A polite, but heartfelt request.?

Donna FH
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If I do not wish to copy down the entire post then I have used the following since I joined the forum.

Membersname Quote [Text to be copied] End Quote.

Can be done in a few seconds......no problem or effort.

Thanks Grandad by [Text to be copied] do you mean you retype the paragraph you want to quote? I was hoping there was an option of quoting and editing the actual post. Lazy I know!

phoenix

Please, please, PLEASE can people refrain from copying and pasting EVERY previous response to their posts before adding a reply!

All members can read the responses, and probably don't want or need to read them twice.

This is not meant to cause offence, just a request to make threads easier to read and more concise.

Thank you.

No. Don’t tell people what to do.

BlueSky

Thanks Grandad by [Text to be copied] do you mean you retype the paragraph you want to quote? I was hoping there was an option of quoting and editing the actual post. Lazy I know!

BlueSky, with my above example you have to copy the section of a post you wish to refer too and then paste that text into the square brackets with the Name, Quote and End Quote reference.

However, I find it only takes a couple of seconds and makes it far clearer to readers what it is you wish to comment on in a post.

Other than that it's all or nothing with the QN Quote button.?

It takes up so much space that you get to the point of not bothering to read and when a poster uses it every single post it’s more than annoying what’s wrong with a simple copy and paste oh of course it takes two seconds longer

No. Don’t tell people what to do she isn’t she’s asking politely

BlueBelle

It takes up so much space that you get to the point of not bothering to read and when a poster uses it every single post it’s more than annoying what’s wrong with a simple copy and paste oh of course it takes two seconds longer

No. Don’t tell people what to do she isn’t she’s asking politely

No she isn’t.

I agree with Bluebelle, I just leave that thread when I see so many pasted repeats. To me it is as off putting as someone typing everything in capital letters.

Phoenix DID ask very politely but obviously OP has chosen to ignore her, and will go on her own sweet way xxxxxxxx

I totally agree with Phoenix. For me it’s on a par in the ‘annoying category‘ with writing in capital letters which indicates shouting. How have we managed for the last 9 years without this magic quote button! I just don’t read these posts any more such is the irritation

I agree Phoenix. This seems to be a very recent thing and, for me, it is spoiling GN. I could do with a 'like' option though.

Thanks Grandad but can you copy and paste from a smartphone? I can do it from the desktop but not from the mobile.

OPs opening post looks polite enough to me.

I've used it to quote a post which was way back on the thread but only occasionally and certainly not for a lengthy post. Those are the ones which I find off putting, long posts quoted verbatim.

I think "please, please, please" is a bit naggy rather than polite, or maybe as well as.

Not accusing the OP of this but there does seem to be a tendency on GN to complain about how others choose to post/communicate and about new features. I think GN is big enough that you can ignore stuff you don't like while still enjoying, and joining in, stuff you do.

This thread is a case in point. I've ignored most of it while still commenting and quoting a small part.

I must admit, it doesn’t bother me (use of the quote button) - in fact I find it quite useful to read again what the OP wrote especially if it’s a long thread. I haven’t figured out how to use the quote button myself , I have to say, but maybe i’ll think twice about it anyway as some of you find it annoying, but then again “each to their own”!

I suspect the quoting button was added so that people didn't have to highlight what they were responding to by using copy and past and things like .... and .... to distinguish their response from what they're responding to.

I expect I will use it sometimes but the methods I mention above are not difficult if you only want to quote part of a post.

Ah, my post won't make sense. Up till now I've highlighted what I'm responding to by copying and pasting and surrounding the quoted part with signs like ^ and * — the italicising function and the bolding function. They are not difficult, just a bit finickety, bit you get used to the method if you practise. Like most things.

It wasn't the first time she'd been asked, so maybe that's why the double please?

*but

Oh, I'm sure there was a reasonable reason for asking again, but multiple pleases are... well... meh.

I guess my position on this is pretty close to orangerose's.

BlueSky

Thanks Grandad but can you copy and paste from a smartphone? I can do it from the desktop but not from the mobile.

Yes BlueSky you can copy and paste from a smartphone. With an Andriod phone, you just highlight the text you wish to copy and a message will appear in a box above asking if you wish to "select all, copy, delete the selection", Just tap copy. Then where you wish to have the text pasted to hold your finger or stylus on that position and a box will again appear asking if you wish to paste copied text.

I use smartphones for almost everything I do in text these days as I find it far quicker and easier to carry out all.

Sod the humping around of laptops etc, I have got far too old for that. ?

Yes BlueSky you can copy and paste from a smartphone. With an Andriod phone, you just highlight the text you wish to copy and a message will appear in a box above asking if you wish to "select all, copy, delete the selection", Just tap copy. Then where you wish to have the text pasted to hold your finger or stylus on that position and a box will again appear asking if you wish to paste copied text.
Success! Thanks Grandad!

Oh not just me then phoenix. It drives me mad. I have been tempted to post to ask why it's done but assumed it was a new automatic thing. We managed to answer posts perfectly well without it.

Told someone about this thread and others like it. She thought the request sounded “passive aggressive”.

Oh well passive aggressive then if you say please please please? How about if you just say please once ? Is that acceptable ? (Ask your friend)