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The bad quoting thread
#1
The bad quoting thread
We've all seen it. Religious trolls come on here and can't quote properly, won't quote properly and don't want to know how.

They get away with it because of herd immunity, i.e. everyone else quotes properly. So their text is larger, in different colours, bold, interspersed throughout your quote. What they say sticks out while what everyone else becomes like a background noise. But if we all did that the thread would soon become unreadable. But they don't care about that. All they want is for their replies to be seen and for no one to be able to respond to them, at least not without significant more work for anyone responding editing the quotes.

So I thought I would create a thread where we can debate about whatever you want. The rule in this thread is that no one should quote properly.

Let's see what kind of mess we end up with!
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#2
RE: The bad quoting thread
[quote='Mathilda' pid='1848648' dateline='1542193997']
We've all seen it. Religious trolls come on here and can't quote properly, won't quote properly and don't want to know how.

They get away with it because of herd immunity, i.e. everyone else quotes properly. So their text is larger, in different colours, bold, interspersed throughout your quote. What they say sticks out while what everyone else becomes like a background noise. But if we all did that the thread would soon become unreadable. But they don't care about that. All they want is for their replies to be seen and for no one to be able to respond to them, at least not without significant more work for anyone responding editing the quotes.

So I thought I would create a thread where we can debate about whatever you want. The rule in this thread is that no one should quote properly.

Let's see what kind of mess we end up with!
Cod: Do you really think this is a good idea?
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#3
RE: The bad quoting thread
Absolutely. It will be a test of our ingenuity to fuck things up.
(November 14, 2018 at 7:20 am)IWNKYAAIMI Wrote:
(November 14, 2018 at 7:13 am)Mathilda Wrote: We've all seen it. Religious trolls come on here and can't quote properly, won't quote properly and don't want to know how.

They get away with it because of herd immunity, i.e. everyone else quotes properly. So their text is larger, in different colours, bold, interspersed throughout your quote. What they say sticks out while what everyone else becomes like a background noise. But if we all did that the thread would soon become unreadable. But they don't care about that. All they want is for their replies to be seen and for no one to be able to respond to them, at least not without significant more work for anyone responding editing the quotes.

So I thought I would create a thread where we can debate about whatever you want. The rule in this thread is that no one should quote properly.

Let's see what kind of mess we end up with!
Cod: Do you really think this is a good idea?
[Unquote]
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#4
RE: The bad quoting thread
Bolding mine
(November 14, 2018 at 7:30 am)Mathilda Wrote: [b]Absolutely. It will be a test of our ingenuity to fuck things up.[b]
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#5
RE: The bad quoting thread
I don't think I'll participate.  Feels like too much of an homage to Little Rik.

Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
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#6
RE: The bad quoting thread
(November 14, 2018 at 7:38 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: I don't think I'll participate.  Feels like too much of an homage to Little Rik.

Boru

It could be fun Disappointed . I bet you didn't think about that did you Boru Dead Horse
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#7
RE: The bad quoting thread
This might require too much work.

I can't think this early in the morning and on my phone, it's just... well....

I don't want to.
Disclaimer: I am only responsible for what I say, not what you choose to understand. 
(November 14, 2018 at 8:57 pm)The Valkyrie Wrote: Have a good day at work.  If we ever meet in a professional setting, let me answer your question now.  Yes, I DO want fries with that.
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#8
RE: The bad quoting thread
(November 14, 2018 at 7:44 am)IWNKYAAIMI Wrote:
(November 14, 2018 at 7:38 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: I don't think I'll participate.  Feels like too much of an homage to Little Rik.

Boru

It could be fun  Disappointed . I bet you didn't think about that did you Boru  Dead Horse

HA! Nice one.  Hehe 

Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
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#9
RE: The bad quoting thread
Pah! You guys are no fun.
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#10
RE: The bad quoting thread
(November 14, 2018 at 7:13 am)THIS IS SUCH A STUPID IDEA,  Mathilda Wrote: We've all seen it. Religious trolls come on here and can't quote properly, won't quote properly and don't want to know how.

They get away with it because of herd immunity, i.e. everyone else quotes properly. So their text is larger, in different colours, bold, interspersed throughout your quote. What they say sticks out while what everyone else becomes like a background noise. But if we all did that the thread would soon become unreadable. But they don't care about that. All they want is for their replies to be seen and for no one to be able to respond to them, at least not without significant more work for anyone responding editing the quotes.

So I thought I would create a thread where we can debate about whatever you want. The rule in this thread is that no one should quote properly.

Let's see what kind of mess we end up with!
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