bacardimayne Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 For two reasons: 1. It's very difficult to read a thread when 90% of the page is just the same quotes stacked onto eachother and the only addition is the line at the bottom. My screen resolution is 1080p, so I imagine it's even worse for someone with a smaller screen. 2. Not a big deal, but it's annoying when you get 6 notifications of replies to your posts and it turns out to be two people arguing with one of your posts happening to be a part of the big quote ladder in the background. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunsguy Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 sounds resonable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coma16 Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Nice suggestion. Also, when viewing in the mobile version you can't even read what was quoted because the vertical gets thinner and thinner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Drama Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Nice suggestion. Also, when viewing in the mobile version you can't even read what was quoted because the vertical gets thinner and thinner.This. So irritating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gunns Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 (edited) Something SEMI on topiccan you implement a restriction where people cant have posts that just contain other's quotes. I see no point in having posts that only contain quotes from others without actually contributing anything new. It's a pet peeve of mine you could say Edited May 28, 2013 by Gunns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Drama Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Something SEMI on topiccan you implement a restriction where people cant have posts that just contain other's quotes. I see no point in having posts that only contain quotes from others without actually contributing anything new. It's a pet peeve of mine you could say I like doing that. It's a way of saying the exact same thing as someone else without having to type anything. And it also credits the original poster to having said it first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gunns Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Something SEMI on topiccan you implement a restriction where people cant have posts that just contain other's quotes. I see no point in having posts that only contain quotes from others without actually contributing anything new. It's a pet peeve of mine you could say I like doing that. It's a way of saying the exact same thing as someone else without having to type anything. And it also credits the original poster to having said it first.yeah but then when you have like 3+ consecutive posts all doing the same thing, and the third person has quoted the second which quoted the original, it feels like fucking groundhog day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazey Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 For me it was less of an issue before the software update. The changes to the editor make it much more difficult to edit large numbers of quotes down to just the part you're wanting to quote. I'm guessing that the fact that it's a complete pain in the arse to do this is making people less likely to bother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Drama Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Something SEMI on topiccan you implement a restriction where people cant have posts that just contain other's quotes. I see no point in having posts that only contain quotes from others without actually contributing anything new. It's a pet peeve of mine you could say I like doing that. It's a way of saying the exact same thing as someone else without having to type anything. And it also credits the original poster to having said it first. yeah but then when you have like 3+ consecutive posts all doing the same thing, and the third person has quoted the second which quoted the original, it feels like fucking groundhog day It just shows that they all agree with the statement, what's wrong with that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulMonster Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Something SEMI on topiccan you implement a restriction where people cant have posts that just contain other's quotes. I see no point in having posts that only contain quotes from others without actually contributing anything new. It's a pet peeve of mine you could say I like doing that. It's a way of saying the exact same thing as someone else without having to type anything. And it also credits the original poster to having said it first.But there is NO POINT in saying the same exact thing unless the thread is about the amount of people who believe something. If it is an argument, then repeating someone else's arguments without adding anything new, is pure noise. One argument just doesn't become better simply because many people happen to agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gunns Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Something SEMI on topiccan you implement a restriction where people cant have posts that just contain other's quotes. I see no point in having posts that only contain quotes from others without actually contributing anything new. It's a pet peeve of mine you could say I like doing that. It's a way of saying the exact same thing as someone else without having to type anything. And it also credits the original poster to having said it first.But there is NO POINT in saying the same exact thing unless the thread is about the amount of people who believe something. If it is an argument, then repeating someone else's arguments without adding anything new, is pure noise. One argument just doesn't become better simply because many people happen to agree.exactly and it just clogs up room on a page unnecessarily (especially when viewing on the phone) , I just think that if someone is going to go to the trouble of hitting quote and post, is it too much to add a few letters or even an emotion in there? god I'm sounding like an old cynical man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Drama Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Something SEMI on topiccan you implement a restriction where people cant have posts that just contain other's quotes. I see no point in having posts that only contain quotes from others without actually contributing anything new. It's a pet peeve of mine you could say I like doing that. It's a way of saying the exact same thing as someone else without having to type anything. And it also credits the original poster to having said it first. But there is NO POINT in saying the same exact thing unless the thread is about the amount of people who believe something. If it is an argument, then repeating someone else's arguments without adding anything new, is pure noise. One argument just doesn't become better simply because many people happen to agree.Yes it does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulMonster Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Something