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Etiquette of quoting.
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I see myself as being reasonably intelligent and fair. I am certainly often grumpy. I just find it lazy and slightly insulting to quote something in its entirety, that I JUST read 2 seconds ago, just to add, "lolz!" or "I agree!". Even adding a reasonable discussion after does not excuse the half-arsed laziness of just quoting a huge block of text.
Some use /snip, some don't. Breaking a post down to show relevant points and discussing each one makes an argument clear and appreciated by readers.
I'm not an avid forum reader so if there is some general guide or unwritten rules I'd be happy to hear, as I am sure others would too.
Am I the only grumpy old man that thinks this?
Your thoughts on this please...
Some use /snip, some don't. Breaking a post down to show relevant points and discussing each one makes an argument clear and appreciated by readers.
I'm not an avid forum reader so if there is some general guide or unwritten rules I'd be happy to hear, as I am sure others would too.
Am I the only grumpy old man that thinks this?
Your thoughts on this please...
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ers101284b14_ESO✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭I see myself as being reasonably intelligent and fair. I am certainly often grumpy. I just find it lazy and slightly insulting to quote something in its entirety, that I JUST read 2 seconds ago, just to add, "lolz!" or "I agree!". Even adding a reasonable discussion after does not excuse the half-arsed laziness of just quoting a huge block of text.
Some use /snip, some don't. Breaking a post down to show relevant points and discussing each one makes an argument clear and appreciated by readers.
I'm not an avid forum reader so if there is some general guide or unwritten rules I'd be happy to hear, as I am sure others would too.
Am I the only grumpy old man that thinks this?
Your thoughts on this please...
LolI see myself as being reasonably intelligent and fair. I am certainly often grumpy. I just find it lazy and slightly insulting to quote something in its entirety, that I JUST read 2 seconds ago, just to add, "lolz!" or "I agree!". Even adding a reasonable discussion after does not excuse the half-arsed laziness of just quoting a huge block of text.
Some use /snip, some don't. Breaking a post down to show relevant points and discussing each one makes an argument clear and appreciated by readers.
I'm not an avid forum reader so if there is some general guide or unwritten rules I'd be happy to hear, as I am sure others would too.
Am I the only grumpy old man that thinks this?
Your thoughts on this please...I agree
Sorry couldn't help myself. A lot of times I quote because it is faster and then people know who you are responding to, also if it's a large post then you can go point by point , sometimes you can quote the whole thing and post it in several different points. But so far no real guide or unwritten rule.Edited by ers101284b14_ESO on August 15, 2014 8:52PM8 -
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✭✭I see myself as being reasonably intelligent and fair. I am certainly often grumpy. I just find it lazy and slightly insulting to quote something in its entirety, that I JUST read 2 seconds ago, just to add, "lolz!" or "I agree!". Even adding a reasonable discussion after does not excuse the half-arsed laziness of just quoting a huge block of text.
Some use /snip, some don't. Breaking a post down to show relevant points and discussing each one makes an argument clear and appreciated by readers.
I'm not an avid forum reader so if there is some general guide or unwritten rules I'd be happy to hear, as I am sure others would too.
Am I the only grumpy old man that thinks this?
Your thoughts on this please...
Lol, I agree.But no, seriously, I usually try to trim the fat and reply to certain points, or just make it clear who I am talking to without quoting a block of text. Sometimes, when I just reply to particular points, people get mad and say something like "LOL why didn't you mention this part of what I said? Is it because I'm right?" Really, the only winning move around here is not to play.Edited by jrgray93 on August 15, 2014 8:53PMEP: Slania Isara : Harambe Was an Inside Job2 -
NorthernFury✭✭✭✭I see myself as being reasonably intelligent and fair. I am certainly often grumpy. I just find it lazy and slightly insulting to quote something in its entirety, that I JUST read 2 seconds ago, just to add, "lolz!" or "I agree!". Even adding a reasonable discussion after does not excuse the half-arsed laziness of just quoting a huge block of text.
Some use /snip, some don't. Breaking a post down to show relevant points and discussing each one makes an argument clear and appreciated by readers.
I'm not an avid forum reader so if there is some general guide or unwritten rules I'd be happy to hear, as I am sure others would too.
Am I the only grumpy old man that thinks this?
Your thoughts on this please...
Lol, I agree.But no, seriously, I usually try to trim the fat and reply to certain points, or just make it clear who I am talking to without quoting a block of text. Sometimes, when I just reply to particular points, people get mad and say something like "LOL why didn't you mention this part of what I said? Is it because I'm right?" Really, the only winning move is not to play around here.
lolz!
