What's the point of quoting the previous comment?

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zinfamous

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Originally posted by: SparkyJJO
Because, sometimes, by the time you type out your response and reply, there may be a couple other replies and then it looks like you are responding to the guy above you and it can lead to confusion.

I clean up the nested quotes though after a certain amount.

 

Cattlegod

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Originally posted by: zinfamous
Originally posted by: SparkyJJO
Because, sometimes, by the time you type out your response and reply, there may be a couple other replies and then it looks like you are responding to the guy above you and it can lead to confusion.

I clean up the nested quotes though after a certain amount.

you didn't do it right, you were supposed to quote the comment just before yours.