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Please use the 'quick reply' window, thanks. #1 (permalink) Sat Apr 05, 2008 12:09 pm   Please use the 'quick reply' window, thanks.
 

Hi everyone,

Could you please do us a favor and use the 'quick reply' window when you answer someone? I understand that many of you are used to clicking on the 'quote' button which automatically puts the previous post above your entry when you type. However, this results and many repeated sentences that clutter up your screens.

The solution is simple: Instead of clicking on the 'quote' button you just enter your message in the white window below the last post. You don't need to click any buttons, simply enter your message and hit 'submit'.

Many thanks,
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Please use the 'quick reply' window, thanks. #2 (permalink) Sat Apr 05, 2008 12:34 pm   Please use the 'quick reply' window, thanks.
 

I use the 'post reply' button most of the time. Can I safely assume that's still OK?
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Please use the 'quick reply' window, thanks. #3 (permalink) Sat Apr 05, 2008 13:08 pm   Please use the 'quick reply' window, thanks.
 

Using the 'post reply' button is fine, Amy. Many users prefer the 'quote function' because they want to see the previous post while composing their response. The 'post reply' and 'answer' don't let you see the previous post. That's why the 'quick reply' window is a good alternative since you don't even have to click on any buttons to write your text.
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Please use the 'quick reply' window, thanks. #4 (permalink) Sun Apr 06, 2008 22:38 pm   Please use the 'quick reply' window, thanks.
 

<<However, this results and many repeated sentences that clutter up your screens. >>

Is that English, Torsten?

<<That's why the 'quick reply' window is a good alternative since you don't even have to click on any buttons to write your text.>>

And how do we then indicate which are our words and which are quoted?
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Please use the 'quick reply' window, thanks. #5 (permalink) Mon Apr 07, 2008 9:54 am   Please use the 'quick reply' window, thanks.
 

Molly wrote:
<<However, this results and many repeated sentences that clutter up your screens. >>

Is that English, Torsten?

<<That's why the 'quick reply' window is a good alternative since you don't even have to click on any buttons to write your text.>>

And how do we then indicate which are our words and which are quoted?


This is what you usually do. You copy entire posts using the quote function even if those messages consist of one single sentence. Why repeat what has already been said?
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Please use the 'quick reply' window, thanks. #6 (permalink) Mon Apr 07, 2008 10:12 am   Please use the 'quick reply' window, thanks.
 

Why repeat what has already been said?

If one wants to refer to a part of what was said, one may need to quote.
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Please use the 'quick reply' window, thanks. #7 (permalink) Mon Apr 07, 2008 10:21 am   Please use the 'quick reply' window, thanks.
 

That's fine. I was referring to the fact that you usually use the quote function for any of your replies.
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Please use the 'quick reply' window, thanks. #8 (permalink) Mon Apr 07, 2008 10:54 am   Please use the 'quick reply' window, thanks.
 

Torsten wrote:
That's fine. I was referring to the fact that you usually use the quote function for any of your replies.

Do I?
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