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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."
Heh Heh, we can *all* have gold stars.
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..
> 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::
Slik gets a gold star.
ooh! shiny!...
slik ~_~
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.
Tomorrow's lesson will be
"Realising some posts are for
> comedic effect only and not to be taken seriously."
Can't w8! lol
slik ~_~
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."