Please stop the nested quotes.

[skace]

The hell.

 

[mzkhadir]

hopefully this thread doesn't turn into a bannathon.

 

[MrPickins]

Originally posted by: 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.

Sadly, I think you are correct on all counts.

 

[trmiv]

Yes, it's annoying. Not because I'm some anal thread Nazi, but because it makes the thread extremely hard to read. When the quotes start getting that big, I'll just skip ahead in the thread past that stuff, or stop reading it all together.

 

[WisMan]

I forsee many vacations in the near future.

 

[Ricemarine]

Originally posted by: 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.

Yeap, gotta love being part of the nested quoting ban X2..
Booo.

 

[halik]

Originally posted by: 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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lol

weee

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As a lifer, you should have known better - 1 Wk

+4

Anandtech Moderator

 

[Estrella]

Originally posted by: halik

Originally posted by: 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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lol

weee

GO GO GO!!!

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1 Wk

+5

Anandtech Moderator

 

[moshquerade]

it's more of a software issue than a poster issue.

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Wrong. the S/W is a tool. It's effectiveness is based on the fool that is using it

Anandtech Moderator

 

[AnandTech Moderator]

Let's see how many bans this thread can generate.

Next person to play the nested quoting game gets a week off.

Any takers?


Mod

 

[Alone]

Originally posted by: AnandTech Moderator
Let's see how many bans this thread can generate.

Next person to play the nested quoting game gets a week off.

Any takers?


Mod

I imagine there will be more than a few.

 

[andylawcc]

Originally posted by: 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.

oh, a charitable nazi. nice

 

[alien42]

Originally posted by: AnandTech Moderator
Let's see how many bans this thread can generate.

Next person to play the nested quoting game gets a week off.

Any takers?


Mod

why not lock the thread before it gets to that point?

 

[andylawcc]

Originally posted by: alien42

Originally posted by: AnandTech Moderator
Let's see how many bans this thread can generate.

Next person to play the nested quoting game gets a week off.

Any takers?


Mod

why not lock the thread before it gets to that point?

Mod is a patient fisherman.

 

[MrPickins]

Originally posted by: alien42

Originally posted by: AnandTech Moderator
Let's see how many bans this thread can generate.

Next person to play the nested quoting game gets a week off.

Any takers?


Mod

why not lock the thread before it gets to that point?

Please don't. In spite of the jokers, I'd still like to get the word out to a few more people.

Originally posted by: potato28
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<3 SeriousCat

 

[AnandTech Moderator]

Originally posted by: alien42

why not lock the thread before it gets to that point?

I want to see who needs enough rope to hang themselves. Most members here know that blatant nested quoting will result in a ban. After my 'gentle reminder', continuation of them would be really deserving of a week off, doncha think?


Mod.

 

[alien42]

Originally posted by: AnandTech Moderator

Originally posted by: alien42

why not lock the thread before it gets to that point?

I want to see who needs enough rope to hang themselves. Most members here know that blatant nested quoting will result in a ban. After my 'gentle reminder', continuation of them would be really deserving of a week off, doncha think?


Mod.

i just see that as instigating and not moderating

 

[AnandTech Moderator]

Originally posted by: alien42
i just see that as instigating and not moderating

See it your way, then.

It is not instigating to be right out in the open and warn people that if they continue doing what they know is wrong, they will have to face the consequences any more than posting a sign for a speed camera as a warning is instigative.

We will agree to disagree here and let the potentially offending members decide if it is worth risking a week off for, shall we?


Mod.

 

[DivideBYZero]

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[Ricemarine]

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
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Hmm... I always thought the banstick looked like a nightstick

 

[WolverineGator]

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Mod.

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

Man, as soon as I saw this threa, I knew where it was going..... See previous post.

Is there an actual forum rule against nesting?

 

[Ricemarine]

That... was a bad move WolverineGator...

 

[shortspanishguy]

Nested quoting above!!

 

[intogamer]

What is the limit to reach this nest quoting?