Please stop the nested quotes.

[MrPickins]

At least 3 of the threads I have tried to read today have had major nested quote fights screwing up the page formatting and requiring sideways scrolling to read.

Like many, I set the options to view 100 posts/page, so having one page's formatting fuxored usually makes me just give up on a thread, even if I was somewhat interested. Scrolling side to side on every post is just too distracting to my reading.

I was under the impression that this was not allowed, even when it is not used to nef. Yet, some of the biggest offenders I see are Lifers, or people with early join dates (i.e. people who should know better).

Nobody should need the entire conversation posted every time a new response is added. If your short term memory is so bad that you can't remember what is going on, just scroll up and reread the thread.

I understand the desire to get in a fast response in a heated debate, but it only takes a few seconds to delete the redundant info.

Please, won't somebody think of the children?

 

[DeadByDawn]

Originally posted by: MrPickins


Please, won't somebody think of the children?

I agree.

 

[dethman]

Originally posted by: DeadByDawn

Originally posted by: MrPickins
At least 3 of the threads I have tried to read today have had major nested quote fights screwing up the page formatting and requiring sideways scrolling to read.

Like many, I set the options to view 100 posts/page, so having one page's formatting fuxored usually makes me just give up on a thread even if I was somewhat interested. Scrolling side to side on every post is just too distracting to my reading.

I was under the impression that this was not allowed, even when it is not used to nef. Yet some of the biggest offenders I see are Lifers, or people with early join dates (i.e. people who should know better).

Nobody should need the entire conversation posted every time a new response is added. If your short term memory is so bad that you can't remember what is going on, just scroll up and reread the thread.

I understand the desire to get in a fast response in a heated debate, but it only takes a few seconds to delete the redundant info.

Please, won't somebody think of the children?

I agree.

say what? i can see where this thread is going.

 

[waggy]

oh oh. last time this came up i got a vacation. so not going to post!

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[tfcmasta97]

Originally posted by: dethman

Originally posted by: DeadByDawn

Originally posted by: MrPickins
At least 3 of the threads I have tried to read today have had major nested quote fights screwing up the page formatting and requiring sideways scrolling to read.

Like many, I set the options to view 100 posts/page, so having one page's formatting fuxored usually makes me just give up on a thread even if I was somewhat interested. Scrolling side to side on every post is just too distracting to my reading.

I was under the impression that this was not allowed, even when it is not used to nef. Yet some of the biggest offenders I see are Lifers, or people with early join dates (i.e. people who should know better).

Nobody should need the entire conversation posted every time a new response is added. If your short term memory is so bad that you can't remember what is going on, just scroll up and reread the thread.

I understand the desire to get in a fast response in a heated debate, but it only takes a few seconds to delete the redundant info.

Please, won't somebody think of the children?

I agree.

say what? i can see where this thread is going.

Omg u guys stop it. Dint u kno? The internet is serious bidness

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[deerslayer]

I trim my nested quotes. I was given a vacation for not trimming them.

 

[foghorn67]

Originally posted by: tfcmasta97

Originally posted by: dethman

Originally posted by: DeadByDawn

Originally posted by: MrPickins
At least 3 of the threads I have tried to read today have had major nested quote fights screwing up the page formatting and requiring sideways scrolling to read.

Like many, I set the options to view 100 posts/page, so having one page's formatting fuxored usually makes me just give up on a thread even if I was somewhat interested. Scrolling side to side on every post is just too distracting to my reading.

I was under the impression that this was not allowed, even when it is not used to nef. Yet some of the biggest offenders I see are Lifers, or people with early join dates (i.e. people who should know better).

Nobody should need the entire conversation posted every time a new response is added. If your short term memory is so bad that you can't remember what is going on, just scroll up and reread the thread.

I understand the desire to get in a fast response in a heated debate, but it only takes a few seconds to delete the redundant info.

Please, won't somebody think of the children?

I agree.

say what? i can see where this thread is going.

Omg u guys stop it. Dint u kno? The internet is serious bidness

too tempting to pass up.


I usually don't nest, but this is asking for it.

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[Alone]

Originally posted by: DeadByDawn

Originally posted by: MrPickins


Please, won't somebody think of the children?

I agree.

 

[Krakn3Dfx]

Originally posted by: tfcmasta97

Originally posted by: dethman

Originally posted by: DeadByDawn

Originally posted by: MrPickins

I laughed out loud, good thing I have a private office...

 

[yowolabi]

Originally posted by: dethman

say what? i can see where this thread is going.

To a lot of vacations for people who think it will be funny to have nested quotes in a thread demeaning nested quotes?

 

[potato28]

Originally posted by: tfcmasta97

Originally posted by: dethman

Originally posted by: DeadByDawn

Originally posted by: MrPickins
At least 3 of the threads I have tried to read today have had major nested quote fights screwing up the page formatting and requiring sideways scrolling to read.

