Re: What do people mean by “Please don’t quote?”
lol this thread was fun to read. Slims rocks!
In addition to what’s already been said, here are a couple more reasons:
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they are by nature not argumentative and might see quoting as the start of a never ending argument hence the ghussa at being invited to continue the argument they never wanted to be a part of (i.e. they are regretting posting in the first place). I would be angry too if diwana suddenly quoted my post. Just saying.
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said person is particularly sensitive and might view the quoting as “being picked on”. Perhaps this person was just giving their input on a topic without addressing anyone in particular and questioning their views. It’s only fair to expect the same in return.
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said person has a busy schedule and the post was meant to be a one-time contribution. Who has the time to keep returning to the same thread especially when the thread has run its course?
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said person is annoyed because GS keeps giving multiple notifications and when you’ve already read the comment in the thread (because you refreshed the page or you read the “news feed”) it’s annoying to have to click on quote notification just to get rid of that “1 new notification” msg. I personally get pretty annoyed if I’m having a conversation with one poster in a thread and the person knows I’m checking the page frequently but he/she keeps on quoting me each time, that just makes me want to :femme:
^ I hope that made sense 