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Randall
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posted March 06, 2017 01:02 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Randall     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I know there are pros and cons to the quote function, but should it stay or should it go? Why or why not? NOTE: It can't be modified to where you may choose an option to not be quoted on a post.

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violet7887
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posted March 06, 2017 01:45 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for violet7887     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I don't think it should make a difference whether it's there or not.

As long as you are still able to write
What you want to write what does it matter.

The only thing is , if you've removed editing then take out quoting as well . Either they should stay together or both be out.

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charlie
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posted March 06, 2017 02:01 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for charlie     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Based on the newest "fashion" on here to NOT quote, I say rid with it.

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MarsSaturnDelight
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posted March 06, 2017 02:13 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for MarsSaturnDelight     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Take both away. I like the idea if it being raw and primitive.

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hypatia238
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posted March 06, 2017 02:15 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for hypatia238     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I like using the quote function and feel it helps with online communication so the person knows what I am talking about and who I am talking with.

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Empty Spaces
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posted March 06, 2017 02:27 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Empty Spaces     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I like the quote button and I probably would miss it if you decide to erase this option but sometimes cause too much problem,at least for me.Personally I like to just put the @username without quoting anyone here because I feel better.

Plus is not nice when you want to share something personal in order to help someone else but you feel like you can't because someone may quote you.A few days ago I wanted to tell my story about a certain transit cuz someone did ask and honestly my fingers were scratching to give a reply but I didn't.My reply woundn't make much since without a deep explanation lol

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hypatia238
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posted March 06, 2017 02:40 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for hypatia238     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Every time someone tells me to unquote them I do and 90% of the time when they say please don't quote at the end of their post, I don't quote them. When I do quote them is by accident and then they let me know and I edit it out and correct.

I think adding to the message "pls don't quote" should suffice. This way your request is honored and other people who like to use the quote bottom at times can continue to do so.

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anonymidarkness
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posted March 06, 2017 02:59 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for anonymidarkness     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Need it. Reason is this

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Originally posted by hypatia238:
Every time someone tells me to unquote them I do and 90% of the time when they say please don't quote at the end of their post, I don't quote them. When I do quote them is by accident and then they let me know and I edit it out and correct.

I think adding to the message "pls don't quote" should suffice. This way your request is honored and other people who like to use the quote bottom at times can continue to do so.


See, makes things a lot easier.

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Valmu83
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posted March 06, 2017 03:00 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Valmu83     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Conversations here can be long and subject tends pounce..then it's practical to able to quote. Why this thing is under conversation anyway?

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anonymidarkness
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posted March 06, 2017 03:10 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for anonymidarkness     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
OMG ~~~ Edit button is back!!

Never in my life had I imagined that return of an edit button would make me happy lol.

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Electro DGX
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posted March 06, 2017 03:19 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Electro DGX     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I vote to keep it. It's helpful when talking to certain people in specific and keeping track of what they're saying.

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Electro DGX
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posted March 06, 2017 03:23 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Electro DGX     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Removing it wouldn't do much anyways.

quote:
Originally posted by NOT AMI ANNE:
text poo

See? Just an example of how easily I could morph it.

Ursus did this in the EDIT button thread when trying to explain to Randall examples.

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posted March 06, 2017 03:36 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for anonymidarkness     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
If you don't want to be quoted, write "PLEASE DON'T QUOTE" at the bottom of your posts.

And if you don't want any of your posts to be quoted, make "PLEASE DON'T QUOTE" your signature.

We also need to use a bit of common sense and not quote sensitive posts or personal infos, that too will help. You can also erase the personal infos and only quote the astrological part if you still want to quote them.

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Electro DGX
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posted March 06, 2017 03:37 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Electro DGX     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
quote:
Originally posted by anonymidarkness:
If you don't want to be quoted, write "PLEASE DON'T QUOTE" at the bottom of your posts.

And if you don't want any of your posts to be quoted, make "PLEASE DON'T QUOTE" your signature.

We also need to use a bit of common sense and not quote sensitive posts or personal infos, that too will help. You can also erase the personal infos and only quote the astrological part if you still want to quote them.


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Gracha
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posted March 06, 2017 03:40 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Gracha     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Id say get rid of the button, I'm seeing others asking to not be quoted.

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hypatia238
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posted March 06, 2017 03:53 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for hypatia238     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
quote:
Originally posted by anonymidarkness:
If you don't want to be quoted, write "PLEASE DON'T QUOTE" at the bottom of your posts.

And if you don't want any of your posts to be quoted, make "PLEASE DON'T QUOTE" your signature.

We also need to use a bit of common sense and not quote sensitive posts or personal infos, that too will help. You can also erase the personal infos and only quote the astrological part if you still want to quote them.


Great suggestions, Thanks. We could incorporate these into the Forum rules perhaps.

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anonymidarkness
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posted March 06, 2017 03:58 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for anonymidarkness     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Removal of it will cause a lot of confusion and will create a bit of a problem especially in personal readings. For example, in a thread where a lot of people are being offered readings, if ASDF asks for a reading in the first page, and the OP responds to ASDF's query in only the fourth page, simply writing "@ASDF blah blah" won't be sufficient to get @ASDF's attention. ASDF won't even notice that post most of the time.

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CapriciousCapricorn
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posted March 06, 2017 04:46 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for CapriciousCapricorn     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I say leave the quote but add the option not to be quoted. That way everyone will be satisfied. I find the quote function very useful when replying to questions. It saves a lot of time.

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meyray
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posted March 06, 2017 04:59 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for meyray     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
In my honest opinion the quote function is kind of irrelevant. Yes, it may be handy but it doesn't matter whether you use the [QUOTE][/QUOTE] tag or just copy and paste the text (or username) you wanna respond to. Quotes can't be used as evidence because they can be manipulated just like Electro proved.

Quotes only cause problems when there are pictures.

I say remove the automatic quote icon but keep the quote tag, that way absent-minded users won't accidentally quote posts and pictures people may not want quoted but the people who insist on having this function can use it manually which takes like 2 more seconds of your time

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meyray
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posted March 06, 2017 05:07 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for meyray     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
quote:
I say remove the automatic quote icon but keep the quote tag, that way absent-minded users won't accidentally quote posts and pictures people may not want quoted but the people who insist on having this function can use it manually which takes like 2 more seconds of your time

We've been doing this with urls, images and formatting since the beginning.

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meyray
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posted March 06, 2017 05:13 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for meyray     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Another idea is instead of "quote" to have "reply" which would generate the user's name only either with bold tags or with quote and bold tags like this

meyray, blah blah blah

or

quote:
meyray

blah blah blah

Grabs attention but doesn't take information from the post.

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soren
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posted March 06, 2017 05:36 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for soren     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
on the reply screen you could also add tags for anyone to copy paste, if you take it out

like this:
[.QUOTE][.b] <insert tex> [/b][/QUOTE] or/and
[img] <insert url> [/img]

would be a challenge tho cause you'd have to first paste their words, then copy each side of the quote tag

i dunno i'd say leave the quote, or do a trial period for a few days

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Empty Spaces
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posted March 06, 2017 05:49 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Empty Spaces     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Edit: old story,it doesn't matter

If everybody loves the quotation option no problem I just gave my opinion and I love and defended the edit button, so I totally understand

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Mergoatsun
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posted March 06, 2017 10:26 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Mergoatsun     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Quote!!!! I love it, it let's someone know whom I'm referring to

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Ayelet
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posted March 06, 2017 10:39 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Ayelet     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Keep it. It keeps order in the thread.

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