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There has been an off-topic discission in one of the threads. So I provide one to discuss this.
If posts are quoted, probabilities are high to very high that the quote is correct. Russ did some work some time back on this.
There is the [ quote ] feature:
@Ponderable said, that the Earth was flat.
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I’m doing well if I remember what I had for breakfast the day before yesterday. Maybe if I posted less, I would remember more.
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@Ponderable saidSpot on!
If posts are quoted, probabilities are high to very high that the quote is correct. Russ said, that the Earth was flat.
@diver saidOh - I see what you did there.
Nothing to see, please move on.
Not going to comment any further.
Users should be aware that using the quote button to reply to a post and using the [ quote ] [/ quote ] tags to "quote" something that was posted are quite different.
Most notably using the quote button will mean that you can only reductively edit a post - but that reductive editing can mis-represent what was originally posted.
Also these quotes are limited in length, leading to "text shortened" auto edits which can be annoying.
This is the reason behind the reductive editing - a long post that you reply to would possibly remove the point you are actually replying to with "text shortened". So when replying to a user and editing their words - be careful not to misrepresent their meaning.
Using the [ quote ] [/ quote ] (remove spaces) method does not guarantee that the "quoted" text is actually a "quote". You can insert anything you want in there - I believe that the "text shortened" auto-edit will also not kick in - so you can "quote" external sources without your post being mangled.
The two styles of quotes should render differently in the thread - check the left most border colour against the text block.
If in doubt - re-read the thread. What was posted is posted and can't be changed. Don't rely on "quoted" anything.
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@orangutan saidI’m doing well if I can remember what I posted 24 hours ago and don’t renunciate myself inadvertently.
Oh - I see what you did there.
Not going to comment any further.
Users should be aware that using the quote button to reply to a post and using the [ quote ] [/ quote ] tags to "quote" something that was posted are quite different.
Most notably using the quote button will mean that you can only reductively edit a post - but that reductive editing can mis-repre ...[text shortened]... l, please like and subscribe and remember to blah blah blah for things. Always read the small print.
@Ponderable saidObviously I don't recall making that post you are referring to. I guess I am finally going senile!!! 😉
There has been an off-topic discission in one of the threads. So I provide one to discuss this.
If posts are quoted, probabilities are high to very high that the quote is correct. Russ did some work some time back on this.
There is the [ quote ] feature:@Ponderable said, that the Earth was flat.
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