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dtm42
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I myself am often guilty of quoting the last post in the thread (which means my post sits directly below the one I quoted), so this is a timely reminder to everyone, regulars and newcomers alike. I'll be more careful in the future.
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yuna49
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I especially dislike the posts that include a wall-of-quoted-text followed by a one-line snide remark. I see that too often here as well.
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Tony K.
 SubscriberModerator  Posts: 11446 Location: Frisco, TX |
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Oh, and I forgot to request that if you see any instances of this violation, please feel free to report it for clean up.
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Touma
 Posts: 2651 Location: Colorado, USA |
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I came here to ask if excessive quoting should be reported. Now I do not need to ask.
I know that there is an actual rule against it but I still was not sure if it is considered to be serious enough to justify having a moderator spend time on it. Apparently it is, so I will report any egregious examples. There seems to be a lot of it in the latest Talkback thread for "The List." But after looking at it again I think that most of it might be coming from two people who keep replying to each other and over-quoting each time. I reported three of those posts from yesterday. |
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Tony K.
Subscriber Moderator Posts: 11446 Location: Frisco, TX |
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It's not a big deal if it isn't reported. Personally, I just see them as more of an eyesore than anything else. If I run into said instances, I will delete said posts on the spot. Depending on my mood, I might even be nice and fix it. But I'm usually not, so tough tits for the user.
If you feel like reporting it, go ahead, and I'll do what I can. To me, "excessive" is any post with more than 3 quotes in it, such as:
A post with too much quoted from another single post isn't so bad, depending on the amount quoted and the length of the reply. Like this:
I would call okay. But this:
is stupid. So just make a judgement call and report it if you think it's annoying to look at. Otherwise, if you're not feeling vigilant or whatever, that's fine, too. Last edited by Tony K. on Sun Jul 20, 2014 8:50 pm; edited 2 times in total |
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Touma
Posts: 2651 Location: Colorado, USA |
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Thanks, Tony K.
That tells me what I wanted to know. |
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mdo7
 Posts: 6397 Location: Katy, Texas, USA |
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Tony, is this type of quoting OK? Example below:
*typed my response to these 3 users here* |
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Key
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 Posts: 18458 Location: Indianapolis, IN (formerly Mimiho Valley) |
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I can answer for Tony here.
This degree of quoting is definitely not what we're talking about when we raise concerns about excessive quoting. |
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mdo7
Posts: 6397 Location: Katy, Texas, USA |
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Thanks for the answer, Key. Have to make sure if the quoting I did is acceptable. |
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Tony K.
Subscriber Moderator Posts: 11446 Location: Frisco, TX |
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As of today, repeat offenders of over-quoting will be placed on Moderation.
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mdo7
Posts: 6397 Location: Katy, Texas, USA |
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 OK then, I'll keep my eye out and report it.
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Rahxephon91
 Posts: 1859 Location: Park Forest IL. |
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This is a bit ridiculous.
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Tony K.
Subscriber Moderator Posts: 11446 Location: Frisco, TX |
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Yes, excessive quoting is *quite* ridiculous. People should not be so lazy.
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Rahxephon91
Posts: 1859 Location: Park Forest IL. |
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I'm not sure how quoting a post when you're specifically replying to it is lazy.
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shamisen the great
 Posts: 658 Location: Oregon, USA |
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^ I don't think quoting one person is the problem. The key word is "excessive." I don't think it is a huge deal but it is kind of annoying to see a huge wall of people quoting someone who is quoting someone else ad infinitum.
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