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The thing that really pisses me off is when they quote you, and change the text to make you look like a confrontational butt.Sanguine's Beta Tester6 -
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✭✭nicholaspingasb16_ESO wrote: »The thing that really pisses me off is everyone and everything because I hate everyone and everything and also kittens.
Wow. Calm that down.EP: Slania Isara : Harambe Was an Inside Job8 -
ers101284b14_ESO✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭nicholaspingasb16_ESO wrote: »I'm a confrontational butt.
Fixed!
Like that? I hate when people do the fixed thing. It's like don't fix my sentence I said what I said and it doesn't need fixing.
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KariTR✭✭✭✭✭I see myself as being reasonably intelligent and fair. I am certainly often grumpy. I just find it lazy and slightly insulting to quote something in its entirety, that I JUST read 2 seconds ago, just to add, "lolz!" or "I agree!". Even adding a reasonable discussion after does not excuse the half-arsed laziness of just quoting a huge block of text.
I have been pleasantly surprised by how little that happens on these forums.
That may say more about the other forums I frequent, but I suspect there is a tolerance issue going on here too.0 -
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But how do others see you... beyond being a goblin...I see myself as being reasonably intelligent and fair.
Aren't we allI am certainly often grumpy.
but you are agreeing or laughing at the whole postI just find it lazy and slightly insulting to quote something in its entirety
it takes longer then 2 seconds to read postthat I JUST read 2 seconds ago
Ok, lolz and I Agree could be read in under 2 secondsjust to add, "lolz!" or "I agree!".
If the post is a wall of text on 1 point, then it is the whole post being commented onEven adding a reasonable discussion after does not excuse the half-arsed laziness of just quoting a huge block of text.
I find this can get tedious, but if a post has many points to be discussed, I can see itSome use /snip, some don't. Breaking a post down to show relevant points and discussing each one makes an argument clear and appreciated by readers.
You should be an avid forum reader, if only to laugh at people complaining about how other people post commentsI'm not an avid forum reader so if there is some general guide or unwritten rules I'd be happy to hear, as I am sure others would too.
Grumpy is possible, but old man is relitiveAm I the only grumpy old man that thinks this?
And talk about lazy, using a smiley face to relieve some insult is just the height of lazy, find a better way to express yourself and there are rules against Naming and Shaming people... but I am not sure if naming and shaming yourself counts...
Do you really think most of us think?
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But how do others see you... beyond being a goblin...I see myself as being reasonably intelligent and fair.
Aren't we allI am certainly often grumpy.
but you are agreeing or laughing at the whole postI just find it lazy and slightly insulting to quote something in its entirety
it takes longer then 2 seconds to read postthat I JUST read 2 seconds ago
Ok, lolz and I Agree could be read in under 2 secondsjust to add, "lolz!" or "I agree!".
If the post is a wall of text on 1 point, then it is the whole post being commented onEven adding a reasonable discussion after does not excuse the half-arsed laziness of just quoting a huge block of text.
I find this can get tedious, but if a post has many points to be discussed, I can see itSome use /snip, some don't. Breaking a post down to show relevant points and discussing each one makes an argument clear and appreciated by readers.
You should be an avid forum reader, if only to laugh at people complaining about how other people post commentsI'm not an avid forum reader so if there is some general guide or unwritten rules I'd be happy to hear, as I am sure others would too.
Grumpy is possible, but old man is relitiveAm I the only grumpy old man that thinks this?
And talk about lazy, using a smiley face to relieve some insult is just the height of lazy, find a better way to express yourself and there are rules against Naming and Shaming people... but I am not sure if naming and shaming yourself counts...
Do you really think most of us think?
Your thoughts on this please...
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✭I think most people are just too lazy to edit that markup such that the quote gets broken up. Too lazy to snip either.
You, OP, are the exception to the rule in that you want to actually understand someone's argument. Most posters do not care to understand deeply or follow someone's reasoning. Most just look for the quickest route to ridicule.2 -
DogFaceInBananaPatch✭✭✭✭I see myself as being often grumpy. I just find it lazy that I JUST read 2 seconds ago. Even adding a huge block of text.
Some use, some don't. Breaking down appreciated by readers.
I'm not an avid forum reader as I am sure others would too.
Am I the only grumpy
Your please...
I found the proper etiquette is to never edit what someone else wrote.
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It's even worse on some other forums i frequent.I just find it lazy and slightly insulting to quote something in its entirety, that I JUST read 2 seconds ago, just to add, "lolz!" or "I agree!".
Especially so in one that is related to my other hobby, old Porsche cars.
