[Doug]

Generally when you post within a topic, you add your opinion or comment to the thread.

You may quote a previous poster by all means. Quotes are a good way to help others put your reply in context especially if your reply is some way on from the point you are replying to.

There is no real need to quote the previous post if you are replying directly afterwards.

There is also no real need to include that whole post of the one you are referring to. You may edit the quote as such:

QUOTE (name of member being quoted)... I like blue trains ...

Use suspension points '...' to indicate that there was other content before and/or after the text being quoted.

What I assume some members are doing is using the Quote Reply button next to a post:

instead of the normal topic reply button. This button should be used when you specifically want to quote the text of the post next to the button.

The topic reply button:

that is found at the top and bottom of the topic is what you should click when making a normal post, replying to the thread.

Including whole posts and loads of images in quotes just makes the process of reading threads more difficult for others. Please press the right button.

 

[Doug]

I seem to be trimming quotes all day long. The

button next to each post was being constantly misused. Perhaps it was a design flaw, but threads are just getting bogged down in quotes of previous posts.

So I've removed the

button and now, to reply to a topic, you will have to use the

button on the top or bottom of the topic page. Use the

button if you wish, but it has fewer formatting options.

If you do need to quote a previous post, you click the

button next to the post you want to quote - and you can do this to more that one post within the topic - and then you click the

button at the top or bottom of the page. The quotes that you requested will be inserted into your reply. Feel free to trim them down accordingly to get you message across.

 

[Doug]

This is an issue with an update to the software. Not designed by myself. Since the Reply with quote button was added next to every post, people tend to gravitate towards that option. This adds quotes all over the place when they are not actually needed. This subsequently fills the database with excess data and increases the bandwidth required to download the data. It all ads up.

The Add Reply button is where it has always been. Please use that.

Take a look at how the +Quote button works. You don't have to post your test, but see how it operates. It changes colour on the posts that you want to quote. You can select more than one. Add your post by clicking the Add Reply button and you'll see the quotes from the selected posts in your post.

 

[Doug]

This button:

(Reply with quote) is now gone. Don't worry, you won't miss it.

 

[Doug]

Yes, in the orange/grey skin that happens. The blue skin works slightly differently. I'm used to the blue skin from another forum, but I use the orange one here.

If anyone has a suggestion to make the button more clear, then please let me know.

 

[Doug]

QUOTE (henry hill @ 14 Apr 2012, 20:09) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>HEEEEELLLP ???????????????????????
With What?