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2010/09/16 08:09:39
Subject: Use of the "quote function"
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Furious Raptor
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I've noticed that a lot of people on dakka don't use the quote function very often. They usually just hit "reply" and leave it up to everyone else to figure out what they are responding to.
I'm not talking about posters who reply directly after a new post is posted, but those who do so well into a discussion. Idk...just irks me.
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2010/09/16 08:25:42
Subject: Use of the "quote function"
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Owns Whole Set of Skullz Techpriests
Versteckt in den Schatten deines Geistes.
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SpitfireArsonist wrote:I've noticed that a lot of people on dakka don't use the quote function very often.
Depends how pedantic they are.
SpitfireArsonist wrote:They usually just hit "reply" and leave it up to everyone else to figure out what they are responding to.
Depends on the context of the thread really.
SpitfireArsonist wrote:I'm not talking...
Yes you are.
SpitfireArsonist wrote:... about posters...
Oh... right.
SpitfireArsonist wrote:who reply directly after a new post is posted
Like this one?
SpitfireArsonist wrote:but those who do so well into a discussion.
Maybe they're doing to test the other person's intelligence?
SpitfireArsonist wrote:Idk
Wha...?
SpitfireArsonist wrote:...
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SpitfireArsonist wrote:just irks me.
I hate people who puts tons of quotes in their message. I find it easier to just quote the bit you're responding to and leave it at that.
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2010/09/16 08:30:57
Subject: Re:Use of the "quote function"
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Dwarf Runelord Banging an Anvil
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Maybe they are just replying to the original question or topic of the thread?
It does happen.
And copies of copies of endless quotes are a pain to read on a mobile.
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2010/09/16 08:36:06
Subject: Re:Use of the "quote function"
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Rifleman Grey Knight Venerable Dreadnought
Realm of Hobby
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Occasionally a thread will be off topic and a response to the OP is necessary.
I cannot get the 'Multiquote' to work on this and some other frequented forums... so I go without and address posters individually if I can be bothered.
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We can't help that american D&D is pretty much daily life for us (Aussies) 
Walking to shops, "i'll take a short cut through this bush", random encounter! Lizard with no legs.....
I kid Since i avoid bushlands that is 
But we're not that bad... are we? 
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2010/09/16 08:41:30
Subject: Use of the "quote function"
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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Quoting other people's posts is stupid unless they've contradicted themselves somewhere. If you're using it as a way to address another poster, then simply addressing them by name suffices.
The way I see it is that if you can't compose a post without resorting to quote-clipping, you don't have opinion worth reading because you're missed the forest for the trees.
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2010/09/16 08:43:51
Subject: Use of the "quote function"
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Owns Whole Set of Skullz Techpriests
Versteckt in den Schatten deines Geistes.
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@Nurgy: That's a rather arbitrary and draconian method for determining post worth. But yes, multiple quotes within quotes are annoying, such as: H.B.M.C. wrote:SpitfireArsonist wrote:I've noticed that a lot of people on dakka don't use the quote function very often.
Depends how pedantic they are. SpitfireArsonist wrote:They usually just hit "reply" and leave it up to everyone else to figure out what they are responding to.
Depends on the context of the thread really. SpitfireArsonist wrote:I'm not talking...
Yes you are. SpitfireArsonist wrote:... about posters...
Oh... right. SpitfireArsonist wrote:who reply directly after a new post is posted
Like this one? SpitfireArsonist wrote:but those who do so well into a discussion.
Maybe they're doing to test the other person's intelligence? SpitfireArsonist wrote:Idk
Wha...? SpitfireArsonist wrote:...
... SpitfireArsonist wrote:just irks me.
I hate people who puts tons of quotes in their message. I find it easier to just quote the bit you're responding to and leave it at that.
I agree.
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2010/09/16 09:04:29
Subject: Use of the "quote function"
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Last Remaining Whole C'Tan
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H.B.M.C. wrote:@Nurgy:
That's a rather arbitrary and draconian method for determining post worth.
But yes, multiple quotes within quotes are annoying, such as:
H.B.M.C. wrote:SpitfireArsonist wrote:I've noticed that a lot of people on dakka don't use the quote function very often.
Depends how pedantic they are.
SpitfireArsonist wrote:They usually just hit "reply" and leave it up to everyone else to figure out what they are responding to.
Depends on the context of the thread really.
SpitfireArsonist wrote:I'm not talking...
Yes you are.
SpitfireArsonist wrote:... about posters...
Oh... right.
SpitfireArsonist wrote:who reply directly after a new post is posted
Like this one?
SpitfireArsonist wrote:but those who do so well into a discussion.
Maybe they're doing to test the other person's intelligence?
SpitfireArsonist wrote:Idk
Wha...?
SpitfireArsonist wrote:...
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SpitfireArsonist wrote:just irks me.
I hate people who puts tons of quotes in their message. I find it easier to just quote the bit you're responding to and leave it at that.
I agree.
I'm a firm advocate of multiquoting. It's the only way, imo, to cogently deal with multiple topics in the same thread. The real jerks in my book are thw ones who quote the entire thread only to make some unrelated point that did not require quoting at all, such as I just did.
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2010/09/16 09:18:49
Subject: Use of the "quote function"
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Stabbin' Skarboy
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Your an evil, evil person H.B.M.C....
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MeanGreenStompa wrote:penek wrote:wtf is wrong with GW ???
It's being run by people with short term vision and enough greed to extinguish a sun.
Perhaps they're the C'tan.
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2010/09/16 09:26:19
Subject: Use of the "quote function"
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Owns Whole Set of Skullz Techpriests
Versteckt in den Schatten deines Geistes.
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alexwars1 wrote:Your an evil, evil person H.B.M.C....
So is your avatar. Jesus man, it's almost as horrific as Darth Bob's!!! 
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2010/09/16 09:37:20
Subject: Use of the "quote function"
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Avatar of the Bloody-Handed God
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Ouze wrote:H.B.M.C. wrote:@Nurgy:
That's a rather arbitrary and draconian method for determining post worth.
But yes, multiple quotes within quotes are annoying, such as:
H.B.M.C. wrote:SpitfireArsonist wrote:I've noticed that a lot of people on dakka don't use the quote function very often.
Depends how pedantic they are.
SpitfireArsonist wrote:They usually just hit "reply" and leave it up to everyone else to figure out what they are responding to.
Depends on the context of the thread really.
SpitfireArsonist wrote:I'm not talking...
Yes you are.
SpitfireArsonist wrote:... about posters...
Oh... right.
SpitfireArsonist wrote:who reply directly after a new post is posted
Like this one?
SpitfireArsonist wrote:but those who do so well into a discussion.
Maybe they're doing to test the other person's intelligence?
SpitfireArsonist wrote:Idk
Wha...?
SpitfireArsonist wrote:...
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SpitfireArsonist wrote:just irks me.
I hate people who puts tons of quotes in their message. I find it easier to just quote the bit you're responding to and leave it at that.
I agree.
I'm a firm advocate of multiquoting. It's the only way, imo, to cogently deal with multiple topics in the same thread. The real jerks in my book are thw ones who quote the entire thread only to make some unrelated point that did not require quoting at all, such as I just did.
Or people who quote the entire conversation just to agree with whatever the last person said.
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2010/09/16 09:38:21
Subject: Re:Use of the "quote function"
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Incorporating Wet-Blending
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AvatarForm wrote:I cannot get the 'Multiquote' to work on this and some other frequented forums... so I go without and address posters individually if I can be bothered.
I just middle-click on the "Quote" button for each post, then copy-and-paste the quoted text into a single reply window. It's less useful here, though, since quote boxes do not provide a link to the original post like it does on most forums.
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2010/09/16 09:47:13
Subject: Use of the "quote function"
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Owns Whole Set of Skullz Techpriests
Versteckt in den Schatten deines Geistes.
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I do that too. Ohh... sorry, where are my manners. Let me start again: AlexHolker wrote:I just middle-click on the "Quote" button for each post, then copy-and-paste the quoted text into a single reply window. It's less useful here, though, since quote boxes do not provide a link to the original post like it does on most forums.
I do that too.
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2010/09/16 09:53:07
Subject: Use of the "quote function"
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Stone Bonkers Fabricator General
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This thread is giving me a headache.
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2010/09/16 09:57:05
Subject: Use of the "quote function"
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Dakka Veteran
Brisbane, OZ
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But we have this delicious quick reply function right at the end of the post...
Typing [quote ] etc is a pain.
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2010/09/16 10:07:09
Subject: Re:Use of the "quote function"
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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Does this thread bring back fond memories of people arguing over the proper etiquette for quoting posts on USENET? Or is it just me. 
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2010/09/16 10:07:19
Subject: Use of the "quote function"
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Owns Whole Set of Skullz Techpriests
Versteckt in den Schatten deines Geistes.
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Which I use almost all the time, and you get used to typoing [quote ]. I just have to not type [quite] by accident.
