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Newbian

Lifer
Aug 24, 2008
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Originally posted by: venkman
Originally posted by: Newbian
Originally posted by: DrPizza
<Pulls up a lawn chair, cracks open a beer, and positions his finger above the ban button>

I'm Watching...
-DrPizza

Do you also watch when I pee?

i do :eek:

I know that but I am worried I make insult Pizza since he doesn't like people who shake it off.
 

Howard

Lifer
Oct 14, 1999
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Originally posted by: Newbian
Originally posted by: venkman
Originally posted by: Newbian
Originally posted by: DrPizza
<Pulls up a lawn chair, cracks open a beer, and positions his finger above the ban button>

I'm Watching...
-DrPizza

Do you also watch when I pee?

i do :eek:

I know that but I am worried I make insult Pizza since he doesn't like people who shake it off.
I didn't understand that, but if you meant what I thought you meant, I don't want you making my pizzas.
 

destrekor

Lifer
Nov 18, 2005
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Originally posted by: Howard
Originally posted by: Newbian
Originally posted by: venkman
Originally posted by: Newbian
Originally posted by: DrPizza
<Pulls up a lawn chair, cracks open a beer, and positions his finger above the ban button>

I'm Watching...
-DrPizza

Do you also watch when I pee?

i do :eek:

I know that but I am worried I make insult Pizza since he doesn't like people who shake it off.
I didn't understand that, but if you meant what I thought you meant, I don't want you making my pizzas.

pizza with the shake off?
what kind of 'shake' is on it? :p

edit:

regardless of what this post may imply, I did in fact vote Nay. ;)
 

Jeff7

Lifer
Jan 4, 2001
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Originally posted by: DrPizza
<Pulls up a lawn chair, cracks open a beer, and positions his finger above the ban button>

I'm Watching...
-DrPizza
BUK BUK BUK BUKAWK!!!!


You can't ban me! You can't ban me!....


OH GOD! OH GOD IT HURTS! OH GOD NO!!!!!1.........ooooooooo.............

.....

My goodness, the clouds look beautiful today. I never really noticed before. So beautiful. I'm comin' Elizabeth!
;)



(Seriously though), nested quotes is serious business. Mods gonna ban ya if you do it.



 

GagHalfrunt

Lifer
Apr 19, 2001
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Nay. Exercise a shred of common sense (a rarity around here, I know) and only quote the specific part that you need. Do the world a favor and edit out the vast amounts of drivel that don't apply.
 

destrekor

Lifer
Nov 18, 2005
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Originally posted by: Jeff7
Originally posted by: DrPizza
<Pulls up a lawn chair, cracks open a beer, and positions his finger above the ban button>

I'm Watching...
-DrPizza


My goodness, the clouds look beautiful today. I never really noticed before. So beautiful. I'm comin' Elizabeth!

:laugh:

...life? outdoors? ... what the hell is that?
I don't want it! Too... much... work!!!!
 

destrekor

Lifer
Nov 18, 2005
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Originally posted by: Jeff7
Originally posted by: destrekor
:laugh:

...life? outdoors? ... what the hell is that?
I don't want it! Too... much... work!!!!
One of my favorite comics.

:laugh:
:thumbsup:

ooo, mods stealthily edited my last post. I'm kind of scared now. I just got back from my last vacation. Maybe this thread is one I shall exit gracefully. :D
 

Colt45

Lifer
Apr 18, 2001
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it should autocrop it to 2 deep quote, or something. AT is wearing out my damn scrollwheel.
 

imported_Champ

Golden Member
Mar 25, 2008
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nested quotes rock

i remember the one from the origional nef thread that blew my mind...it also had like a 3000 word essay in it too

but seriously nested quotes=awesome
 

sdifox

No Lifer
Sep 30, 2005
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Originally posted by: DrPizza
<Pulls up a lawn chair, cracks open a beer, and positions his finger above the ban button>

I'm Watching...
-DrPizza

hahahaha :thumbsup:

some nested quote is good, excessive is bad
 

daveshel

Diamond Member
Oct 10, 1999
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Nested quotes don't bother me as much as people 'fixing' previous quotes. That should be a bannable offense.
 

skace

Lifer
Jan 23, 2001
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If I were a mod, anything more than 3 nested quotes would be a permanent ban in my book. Guess it's good that I'm not a mod. It's a complete lack of respect and about 10 years late to the joke.
 

finite automaton

Golden Member
Apr 30, 2008
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Originally posted by: skace
If I were a mod, anything more than 3 nested quotes would be a permanent ban in my book. Guess it's good that I'm not a mod. It's a complete lack of respect and about 10 years late to the joke.

Sounds like you are compaigning
 

geno

Lifer
Dec 26, 1999
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Originally posted by: TheInternet1980
Originally posted by: eplebnista
three nests are yay, more than three are nay(especially if they are of very long posts)

I humbly disagree :confused: More nests = more win.

This. The laws of diminishing returns does not apply to nested quotes. More = better, bottom line.
 

Aikouka

Lifer
Nov 27, 2001
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Nested quotes should almost always be removed unless they're absolutely necessary to understand the post in itself, but typically, people read a post from beginning to end (or rather, they should in most cases), so keeping more is unnecessary.

I almost always strip everything but the outer quote whenever I respond unless for some reason, I deem it's better to keep the inner quote. But typically, if you need to keep an inner quote, that means your outer quote is most likely a worthless response. So your true "target" of your post would most likely be the inner quote anyway.
 

TheInternet1980

Golden Member
Jan 9, 2006
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Originally posted by: geno
Originally posted by: TheInternet1980
Originally posted by: eplebnista
three nests are yay, more than three are nay(especially if they are of very long posts)

I humbly disagree :confused: More nests = more win.

This. The laws of diminishing returns does not apply to nested quotes. More = better, bottom line.

This guy knows what's up.