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Kal-El
04-28-2007, 05:43 PM
If I remember correctly, the old forums had this. Other forums have it, and it's very handy. What I'm talking about is an "add quote" buttom.

Example:

You're reading though a thread and want to reply to what several people have said. Now, you have three options:

Option 1:
Create multiple posts replying to each person.

Problem: You look like a spammer/Forum noob.

Option 2:
Open multiple windows/tabs and visit the same thread in each one. Create a post quoting each person and copy and paste everything over to your main post.

Problem: Time consuming, creates clutter and confusion.

Option 3:
Edit your existing post with new quotes you copied from canceled new posts.

Problem: Time consuming. You might get a response before finishing what you had to say. You risk having the ugly "post edited by:" label.

Solution (don't know if it would be possible):

Add quote button. While reading through a thread you click the button and it lights up or somehow changed (adding a plus sign or something). When you click on reply, all the posts you clicked "add quote" on are conveniently all quotes and ready for you to write your post around all in one go.

Buddy H2O
04-28-2007, 09:09 PM
Agreed 100% that we should have one of those.

H2O Snake
04-28-2007, 10:14 PM
The old board we were on was IPB. This is vbulletin. Thats why you don't have that functionality. And as of right now IPB is more powerful and we are not switching back.

But since your not an admin it will automerge your posts so you can can just quote reply individually and it will merge it into one thread for you.

Buddy H2O
04-28-2007, 10:26 PM
The old board we were on was IPB. This is vbulletin. Thats why you don't have that functionality. And as of right now IPB is more powerful and we are not switching back.

But since your not an admin it will automerge your posts so you can can just quote reply individually and it will merge it into one thread for you.

still stoopid. You can make it work, you're snake.

H2O Snake
05-23-2007, 02:01 PM
I put multiquoting in place. What do y'all think?

H2O SkywalkerX
05-23-2007, 08:27 PM
If I remember correctly, the old forums had this. Other forums have it, and it's very handy. What I'm talking about is an "add quote" buttom.

Example:

You're reading though a thread and want to reply to what several people have said. Now, you have three options:

Option 1:
Create multiple posts replying to each person.

Problem: You look like a spammer/Forum noob.

Option 2:
Open multiple windows/tabs and visit the same thread in each one. Create a post quoting each person and copy and paste everything over to your main post.

Problem: Time consuming, creates clutter and confusion.

Option 3:
Edit your existing post with new quotes you copied from canceled new posts.

Problem: Time consuming. You might get a response before finishing what you had to say. You risk having the ugly "post edited by:" label.

Solution (don't know if it would be possible):

Add quote button. While reading through a thread you click the button and it lights up or somehow changed (adding a plus sign or something). When you click on reply, all the posts you clicked "add quote" on are conveniently all quotes and ready for you to write your post around all in one go.

Agreed 100% that we should have one of those.

The old board we were on was IPB. This is vbulletin. Thats why you don't have that functionality. And as of right now IPB is more powerful and we are not switching back.

But since your not an admin it will automerge your posts so you can can just quote reply individually and it will merge it into one thread for you.

still stoopid. You can make it work, you're snake.

I put multiquoting in place. What do y'all think?



trying it now

edit: yep it works, sweet this will save me a lot of time thanks :D:D

H2O Snake
05-23-2007, 08:30 PM
Need to create a custom icon for this style. That will come in the next couple days.