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2010/09/16 10:38:55
Subject: Use of the "quote function"
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Lady of the Lake
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H.B.M.C. wrote:SpitfireArsonist wrote:I've noticed that a lot of people on dakka don't use the quote function very often.
Depends how pedantic they are.
And how repetitive their pedanticness is.
H.B.M.C wrote:SpitfireArsonist wrote:They usually just hit "reply" and leave it up to everyone else to figure out what they are responding to.
Depends on the context of the thread really.
I'd say the context of the post as well.
H.B.M.C wrote:SpitfireArsonist wrote:I'm not talking...
Yes you are.
Actually he has typed up his message and sent it through a series of tubes...
H.B.M.C wrote:SpitfireArsonist wrote:... about posters...
Oh... right.
H.B.M.C wrote:SpitfireArsonist wrote:who reply directly after a new post is posted
Like this one?
And unlike this one?
H.B.M.C wrote:SpitfireArsonist wrote:but those who do so well into a discussion.
Maybe they're doing to test the other person's intelligence?
Or how long their attention span is.
H.B.M.C wrote:SpitfireArsonist wrote:Idk
Wha...?
Bah...?
H.B.M.C wrote:SpitfireArsonist wrote:...
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H.B.M.C wrote:SpitfireArsonist wrote:just irks me.
I hate people who puts tons of quotes in their message. I find it easier to just quote the bit you're responding to and leave it at that.
Yeh what's with those people.
Go Go Go!
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2010/09/16 10:44:09
Subject: Use of the "quote function"
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Pyromaniac Hellhound Pilot
Australia
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Damn it, I only just figured out how to quote when I asked someone and they very nicely said, umm, there's a button for it!
I didn't want to be a moron and say, how do you multiquote after I read the response...
Ooops!
Now if only I could figure out how to do all the emoticons!
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2010/09/16 10:54:56
Subject: Use of the "quote function"
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Noble of the Alter Kindred
United Kingdom
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Multiple quotations in a thread is annoying, absolutely agree HMBC!
Multiquotes are a pain in the pixels. The dreaded pale blue wall!
Regurgitating whole posts, especially those containing pictures, is very inconsiderate imho.
Especially after the umpteenth regurgitation. All nourishment has already been removed.
Please don't to it.
Please be selective, it takes very little time to edit out the repetition.
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2010/09/16 10:57:21
Subject: Use of the "quote function"
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Lady of the Lake
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Yep that has to be the only time I've ever multiquoted. It's such a pain to do as well
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2010/09/16 10:58:53
Subject: Use of the "quote function"
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Owns Whole Set of Skullz Techpriests
Versteckt in den Schatten deines Geistes.
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n0t_u wrote:And how repetitive their pedanticness is.
Pedantry.
And yes, pointing out that the word you meant to write is 'pedantry' is very pedantic of me.
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2010/09/16 11:02:40
Subject: Use of the "quote function"
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Lady of the Lake
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But seriously I did learn something
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2010/09/16 11:30:20
Subject: Use of the "quote function"
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Last Remaining Whole C'Tan
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SilverMK2 wrote:Ouze wrote:H.B.M.C. wrote:@Nurgy:
That's a rather arbitrary and draconian method for determining post worth.
But yes, multiple quotes within quotes are annoying, such as:
H.B.M.C. wrote:SpitfireArsonist wrote:I've noticed that a lot of people on dakka don't use the quote function very often.
Depends how pedantic they are.
SpitfireArsonist wrote:They usually just hit "reply" and leave it up to everyone else to figure out what they are responding to.
Depends on the context of the thread really.
SpitfireArsonist wrote:I'm not talking...
Yes you are.
SpitfireArsonist wrote:... about posters...
Oh... right.
SpitfireArsonist wrote:who reply directly after a new post is posted
Like this one?
SpitfireArsonist wrote:but those who do so well into a discussion.
Maybe they're doing to test the other person's intelligence?
SpitfireArsonist wrote:Idk
Wha...?
SpitfireArsonist wrote:...
...
SpitfireArsonist wrote:just irks me.
I hate people who puts tons of quotes in their message. I find it easier to just quote the bit you're responding to and leave it at that.
I agree.
I'm a firm advocate of multiquoting. It's the only way, imo, to cogently deal with multiple topics in the same thread. The real jerks in my book are thw ones who quote the entire thread only to make some unrelated point that did not require quoting at all, such as I just did.
Or people who quote the entire conversation just to agree with whatever the last person said.
I agree.
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lord_blackfang wrote:Respect to the guy who subscribed just to post a massive ASCII dong in the chat and immediately get banned.