Someone will post 10+ pictures in a thread and then people keep quoting those damn pictures over and over again just to add one line of "Nice car!".
Edited by SirAndy on August 15, 2014 10:32PM1 -
ebondeath✭✭✭✭✭It's a pain to edit quotes on my phone, but I do it anyway because I'd really rather only quote the part that's relevant to what I want to talk about, unless I reply to the entire post
Also, super long quoted posts take forever to scroll through on my phone.╔═════════════⌈Alannah Corvaine⌋══════════════╗
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RedMiniStapler✭✭✭I see myself as being reasonably intelligent and fair. I am certainly often grumpy. I just find it lazy and slightly insulting to quote something in its entirety, that I JUST read 2 seconds ago, just to add, "lolz!" or "I agree!". Even adding a reasonable discussion after does not excuse the half-arsed laziness of just quoting a huge block of text.
Some use /snip, some don't. Breaking a post down to show relevant points and discussing each one makes an argument clear and appreciated by readers.
I'm not an avid forum reader so if there is some general guide or unwritten rules I'd be happy to hear, as I am sure others would too.
Am I the only grumpy old man that thinks this?
Your thoughts on this please...
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silascb✭Yeah, I don't know that it's really that big of an offense...
And then, you have to think, if it's really that bad of an offense to you then things must be going pretty well for you. I can think of a million things worse than someone misquoting, quoting too much, and quoting for the purpose of responding with a one word answer.
For example, I could be responding to a post that should never have been made.
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✭Editing crap is a lot of work. So I'll just use this space to apologize to everyone I quote in the future, in advance.Dear Sister, I do not spread rumors, I create them.1 -
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✭✭✭I usually use *snip* if the text isn't relevant to what I'm talking about.
I do like how the forums will nest previous quotes for you.
The nice thing about forums is that even if someone does quote an entire wall of text, you can easily scroll through it and skim it to see if there's anything worth reading. The only time I've ever been annoyed is when the quoted text is so long it breaks the forums (e.g., dxdiag).Edited by Tabbycat on August 16, 2014 2:50AMFounder and Co-GM of The Psijic Order Guild (NA)
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✭Well OP , the only rules are those that zen says , so in the end there arent any for this kind of thing really.
Personally i dont mind or even care really to edt my posts quotes most of the time , only on very few ocasions with trully big posts i will break them down and answer piece by piece.nicholaspingasb16_ESO wrote: »The thing that really pisses me off is when they quote you, and change the text to make you look like a confrontational butt.
I dont pay that much attention , but i havent seen anyone do this."Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity."
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✭NorthernFury wrote: »I see myself as being reasonably intelligent and fair. I am certainly often grumpy. I just find it lazy and slightly insulting to quote something in its entirety, that I JUST read 2 seconds ago, just to add, "lolz!" or "I agree!". Even adding a reasonable discussion after does not excuse the half-arsed laziness of just quoting a huge block of text.
Some use /snip, some don't. Breaking a post down to show relevant points and discussing each one makes an argument clear and appreciated by readers.
I'm not an avid forum reader so if there is some general guide or unwritten rules I'd be happy to hear, as I am sure others would too.
Am I the only grumpy old man that thinks this?
Your thoughts on this please...
Lol, I agree.But no, seriously, I usually try to trim the fat and reply to certain points, or just make it clear who I am talking to without quoting a block of text. Sometimes, when I just reply to particular points, people get mad and say something like "LOL why didn't you mention this part of what I said? Is it because I'm right?" Really, the only winning move is not to play around here.
lolz!
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✭Nox_Aeterna wrote: »Well OP , the only rules are those that zen says , so in the end there arent any for this kind of thing really.
Personally i dont mind or even care really to edt my posts quotes most of the time , only on very few ocasions with trully big posts i will break them down and answer piece by piece.nicholaspingasb16_ESO wrote: »The thing that really pisses me off is when they quote you, and change the text to make you look like a confrontational butt.
I dont pay that much attention , but i havent seen anyone do this.
I've seen it on the Alliance War forums, things can get kind of hostile there though.
I'll never understand the bias and defensiveness some people have for their faction. I don't have any faction pride personally, I just like killing people.
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Kalann_Pander✭✭✭Breaking a post down to show relevant points and discussing each one makes an argument clear and appreciated by readers.
Indeed.
As a courtesy to my readers, I try to follow guidelines such as these. If context is needed to understand a quote, I'll quote all the necessary elements, and bold whatever I'll actually be discussing.
Up to now, nobody's accused me of mis-quoting because I had cut out the clutter ... so I guess I'm doing something right
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