SEMI on topiccan you implement a restriction where people cant have posts that just contain other's quotes. I see no point in having posts that only contain quotes from others without actually contributing anything new. It's a pet peeve of mine you could say I like doing that. It's a way of saying the exact same thing as someone else without having to type anything. And it also credits the original poster to having said it first. But there is NO POINT in saying the same exact thing unless the thread is about the amount of people who believe something. If it is an argument, then repeating someone else's arguments without adding anything new, is pure noise. One argument just doesn't become better simply because many people happen to agree.Yes it does.I sure hope not. We don't arrive at truths through consensus agreements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazey Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Something SEMI on topiccan you implement a restriction where people cant have posts that just contain other's quotes. I see no point in having posts that only contain quotes from others without actually contributing anything new. It's a pet peeve of mine you could say I like doing that. It's a way of saying the exact same thing as someone else without having to type anything. And it also credits the original poster to having said it first. But there is NO POINT in saying the same exact thing unless the thread is about the amount of people who believe something. If it is an argument, then repeating someone else's arguments without adding anything new, is pure noise. One argument just doesn't become better simply because many people happen to agree.Yes it does. I sure hope not. We don't arrive at truths through consensus agreements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Drama Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Oh, okay. Then yeah, let's implement the restriction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gunns Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Oh, okay. Then yeah, let's implement the restriction.- I was going to leave it just with skidrows post but the irony may of gone over some peoples heads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustycage Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Something SEMI on topiccan you implement a restriction where people cant have posts that just contain other's quotes. I see no point in having posts that only contain quotes from others without actually contributing anything new. It's a pet peeve of mine you could say I like doing that. It's a way of saying the exact same thing as someone else without having to type anything. And it also credits the original poster to having said it first. But there is NO POINT in saying the same exact thing unless the thread is about the amount of people who believe something. If it is an argument, then repeating someone else's arguments without adding anything new, is pure noise. One argument just doesn't become better simply because many people happen to agree.Yes it does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosaj Thing Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Something SEMI on topiccan you implement a restriction where people cant have posts that just contain other's quotes. I see no point in having posts that only contain quotes from others without actually contributing anything new. It's a pet peeve of mine you could say I like doing that. It's a way of saying the exact same thing as someone else without having to type anything. And it also credits the original poster to having said it first. But there is NO POINT in saying the same exact thing unless the thread is about the amount of people who believe something. If it is an argument, then repeating someone else's arguments without adding anything new, is pure noise. One argument just doesn't become better simply because many people happen to agree.Yes it does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnold layne Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Fuck that. What are you, a fucking commie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gunns Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 yeah, just following others opinions by quoting them and adding nothing else is totally not what a commie would do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izzygirl Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 yeah, just following others opinions by quoting them and adding nothing else is totally not what a commie would do? I see your point Gunns but then people would add an "Agree" or "This", or "+1", and that's worse, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustycage Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 yeah, just following others opinions by quoting them and adding nothing else is totally not what a commie would do? I see your point Gunns but then people would add an "Agree" or "This", or "+1", and that's worse, IMO. ^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gunns Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 yeah, just following others opinions by quoting them and adding nothing else is totally not what a commie would do? I see your point Gunns but then people would add an "Agree" or "This", or "+1", and that's worse, IMO. you could limit the minimum amount of characters in a post to something like 5, so if a user knows they gotta post something containing at least 5 characters, they would be inclined to actually contribute something more..its not ideal to have a restriction like that in place, but when you're reading the forum on your phone for example, and you see a wall of quotes with 1 original post quoted 5 times, it gets tiresome very quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izzygirl Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 you could limit the minimum amount of characters in a post to something like 5, so if a user knows they gotta post something containing at least 5 characters, they would be inclined to actually contribute something more..its not ideal to have a restriction like that in place, but when you're reading the forum on your phone for example, and you see a wall of quotes with 1 original post quoted 5 times, it gets tiresome very quickly.Yes, I think it's not a bad idea.It's not gonna happen though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosaj Thing Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 you could limit the minimum amount of characters in a post to something like 5, so if a user knows they gotta post something containing at least 5 characters, they would be inclined to actually contribute something more.. its not ideal to have a restriction like that in place, but when you're reading the forum on your phone for example, and you see a wall of quotes with 1 original post quoted 5 times, it gets tiresome very quickly.Yes, I think it's not a bad idea. It's not gonna happen though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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