dont quote op - Page 2

Falcynn

United States3597 Posts

February 06 2009 14:39 GMT

#21

I agree to an extent, although it's sometimes nice to still quote the OP if, as Kennelie mentioned, the discussion gets sidetracked and the poster wants everyone to know that his/her post is in reference to the original topic.

On February 06 2009 21:11 pyrogenetix wrote:
when replying in a thread, you really don't need to quote the original poster's post and then write what you were going to write.

Also it could work if you want to reply to just a specific part of the OP. This works imo because if you were to not quote the OP at all and it was a fairly length post, then other people might not understand exactly what you're replying to.

I realize my example sucked since everything in the OP was on the same topic...but eh, hope I made my point.

oneofthem

Cayman Islands24199 Posts

February 06 2009 15:12 GMT

#22

i usually only copy down the relevant part of someone's post, and put "" around it. too lazy to use the quote feature

fusionsdf

Canada15390 Posts

February 06 2009 15:15 GMT

#23

On February 06 2009 21:11 pyrogenetix wrote:
just a pet peeve i have and if it's only me i'll shut up but hopefully others will agree. not a big thing but just sooo unnecessary yet still so common.

when replying in a thread, you really don't need to quote the original poster's post and then write what you were going to write. i think it's a given that you're replying to the OP. just saves space and makes it easier to read and easier on the eyes.

thanks

I dont think its that big a deal

what if youre OP is 5 pages long and I want to address it?

either the reader has to memorize the entire 5 page OP, or they have to flip back and forth between pages whenever they are unsure what I'm referring to