Flinty wrote:The benefit of slate is that its.actually a.rock with rock like properties. The downside is that it's a rock
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2010/09/16 11:46:46
Subject: Use of the "quote function"
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Hurr! Ogryn Bone 'Ead!
Australia (insert either funny or interesting fact here)
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H.B.M.C. wrote:SpitfireArsonist wrote:I've noticed that a lot of people on dakka don't use the quote function very often.
Depends how pedantic they are. SpitfireArsonist wrote:They usually just hit "reply" and leave it up to everyone else to figure out what they are responding to.
Depends on the context of the thread really. SpitfireArsonist wrote:I'm not talking...
Yes you are. SpitfireArsonist wrote:... about posters...
Oh... right. SpitfireArsonist wrote:who reply directly after a new post is posted
Like this one? SpitfireArsonist wrote:but those who do so well into a discussion.
Maybe they're doing to test the other person's intelligence? SpitfireArsonist wrote:Idk
Wha...? SpitfireArsonist wrote:...
... SpitfireArsonist wrote:just irks me.
I hate people who puts tons of quotes in their message. I find it easier to just quote the bit you're responding to and leave it at that.
I hate people who quote super long messages. Automatically Appended Next Post: [ Ouze wrote:SilverMK2 wrote:Ouze wrote:H.B.M.C. wrote:@Nurgy: That's a rather arbitrary and draconian method for determining post worth. But yes, multiple quotes within quotes are annoying, such as: H.B.M.C. wrote:SpitfireArsonist wrote:I've noticed that a lot of people on dakka don't use the quote function very often.
Depends how pedantic they are. SpitfireArsonist wrote:They usually just hit "reply" and leave it up to everyone else to figure out what they are responding to.
Depends on the context of the thread really. SpitfireArsonist wrote:I'm not talking...
Yes you are. SpitfireArsonist wrote:... about posters...
Oh... right. SpitfireArsonist wrote:who reply directly after a new post is posted
Like this one? SpitfireArsonist wrote:but those who do so well into a discussion.
Maybe they're doing to test the other person's intelligence? SpitfireArsonist wrote:Idk
Wha...? SpitfireArsonist wrote:...
... SpitfireArsonist wrote:just irks me.
I hate people who puts tons of quotes in their message. I find it easier to just quote the bit you're responding to and leave it at that.
I agree.
I'm a firm advocate of multiquoting. It's the only way, imo, to cogently deal with multiple topics in the same thread. The real jerks in my book are thw ones who quote the entire thread only to make some unrelated point that did not require quoting at all, such as I just did.
Or people who quote the entire conversation just to agree with whatever the last person said.
I agree.
Lol bandwagon!!!
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2010/09/16 11:51:41
Subject: Use of the "quote function"
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Owns Whole Set of Skullz Techpriests
Versteckt in den Schatten deines Geistes.
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Ok. And I think that's the end of this thread.
H.B.M.C wrote:I agree with the above
I agree.
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2010/09/16 11:54:20
Subject: Use of the "quote function"
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Hurr! Ogryn Bone 'Ead!
Australia (insert either funny or interesting fact here)
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IN BEFORE CLOSE AND SUPERBAND WAGON
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2010/09/16 12:30:31
Subject: Use of the "quote function"
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Last Remaining Whole C'Tan
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H.B.M.C. wrote:Ok. And I think that's the end of this thread.
H.B.M.C wrote:I agree with the above
I agree.
Careful, you could divide by zero doing that.
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lord_blackfang wrote:Respect to the guy who subscribed just to post a massive ASCII dong in the chat and immediately get banned.
Flinty wrote:The benefit of slate is that its.actually a.rock with rock like properties. The downside is that it's a rock
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2010/09/16 12:33:52
Subject: Use of the "quote function"
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Lady of the Lake
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Ouze wrote:H.B.M.C. wrote:Ok. And I think that's the end of this thread.
H.B.M.C wrote:I agree with the above
I agree.
Careful, you could divide by zero doing that.
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2010/09/16 12:36:25
Subject: Use of the "quote function"
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Lord Commander in a Plush Chair
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H.B.M.C. wrote:But yes, multiple quotes within quotes are annoying...
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2010/09/16 12:42:27
Subject: Use of the "quote function"
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Tunneling Trygon
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Well, I could have gone and quoted the entire thread, but I fear the Mods may be watching......
And hell, I've seen more quotes in a thread before.
EDIT: It took considerably longer to scroll up the page than I thought, then it seemed even longer on the way back down. I'd warn the others, but I just...can't...make it.
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