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Baroque Bloke |
This post, for example: https://sigforum.com/eve/forum...520086805#4520086805 SIGforum has a mechanism that makes it easy to include the name of the member being quoted. Why not use it? Serious about crackers | ||
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If you use the highlight & quick reply function, the above is what the quote looks like. It does not capture the poster's ID. The Enemy's gate is down. | |||
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Fighting the good fight |
Here's my typical method: If I'm responding directly to a member's original words/thoughts, I'll quote it with the name of that member, attributing that quote to that member in my response. However, if that member simply posted the text of a news article or posted a quote from someone like a politician/celebrity/etc., and it's not that member's own words/thoughts, I typically won't include the member's name when I'm responding to it. Because I'm not responding to that member specifically, but to what the journalist/politician/etc. said. In addition, if I'm pulling a short sentence or blurb out of a member's post just to highlight something specific or go off on a slight tangent that isn't directly related to the overall gist of that member's post - typically to inject some historical context like the good little history nerd I am - then I won't include the member's name, because I'm not responding directly to that member. | |||
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Prepared for the Worst, Providing the Best |
If you are only wanting to quote a small portion of the total post, highlighting and clicking reply is the easiest, as you don't have to edit out the parts you don't want to quote...which can be a huge PITA on a touch screen. Unfortunately, doing it this way does not include the original poster's username. | |||
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I will also add quoting a message without adding any response just the quote. I see this on occasion. What's the purpose of doing this? "Fixed fortifications are monuments to mans stupidity" - George S. Patton | |||
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Shall Not Be Infringed |
This is one of my pet peeves, and 'some people' do this ALL the Time...NOT pointing the finger at you '92fstech'.  Anyway, there is a 'Reply with Quote' button for a reason. It also allows other members the ability to easily find the full context of what what's actually being quoted, even if the quoted text is edited down to a small phrase. If whatever is being quoted, isn't even on the same page, searching for a small phrase in a multi-page thread likely isn't happening for many (most?), often times we're all left wondering what you're talking about. Of course, many it seems, never proofread ANYTHING that they post either, sometimes not even a cursory glance!  ____________________________________________________________ If Some is Good, and More is Better.....then Too Much, is Just Enough !! Trump 2024....Make America Great Again! "May Almighty God bless the United States of America" - parabellum 7/26/20 Live Free or Die! | |||
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| Thank you Very little  |
Same here, makes editing easier and sometimes you want to address the comment in general vs the person, so not including the posters name is a way of excluding them personally. | |||
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| Savor the limelight |
^^^Yes, what they said. | |||
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| Shall Not Be Infringed |
^^^Sometimes yes, but there are regularly a myriad of posts containing "quotes" that don't even remotely meet any of those defined circumstances, or even the intent of the stated justification(s). ____________________________________________________________ If Some is Good, and More is Better.....then Too Much, is Just Enough !! Trump 2024....Make America Great Again! "May Almighty God bless the United States of America" - parabellum 7/26/20 Live Free or Die! | |||
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A Grateful American |
If quoting directly below a post that has a paragraph or so, I will copy the "snippit" as P250UA5 did, to provide context to what the reply is directed. If it is several posts separated, I will do the same thing but also include the poster's screen name. I try not to quote an entire reply unless the meaning or context would otherwise be lost. "the meaning of life, is to give life meaning" ✡ Ani Yehudi אני יהודי Le'olam lo shuv לעולם לא שוב! | |||
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Not really from Vienna |
“SIGforum has a mechanism that makes it easy to include the name of the member being quoted. Why not use it?“ Maybe the people who do it this way read the forum and post replies using a cell phone. It’s quicker and easier to do it this way, on a phone. Sorry if it inconveniences you. | |||
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| Not really from Vienna |
“SIGforum has a mechanism that makes it easy to include the name of the member being quoted. Why not use it?” Maybe the people who have this irritating habit use a cell phone to read the forum, and post replies to threads. If they have fat fingers, trying to use the “quote” button provided in forum software frequently results in accidentally hitting the “report post” button. It’s quicker and easier to highlight just the section of a post I want to quote as a copy/paste on my phone screen. | |||
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| Baroque Bloke |
Virtually all of my SIGforum posts are from my iPhone 12 Pro. I’ve never had the least difficulty using the handy quote button. I’m old, but I don’t have fat fingers.  Serious about crackers | |||
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