Why quote long posts?

Daniel Browning · October 10th, 2009, 10:09 PM

That will go very nicely with my other geek awards. :)

Paul Shapiro · October 12th, 2009, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Chris Hurd

Confused homonyms and contractions vs. possessives are my next major battle... to / two / too, duel / dual, weather / whether, you're / your / yore, its / it's, etc. We are after all in the communication business, and spelling and grammar are the fundamental building blocks of effective communication. Onward!

Chris,

I'm glad to have ignited a tiny flame of annoyance and it would be a terrible shame to see this sub-sub-thread go away. It seems like you have sufficient ire bubbling under: so how about David's idea of a sticky dedicated to proper English like-wot-she-is-spoke? Gentle, informative and not at all condescending, of course.

I'm far from sure it would make any difference -- but at least we'd be able to vent.

Onward indeed!

Shaun Roemich · October 12th, 2009, 06:14 PM

Of course all the while being respectful of those contributors to the forums for whom English is a second (or third or fourth) language...

Don Bloom · October 12th, 2009, 06:35 PM

No problem with folks that English is not the primary language. It's the folks that English IS the first language that frankly drives me batty with mis-spellings that honestly just shouldn't be.
Just a grumpy old man ventin'! ;-)

Shaun Roemich · October 12th, 2009, 08:52 PM

Don't get me wrong Don, I agree wholeheartedly BUT before the grammar police go on a wild were/where/we're hunt, I just wanted to remind people that this forum draws a large crowd from outside of North America.

For example: my pet peeve is "orientated". As discussed elsewhere, it turns out that the British version is in fact "orientated" whilst the North American is "oriented".

Adam Gold · October 12th, 2009, 09:07 PM

I'll make sure to notate that. Oh, sorry, "note."

Shaun Roemich · October 12th, 2009, 10:15 PM

Either is much better than "notationed"... <tongue planted firmly in cheek>

Daniel Browning · October 12th, 2009, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Shaun Roemich

Either is much better than "notationed"...

Duly notationated.

Vito DeFilippo · October 14th, 2009, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Daniel Browning

Duly notationated.

To those who object to the removal of the quote function of the last post, I just discovered that if you click on the "multiquote" button just to the right of "reply", then click "reply", it lets you quote the last post.

I just did this now as a test.

This seems to be the best of both worlds, as it cuts down on needless quoting, but lets those who want to quote the last post do so by taking an extra step.

Shaun Roemich · October 14th, 2009, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Vito DeFilippo

To those who object to the removal of the quote function of the last post, I just discovered that if you click on the "multiquote" button just to the right of "reply", then click "reply", it lets you quote the last post.

Much better! I think this is a GREAT workaround and SHOULD minimize the needless quoting of long messages.

Chris Hurd · October 14th, 2009, 11:17 AM

Great, looks like this deal had a happy ending. Thanks all,

October 12th, 2009, 06:14 PM	#33
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October 12th, 2009, 06:35 PM	#34
Don Bloom Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 6,609	No problem with folks that English is not the primary language. It's the folks that English IS the first language that frankly drives me batty with mis-spellings that honestly just shouldn't be. Just a grumpy old man ventin'! ;-) __________________ What do I know? I'm just a video-O-grafer. Don

October 12th, 2009, 08:52 PM	#35
Shaun Roemich Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia (formerly Winnipeg, Manitoba) Canada Posts: 4,088	Don't get me wrong Don, I agree wholeheartedly BUT before the grammar police go on a wild were/where/we're hunt, I just wanted to remind people that this forum draws a large crowd from outside of North America. For example: my pet peeve is "orientated". As discussed elsewhere, it turns out that the British version is in fact "orientated" whilst the North American is "oriented". __________________ Shaun C. Roemich Road Dog Media - Vancouver, BC - Videographer - Webcaster www.roaddogmedia.ca Blog: http://roaddogmedia.wordpress.com/

October 12th, 2009, 10:15 PM	#37
Shaun Roemich Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia (formerly Winnipeg, Manitoba) Canada Posts: 4,088	Either is much better than "notationed"... <tongue planted firmly in cheek> __________________ Shaun C. Roemich Road Dog Media - Vancouver, BC - Videographer - Webcaster www.roaddogmedia.ca Blog: http://roaddogmedia.wordpress.com/

October 14th, 2009, 11:17 AM	#41
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October 10th, 2009, 10:09 PM	#31
Daniel Browning Major Player Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 949	That will go very nicely with my other geek awards. :)

October 12th, 2009, 09:07 PM	#36
Adam Gold Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Woodinville, WA USA Posts: 3,467	I'll make sure to notate that. Oh, sorry, "note."