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Tact is for those who aren't witty enough to be sarcastic.
No use cryin' over Spillt Milk
Posted by: Pink Menace
Posted by: shiv master
Posted by: Anton P Nym
Posted by: shiv master
Uh.
-- Wayne thinks Steve missed the point of this thread entirely.
I don't believe so, as the main function of the commentless quotes I've seen has been to agree with the poster of the quoted material, but if I have you could at least point out what the point is for those of us apparently not following.
Or you could follow up with a monosyllabic response that is entirely without meaning, if you prefer...
-- Steve's wondering if the latter should also be on the ban-menu, if commentless quoting is too.
Well, given that Steve still hasn't grasped the point of this thread, I think it was fair for me to assume that a polysyllabic post might yet again be misinterpreted.
*crosses fingers*
The point of this thread is that most of the bnet community take themselves and this forum way too seriously. I thought my letter to weggie laid that out nicely. What's the purpose of complaining about IBTL?
Let's just go ahead and make commentless quoting bannable too.
I could be misinterpreting this post, although I don't think I am. Let's look at the original post, shall we?
Posted by: shiv master
With all the recent 'ado' regarding bumps like 'IBTL' and the like, I've noticed that no one has mentioned the practice of one's reply consisting entirely of a quote and nothing more.
If you think about it, it makes more time and/or more keystrokes to copy, paste, and post someone's one-liner than it does to type your own version. If you simply have so little to say that you have to steal someone else's line, don't post.
This is even worse than most spam because it requires absolutely no creativity whatsoever and should be a blacklistable offense.
At least spam can be funny.
Now, someone will undoubtedly want to be cute and do it in this very thread. We all know it's coming so I'll even provide you with an easily quotable one-liner.
Idiots quote me please!
It mentioned nothing about people taking the forums too seriously. At all. Anywhere. If anything, I'd say that it's people like you who take the forums too seriously. Sure, a post containing nothing more then a post is irritating, but a bannable offense? Come on. There are situations where it's applicable, too. For instance, in a poll. Let's say you have the options "Yes", "No" and "Mabye". One person states "I voted yes for such-and-such reason." Wouldn't it be logical for someone else who voted yes for the same such-and-such reason to quote that?
Also, if your first post wasn't the "point" of this thread, then it's gone off topic. Which, I dare say, qualifies it for being locked. Mabye you should stay on topic?
Evolution, my dear boy.
If you read the entire thread, the purpose should become clear to you.
Often, a point that is delayed can carry more weight.
Incidentally, this is why it can be both fun and prudent to read an entire thread before posting.
[Edited on 3/1/2007]