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Fri 04/01/02 at 12:16
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Posts: 787
Good morning children,

Today's lessson is a very important one.
Using the "reply using quote" function is a good thing. But you must learn how to use it correctly, otherwise you create massive posts with maybe 1 or 2 lines of your own at the bottom.

This looks messy and marks you out as a fool.
It is common sense to "reply using quote", but it's so much easier on the eye if you delete the parts of the post not relevant.
It creates a puncy paragraph with information.

Quoting an entire post and merely adding "Yes" at the bottom is pointless and the domain of mitten-wearers.

Tomorrow's lesson will be
"Realising some posts are for comedic effect only and not to be taken seriously."
Fri 04/01/02 at 12:25
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"Infantalised Forums"
Posts: 23,089
*Homer Simpson voice*

Heh Heh, we can *all* have gold stars.
Fri 04/01/02 at 12:25
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Posts: 16,548
Salevaa wrote:

I did it - can I have a gold star?
> Please Grix? I want a gold star!!!

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Almost, but you will notice that the person writing this post was Goatboy. Not Grix. Easy to get confused, both names start with G..
Fri 04/01/02 at 12:22
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"Sally On Weekdays!"
Posts: 378
Goatboy wrote:
> Slik demonstrates the correct usage of "Reply using quote".

Slik gets a gold star.

I did it - can I have a gold star? Please Grix? I want a gold star!!!

::Stamps feet up and down and runs to the corner to sulk::
Fri 04/01/02 at 12:21
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"DS..."
Posts: 3,307
Goatboy wrote:

Slik gets a gold star.

ooh! shiny!...
slik ~_~
Fri 04/01/02 at 12:20
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"Infantalised Forums"
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Slik demonstrates the correct usage of "Reply using quote".

Take note of the deletion of the majority of the original post, leaving only the parts relevant to his response.

Slik gets a gold star.
Fri 04/01/02 at 12:18
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"DS..."
Posts: 3,307
Goatboy wrote:

Tomorrow's lesson will be
"Realising some posts are for
> comedic effect only and not to be taken seriously."

Can't w8! lol
slik ~_~
Fri 04/01/02 at 12:16
Regular
"Infantalised Forums"
Posts: 23,089
Good morning children,

Today's lessson is a very important one.
Using the "reply using quote" function is a good thing. But you must learn how to use it correctly, otherwise you create massive posts with maybe 1 or 2 lines of your own at the bottom.

This looks messy and marks you out as a fool.
It is common sense to "reply using quote", but it's so much easier on the eye if you delete the parts of the post not relevant.
It creates a puncy paragraph with information.

Quoting an entire post and merely adding "Yes" at the bottom is pointless and the domain of mitten-wearers.

Tomorrow's lesson will be
"Realising some posts are for comedic effect only and not to be taken seriously."

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