Reply with quote

[IDPA Mike]

I have noticed quite a few times that the Reply with quote is not the entire quote.
If someone uses someone else's quote,why can they remove or highlight the original quote to change its meaning.
Just wondering?
Mike

 

[drgrant]

If someone uses someone else's quote,why can they remove or highlight the original quote to change its meaning.
Just wondering?

The forum would become a crapflood of garbage if you couldn't edit the quoted text. Sometimes it's only necessary to quote part of a person's post. Say, for example, someone posted something that I mostly agreed with, but I disagreed with one out of 10 comments they made... Instead of quoting their whole post, I just quote the one part...

One thing to keep in mind, it's not as if the reply-er has edited the person's original post. If those reading the thread want to see the original post, all they have to do is scroll/go back to read it.

-Mike

 

[Martlet]

garbage person's post.

-Mike

This

 

[TheRoland]

Helps avoid walls of text, and you look pretty silly if you really go crazy with editing, anyhow, as everyone can see it.

 

[dhuze]

garbage. but I disagreed with one out of 10 comments made... Instead of quoting go back to read it.

-Mike

I only agree with part of this post.

 

[Mr Weebles]

I have no t es t e s

Mike

Really?

 

[EddieCoyle]

?

It also allows you to remove photos since there's no need to requote those.

 

[Prepper]

I get annoyed when someone starts a thread with 1+ pages of well-written text, and 5 minutes later the first reply comes in... it quotes the entire post, and puts a one line comment at the end. Why do people do that?? Do they think I somehow didn't read the first post 5 minutes earlier but somehow read theirs, and that I would not figure out what they are commenting on?

 

[BearArms]

On the flip side I hate it when people quote a whole post to put +1

 

[Blitz1]

On the flip aide I hate it when people quote a whole post to put +1

+1.

 

[MattEvan]

On the flip side I hate it when people quote a whole post to put +1

+1

 

[MattEvan]

Gaaa Damnit

 

[TBalls]

I never said this.

Just be sure to use this for good, not evil.

 

[FLHTC]

The whole message may not apply

 

[Mikel131]

I have quite a few times Reply someone else's quote to change its meaning.
Mike

Don’t take things to seriously it’s the internet