Quoting Etiquette for Dummies

Benzos · Feb 17, 2015

Support, I hate when people quote someone but don't even put their own message after. Doesn't help the conversation move along.

And then maybe even worse than that, when someone quotes themselves. Are you kidding me?

Omar · Feb 17, 2015

-AoW_afreeman212_SE said:

Support, I hate when people quote someone but don't even put their own message after. Doesn't help the conversation move along.

And then maybe even worse than that, when someone quotes themselves. Are you kidding me?
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Omar said:

No support
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Rikkimaru · Feb 17, 2015

-AoW_afreeman212_SE said:

Support, I hate when people quote someone but don't even put their own message after. Doesn't help the conversation move along.

And then maybe even worse than that, when someone quotes themselves. Are you kidding me?
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Have you checked to be sure that they haven't written their response in the quote?

DeFi-2Bar · Feb 17, 2015

IllIll_BlackHandLegion_IllIlI said:

A Brief History of Quoting

Since the introduction of the easy quote button to handheld devices, people have been able to quote each other easier than ever. Once only on PC, the quote button has become a source of post count farming and annoying quoting of the OP. However, people have always been able to quote others; they may not have realized it.

How Does One Quote?

One may quote by using the quote button, which inserts the BBCoding for them, or they may type in the BBCoding manually. All you have to do is type this in:

quote="Charlie"]I like turtles.[/quote

Add the "[" on the front end and the "]" on the back end. It will show up like this:

Charlie said:

I like turtles.
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Now for the main point of the thread.

The Do's and Don't's of Quoting

Do: Make Quotes Brief

Instead of including all the parts about what the person you're quoting had for dinner, include the parts that people actually care about.

For example, instead of this:

Bob said:

I just ate a 40 pound cheeseburger. It was the most tastiest thing evar. Oh yeah, and we are stripping 600 tril off of Legion tonight.
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Say this:

Bob said:

we are stripping 600 tril off of Legion tonight.
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Or, if you really care about food, quote the other part.

Don't: Falsely Quote

It is a common sense thing. Don't falsify what others say by butchering their statements.

Do: Add-On to the Quote

Make the Kawmunity know your reason for quoting said person.
For example:
------------------------------------
"Posted by Random Person"

Lance said:

Eb fairies are noobz.
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Yes, I agree with you.
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This way, Lance knows you are supporting his statement.

Don't: Quote the Entire OP

Once again, quote snippets of the OP that you want to comment on. Or, don't comment at all. When people read a thread, they don't need to read it again. Especially if the OP is a giant statement with tons of pictures and characters.

Do: Make Your Comment Relevant to the Quote

If you are going to quote someone, make sure your post relates to the quote. Make separate posts if needed to address individual points. Or, if you don't want to make more than one post, indicate that you are not talking about the quote anymore.

Don't: Use Quotes to Post Count Farm

Some people, in order to keep their post count up, quote someone and add nothing to their statement. Do not be one of those people.

All in all, just use common sense. If you guys have more things you want me to add to the list, I will add them. Those are just the things I thought about.
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Thanks. Now everyone wil stop be annoying

IIIVladIII · Feb 17, 2015

IllIll_BlackHandLegion_IllIlI said:

A Brief History of Quoting

Since the introduction of the easy quote button to handheld devices, people have been able to quote each other easier than ever. Once only on PC, the quote button has become a source of post count farming and annoying quoting of the OP. However, people have always been able to quote others; they may not have realized it.

How Does One Quote?

One may quote by using the quote button, which inserts the BBCoding for them, or they may type in the BBCoding manually. All you have to do is type this in:

quote="Charlie"]I like turtles.[/quote

Add the "[" on the front end and the "]" on the back end. It will show up like this:

Charlie said:

I like turtles.
Click to expand...

Now for the main point of the thread.

The Do's and Don't's of Quoting

Do: Make Quotes Brief

Instead of including all the parts about what the person you're quoting had for dinner, include the parts that people actually care about.

For example, instead of this:

Bob said:

I just ate a 40 pound cheeseburger. It was the most tastiest thing evar. Oh yeah, and we are stripping 600 tril off of Legion tonight.
Click to expand...

Say this:

Bob said:

we are stripping 600 tril off of Legion tonight.
Click to expand...

Or, if you really care about food, quote the other part.

Don't: Falsely Quote

It is a common sense thing. Don't falsify what others say by butchering their statements.

Do: Add-On to the Quote

Make the Kawmunity know your reason for quoting said person.
For example:
------------------------------------
"Posted by Random Person"

Lance said:

Eb fairies are noobz.
Click to expand...

Yes, I agree with you.
------------------------------------

This way, Lance knows you are supporting his statement.

Don't: Quote the Entire OP

Once again, quote snippets of the OP that you want to comment on. Or, don't comment at all. When people read a thread, they don't need to read it again. Especially if the OP is a giant statement with tons of pictures and characters.

Do: Make Your Comment Relevant to the Quote

If you are going to quote someone, make sure your post relates to the quote. Make separate posts if needed to address individual points. Or, if you don't want to make more than one post, indicate that you are not talking about the quote anymore.

Don't: Use Quotes to Post Count Farm

Some people, in order to keep their post count up, quote someone and add nothing to their statement. Do not be one of those people.

All in all, just use common sense. If you guys have more things you want me to add to the list, I will add them. Those are just the things I thought about.
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Thank you!

CraCkFaRrOkH · Feb 17, 2015

And a few more bans?

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