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Quoting a whole sizeable post when it’s IMMEDIATELY above
February 13, 2026, 07:49 AM
Pipe SmokerQuoting a whole sizeable post when it’s IMMEDIATELY above
Why do that? A not-too-bad example:
https://sigforum.com/eve/forum...040005915#4040005915I’ve seen many that are much worse.
Serious about crackers. February 13, 2026, 08:03 AM
HRKquote:
Originally posted by Pipe Smoker:
Why do that? A not-too-bad example:
https://sigforum.com/eve/forum...040005915#4040005915I’ve seen many that are much worse.
Yes Its just not polite!
February 13, 2026, 09:26 AM
SpinZoneAnd people who quote an entire post but don’t add anything to it. Just the quoted post.
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February 13, 2026, 12:49 PM
Orguss^ There are a few forum members who most likely aren’t sure how to edit, delete, or respond to a quote so you get those weird quoted posts from time to time.
"I'm yet another resource-consuming kid in an overpopulated planet raised to an alarming extent by Hollywood and Madison Avenue, poised with my cynical and alienated peers to take over the world when you're old and weak!" - Calvin, "Calvin & Hobbes" February 13, 2026, 01:07 PM
12131quote:
Originally posted by Pipe Smoker:
Why do that? A not-too-bad example:
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I’ve seen many that are much worse.
Like quoting an entire article.
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February 13, 2026, 05:45 PM
229DAKquote:
Originally posted by Orguss:
^ There are a few forum members who most likely aren’t sure how to edit, delete, or respond to a quote so you get those weird quoted posts from time to time.
And the same exact sentences repeated 3, 4, or 5 times.
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February 13, 2026, 09:21 PM
egregoreAnd when quoting posts that contain multiple giant pictures, don't include them in the post. (There is room to play with this a little, but the general rule still applies.) I like "gun 'porn'" as much as anybody, but I only need to see them once.
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OrgussThere was a thread a couple years back where people were compound nesting replies to the point where the original text was so small it could barely be read. I can't remember if it was a joke regarding quoted replies or an actual heated argument but do remember para coming in to tell people to knock it off.
"I'm yet another resource-consuming kid in an overpopulated planet raised to an alarming extent by Hollywood and Madison Avenue, poised with my cynical and alienated peers to take over the world when you're old and weak!" - Calvin, "Calvin & Hobbes" February 13, 2026, 10:49 PM
nhracecraftJust imagine when said 'quoted post' is THE FIRST REPLY in the thread...How does that even happen?
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February 13, 2026, 11:08 PM
sigmonkeyOnce, I quoted the entire SIGforum content.
But then I realized after and quickly edited that shit, so I didn't get in trubble...
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