ignorance, Dill, and you're trying to find a method inside empty madness.

MP

 

[Gaucho]

Speaking of whole subjects...

Dill,
From what I've seen, mostly it's just laziness and ignorance.

From what I've seen it's laziness and ignorance, Dill, and you're trying to find a method inside empty madness.

MP

What about people who repeat themselves?

 

[DriveSouth]

By why would anyone quote the entire original post that starts the thread? Isn't that redundant? Isn't it the obvious assumption that is what you're responding to in the first place?

I generally quote so there is no question what I'm replying to and I almost always edit down to the minimum required to make sense of my response.

However, ...

Not every BB member is as conversant with the quote feature as I am, and there are many who don't even know how it's done -- I've answered the "how do I quote" question about a dozen times so far, and expect to answer it many more times as new member's think to ask.

I see a lot of posts that are simply the quote without any comments added. I usually write those off as inadvertant postings where the poster made an error and submitted the post before they were done with it -- usually compounded by a refusal or inability to edit the post to correct the mistake.

Since there are always a lot of inexperienced posters, and even more experienced posters who don't know all there is to know about quoting, I don't let long unedited quotes bother me -- They just aren't worth the trouble to give unsolicited advice.

I think some people do it simply to annoy me.

 

[Dillinger]

I don't let long unedited quotes bother me -- They just aren't worth the trouble to give unsolicited advice.

Thanks... you're right. Its really not worth all the words I and other's have now put into the subject! *lol* --- I guess its the quoting of REALLY long posts instead of the precise part they're commenting on (and, as I said, the original thread starter).

Its mostly just annoying but nothing that can't be ignored.

 

[Dillinger]

Personally, I've taken the effort to LEARN the BB tools and I try to put a little thought into the way I present my posts out of a courtesy to the reader. I’m going to piss off enough people with the things I say & the manner in which I say them, so the least I can do is take maybe thirty seconds to insert the codes and make it more readable...
MP

Good point MP. I would think that it would be common courtesy for anyone participating in the BB to spend a little time familiarizing themselves with the tools.

Just as everyone (mostly) knows that posting in all CAPITALS is the equivalent of yelling. Just as someone attending an orchestra performance or play knows (hopefully) not to talk through the performance. And, as I said earlier - in a "real life" conversation I wouldn't expect someone to repeat every word I say...

 

[Madame Pandora]

Re: Speaking of whole subjects...

What about people who repeat themselves?

You mean people who reiterate their position on a given subject by restating their thesis in their closing?

I have no problem with them, Gaucho

MP

 

[Gaucho]

Well, it's kind of short for a thesis, but I guess I get your point, MP.

Wait a minute. Are you making fun of my attention span?

Dammit! Those test results were supposed to remain private!