Like many, I set the options to view 100 posts/page, so having one page's formatting fuxored usually makes me just give up on a thread even if I was somewhat interested. Scrolling side to side on every post is just too distracting to my reading.

I was under the impression that this was not allowed, even when it is not used to nef. Yet some of the biggest offenders I see are Lifers, or people with early join dates (i.e. people who should know better).

Nobody should need the entire conversation posted every time a new response is added. If your short term memory is so bad that you can't remember what is going on, just scroll up and reread the thread.

I understand the desire to get in a fast response in a heated debate, but it only takes a few seconds to delete the redundant info.

Please, won't somebody think of the children?

I agree.

say what? i can see where this thread is going.

Omg u guys stop it. Dint u kno? The internet is serious bidness

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[Mermaidman]

You gotta trim the nesting to plunge deep into the quote.

 

[crownjules]

Here come the idiots who think it's funny to do the TOTALLY EXPECTED opposite of what this post says to do.

 

[MrPickins]

Originally posted by: dethman

say what? i can see where this thread is going.

Originally posted by: waggy
oh oh. last time this came up i got a vacation. so not going to post!

Lol

I knew I was opening up an invitation for the nefs to come out and play. But still, I felt I had to get my message out.

Edit:

And if some idiots want to run headlong into the ban stick, then I guess this thread will serve its purpose.

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[Aquaman]

Won't happen.......... I think the mods even threatened bans about nested quotes.

I hate them

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[andylawcc]

you sir, are a nazi

 

[Bryophyte]

Amused's "Morbid Obesity" thread is so bad, I quit reading it halfway through. He and Special K seemed to have some sort of stupid nesting game going.

 

[Alone]

Originally posted by: Bryophyte
Amused's "Morbid Obesity" thread is so bad, I quit reading it halfway through. He and Special K seemed to have some sort of stupid nesting game going.

It gets bad when a [./Q] tag is omitted.

 

[MrPickins]

Originally posted by: Bryophyte
Amused's "Morbid Obesity" thread is so bad, I quit reading it halfway through. He and Special K seemed to have some sort of stupid nesting game going.

That was actually the one that made me fed up enough to post this.

 

[Evadman]

Originally posted by: Aquaman
Won't happen.......... I think the mods even threatened bans about nested quotes.

I hate them

Cheers,
Aquaman

Not threatened, a bunch were given vacations for it. Personally, unless the quote is useful, I trim it. I try to limit my quotes to 2 nested if at all possible. An fact, when .NET came out, for about 6 months I rebelled against the quoting system. I was hand coding the old style of quoting with the reater than signs and italics. Then I got tired of it, since .NET was staying so I stoped and just trim my quotes.

 

[TuxDave]

Anyone feel like posting the longest joke again? I'm sure the thread will go places after that.

 

[MrPickins]

Originally posted by: andylawcc
you sir, are a nazi

How did you guess?

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/MrPickins/After.jpg


Edit: That went to Locks of Love, BTW.

 

[Vic]

Usually, I trim the nested quotes, especially in the friendly discussions. However, I admit I do intentionally stack them up sometimes when I'm in the midst of a ridiculous argument with some ranting troll. I do that just to show how stupid the whole thing is. Plus, if you don't keep a record, most of them will start changing the argument and/or start making up new arguments, as though it's some verbal discussion where people forget what was said just a few exchanges back, so you feel like you have to nest the quotes just to keep the whole thing straight. Even then though...

 

[shortspanishguy]

Originally posted by: potato28

Originally posted by: tfcmasta97

Originally posted by: dethman

Originally posted by: DeadByDawn

Originally posted by: MrPickins
At least 3 of the threads I have tried to read today have had major nested quote fights screwing up the page formatting and requiring sideways scrolling to read.

Like many, I set the options to view 100 posts/page, so having one page's formatting fuxored usually makes me just give up on a thread even if I was somewhat interested. Scrolling side to side on every post is just too distracting to my reading.

I was under the impression that this was not allowed, even when it is not used to nef. Yet some of the biggest offenders I see are Lifers, or people with early join dates (i.e. people who should know better).

Nobody should need the entire conversation posted every time a new response is added. If your short term memory is so bad that you can't remember what is going on, just scroll up and reread the thread.

I understand the desire to get in a fast response in a heated debate, but it only takes a few seconds to delete the redundant info.

Please, won't somebody think of the children?

I agree.

say what? i can see where this thread is going.

Omg u guys stop it. Dint u kno? The internet is serious bidness

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[skace]

You can't fix it by telling people not to do it, won't happen. They are too ****** lazy.

You have to modify fusetalk to cut off additional {q}{/q}s if possible, but even if that is possible, jesus christ would come back from the dead before it happened. Considering this has been brought up many times, even in forum issues.