Posting suggestion

[Skiz]

I just realized that anything inside post quotes will not be accepted by the board as a post.

My last post was two quoted comments, but the board would not let me submit the post without typing something of my own.

Is this correctable? :huh:

[Barbarossa]

I hope not.

[Skiz]

Why? :blink:

[tesco]

It's an option but we'll leave it how it is.

[Barbarossa]

Why? :blink:

Because quite frankly I think you should contribute more than just quoting other people's posts.

[Mr JP Fugley]

Why? :blink:

Because quite frankly I think you should contribute more than just quoting other people's posts.

[Skiz]

Why? :blink:

Because quite frankly I think you should contribute more than just quoting other people's posts.

If someone else's post answers a question then so be it. Just like inserting a link to a sticky or another post.

Should we also require that posters insert some arbitrary comment after inserting a link? :ermm:

[Mr JP Fugley]

Because quite frankly I think you should contribute more than just quoting other people's posts.

If someone else's post answers a question then so be it. Just like inserting a link to a sticky or another post.

Should we also require that posters insert some arbitrary comment after inserting a link? :ermm:
A pertinent comment would probably be better, but you stick to what you're good at.

[Skiz]

Fantastic question dodging. Definitely your forte.

[Mr JP Fugley]

The question,

"Should we also require that posters insert some arbitrary comment after inserting a link? "

was answered.

"A pertinent comment would probably be better, but you stick to what you're good at."

Or are you referring to another question.

[Cheese]

Because quite frankly I think you should contribute more than just quoting other people's posts.
If someone else's post answers a question then so be it. Just like inserting a link to a sticky or another post.

Should we also require that posters insert some arbitrary comment after inserting a link? :ermm:
As JP has shown you in post 6 it is already possible to do what you asked. I prefer to leave a comment myself whether I'm quoting or linking. Here are some examples for those who find posting on an interweb forum a bit of a chore.


Example 1

JP showed you how to already:





Because quite frankly I think you should contribute more than just quoting other people's posts.

Example 2

JP showed you how to already: http://filesharingtalk.com/vb3/showpost.php?p=1347142&postcount=6


Example 3 (the Busyman method)


How do I do stuff?
post 6





:happy:

[j2k4]

I recognized this annoyance quite a while back.

It is often convenient (for me, anyway) to counter another's post by way of a sentence-by-sentence/paragraph-by-paragraph response (different color), without breaking up their post bite by bite.

The board won't accept this as a legit post without a "finisher" outside the quote.

I've acclimated, I guess. :mellow: