why does everyone quote each other so much here?

just an observation. it seems as though nearly every person who posts in a thread quotes the post just before it. i can understand quoting a portion of someone's previous post, but why does every other post need to be quoted in its entirety in order to respond to it?

i'm not complaining, just wondering why.

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Originally Posted by krood

just an observation. it seems as though nearly every person who posts in a thread quotes the post just before it. i can understand quoting a portion of someone's previous post, but why does every other post need to be quoted in its entirety in order to respond to it?

i'm not complaining, just wondering why.

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Well the reason i do it is because i have a bad memory and forget very easy.If i am answering a question i just reread the post i quoted :)

For the most part...quoting a post helps to clarify what is being said. It shows that the person is specifically responding to "this" statement.


I suppose some people just use the "quote" button to open the reply window and are a bit lazy about editing a really long quote that appears....but it's a pretty minor annoyance, I'd say. ;)

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Originally Posted by JLC

For the most part...quoting a post helps to clarify what is being said. It shows that the person is specifically responding to "this" statement.

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That and cause all the cool kids are doing it.. :D

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Originally Posted by JLC

For the most part...quoting a post helps to clarify what is being said. It shows that the person is specifically responding to "this" statement.


I suppose some people just use the "quote" button to open the reply window and are a bit lazy about editing a really long quote that appears....but it's a pretty minor annoyance, I'd say. ;)

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I am not lazy :sleepy: :sleepy: :rofl: :rofl: .How do you remove the stuff you do not want in your quote response?

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Originally Posted by joepythons

... How do you remove the stuff you do not want in your quote response?

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Ummm...you just edit the text that appears in your reply window? (See how I edited out your first sentence and smilies?)

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Originally Posted by joepythons

How do you remove the stuff you do not want in your quote response?

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Easy...just highlight the bits that you don't want in the body and hit the delete key. :)

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Originally Posted by joepythons

How do you remove the stuff you do not want in your quote response?

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Magic.

Watch me do more magic! I can make you say things you never said!

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:sunny: :rolleye2: :banned1:

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Originally Posted by krood

lol. i asked for it

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Originally Posted by JLC

Ummm...you just edit the text that appears in your reply window? (See how I edited out your first sentence and smilies?)

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Whoa! Slow down there Judy, this is Joe we are talking about.:D :D :bolt:

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Originally Posted by SPJ

Whoa! Slow down there Judy, this is Joe we are talking about.:D :D :bolt:

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:8:
My bad! :P
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Originally Posted by JLC

:crix: :crix: :crix: :crix: :crix:

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This is fun!

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(See how I edited out your first sentence and smilies?)

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Ok i hope i did this correctly

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Originally Posted by joepythons

Ok i hope i did this correctly

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By Jove' I think he's got it!!

[QUOTE=AzureN1ght]Magic my master joe.

[QUOTE=joepythons]

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Magic my master joe.

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Ok so maybe not.. LOL :rolleyes:

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Whoa! Slow down there Judy, i am a redneck named Steve

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Wow Steve you should not be so hard on yourself.

[QUOTE=Freakie_frog]

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Ok so maybe not.. LOL :rolleyes:

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Yea i messed this one up lol.

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Way to much time there buddy.. LOL

It want even quote that.

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Originally Posted by wendyhoo9

I WANT TO BE LIKE ALL THE OTHER COOL KIDS!!!!

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Does this mean we all have too much free time on our hands?

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Yes Wendy, you do have too much time on your hands

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Hey Christie, get out of my quotes!!:sabduel:

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Wendy...step away from the keyboard...take your meds...good girl... :D

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Wendy's such a loving sister not to leave me out. I guess I should be flattered to be included in her psychosis? http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k1...ke/noidea1.gif

i believe you ARE her psychosis!

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Originally Posted by recycling goddess

i believe you ARE her psychosis!

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Not a chance. ;) If we're blaming anyone it should be our parents, and the gentics we had to work with. (I LOVE my family! Who else is comfortable enough to hold family reunions on the grounds of a mental institution? :yes: ) :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by krood

it seems as though nearly every person who posts in a thread quotes the post just before it.

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I know why! Let's say a thread is going on, about shedding./ Person A makes a post about how their snake just shed good.. then someone else replies that their snake's shed went aweful.. I want to share the joy of the person whose snake finally shed good, so I quote them.. otherwise it'd look like I was glad that the bad shedder shed bad!