You're Still Not "Selectively Editing".. Shape Up...

[flacaltenn]

I'd say most members ARE helping with our helpless situation of having a bug in Xenforo S/Ware that Xenforo has no interest in fixing apparently.. You're POUNDING THE REPLY button like a set of trained lab monkeys. STOP IT !!!

If you have no idea what I'm screeching about -- you're probably in the 15 to 20% who have not read this...

Asking for some editing behavior changes. (Selective Quoting)

Mod staff has been working with the IT consultants to find a FIX for the mile long quotes you get when folks JUST use the big static "reply" button at the bottom of every post next to the "post rating - like" button.. Quotes stack up pretty quickly if EVERYBODY does it that way in a thread...

www.usmessageboard.com

Tempted to put some targeted alerts in here -- can't do it because I've got a principle or two -- but like in any COMMUNAL REQUEST -- about 5% of the people are causing 75% of the problems..

So here's what we're gonna do --- I'm asking members who are contacting ME about their inboxes filling up with alerts -- sometimes 100s of them overnight (mine also) when they LEFT the thread DAYS ago -- I'm telling those members to answer a few of those alerts and just politely request that they read the link above.. And then just leave please.. Don't derail the thread.. MAKE THE POINT THAT YOU ARE NOT PICKING ON THE PERSON you're responding to in the post. Because they are JUST ONE of maybe 4 or 5 that are so invested in poking each other they don't REALIZE they are editing a reply with 20 or 30 previous quotes in the message..

If you SEE even 10 or 15 quotes in the REPLY editing box -- YOU'RE DOING IT ALL WRONG.. Please help..

Kat Meister AyeCantSeeYou Dont Taz Me Bro Coyote

 

[Thunk]

I hadn't heard this...But I watch out for that anyway because it annoys me when I see that many stacked quotes.

Thanks for posting...I had missed it.

 

[SootedUpCyndi]

How do you selectively edit? Probably the newer people don't know. It is kind of confusing.

 

[Thunk]

How do you selectively edit?

Just highlight those few words and a "reply" button pops up.

Try a test on part of what I'm typing right now.

 

[SootedUpCyndi]

Try a test on part of what I'm typing right now.
Hey WOW. LOL i have to post it and see what it looks like.

 

[Thunk]

That worked...but somehow your reply got put inside the quote.

Try it again.

 

[SootedUpCyndi]

Try a test on part of what I'm typing right now.

Hows That Thunk.

 

[Thunk]

Poyfect!

 

[SootedUpCyndi]

Poyfect!

Thank you Thunk! That was very helpful. I hate those stack ups. Thanks for taking the time. You make a good teacher.

 

[Thunk]

Thank you Thunk! That was very helpful. I hate those stack ups. Thanks for taking the time. You make a good teacher.

You're welcome...That will be $4,000.00 please

 

[sparky]

Well, I'm a'gonna raise a fuss, An' I'm a'gonna raise a holler.
I've been posting all day , and i don't know why i bother.
Well I went to the Mods Said I can't elucidate
My Mod said "No dice son, your grammar ain't so great"


Sometimes I wonder what I'm a'gonna do
There ain't no cure for the edit thing blues


Well my mods all told me "Son you sure post funny",
The webmasters on , if you gonna post next Sunday."
Well It didn't work out, and i called them all a prick
"Now you can't use the forum 'cause you're just an ugly dick."


Sometimes I wonder what I'm a'gonna do
There ain't no cure for the edit thing blues


So I got two weeks Gonna have a fine vacation
Gonna take my problems To the United Nations
Well I went to my congressman
He said, quote: "I'd like to help you son,
But you're too dumb to post."



Sometimes I wonder what I'm a'gonna do
There ain't no cure for the edit thing blues


w/apologies to Mr Cochran ~S~

 

[Devils_Advocate]

I am on a IPhone so it will take me awhile to learn the way to aggravate... I mean do selective quoting for you guys...

 

[CarlinAnnArbor]

You're POUNDING THE REPLY button like a set of trained lab monkeys. STOP IT !!!

Okay

 

[CarlinAnnArbor]

That worked...but somehow your reply got put inside the quote.

Try it again.

Gotta make sure your cursor is under the /QUOTE

 

[mamooth]

Selectively editing means instead of this, (with QUOTE replaced by QUOT so it doesn't actually format):

---
[QUOT="Person A"]You suck!
[QUOT="Person B"]You suck more!
[QUOT="Person A"]Your suckage knows no bounds!
[QUOT="Person B"]Your suckage is known across the universe!
[QUOT="Person A"]Your suckage is known across the multiverse!
[QUOT="Person B"]Your real name is Sucky McSuckypants!
[QUOT="Person A"]I'm rubber and you're glue! Your suckage bounces off me and sticks to you!
[QUOT="Person B"]1980 called, and it wants its sucking back![/QUOT]
[/QUOT]
[/QUOT]
[/QUOT]
[/QUOT]
[/QUOT]
[/QUOT]
[/QUOT]

But I like pie, so I can't suck.
---

You trim it down to:
---
[QUOT="Person B]1980 called, and it wants its sucking back![/QUOT]

But I like pie, so I can't suck.
---

Just make sure there's the same number of [QUOT] and [/QUOT]. If there's not, the output will suck.

 

[Natural Citizen]

I just got like 14 notifications, gosh darned bells, whistles and lights going of everywhere like it's a fire drill and not a single person said anything to me.

lolol.

 

[SootedUpCyndi]

Selectively editing means instead of this, (with QUOTE replaced by QUOT so it doesn't actually format):

---
[QUOT="Person A"]You suck!
[QUOT="Person B"]You suck more!
[QUOT="Person A"]Your suckage knows no bounds!
[QUOT="Person B"]Your suckage is known across the universe!
[QUOT="Person A"]Your suckage is known across the multiverse!
[QUOT="Person B"]Your real name is Sucky McSuckypants!
[QUOT="Person A"]I'm rubber and you're glue! Your suckage bounces off me and sticks to you!
[QUOT="Person B"]1980 called, and it wants its sucking back![/QUOT]
[/QUOT]
[/QUOT]
[/QUOT]
[/QUOT]
[/QUOT]
[/QUOT]
[/QUOT]

But I like pie, so I can't suck.
---

You trim it down to:
---
[QUOT="Person B]1980 called, and it wants its sucking back![/QUOT]

But I like pie, so I can't suck.
---

Just make sure there's the same number of [QUOT] and [/QUOT]. If there's not, the output will suck.

YOU STINK!! ewww

 

[flacaltenn]

How do you selectively edit? Probably the newer people don't know. It is kind of confusing.

It's all explained at the link..

 

[flacaltenn]

Well, I'm a'gonna raise a fuss, An' I'm a'gonna raise a holler.
I've been posting all day , and i don't know why i bother.
Well I went to the Mods Said I can't elucidate
My Mod said "No dice son, your grammar ain't so great"


Sometimes I wonder what I'm a'gonna do
There ain't no cure for the edit thing blues


Well my mods all told me "Son you sure post funny",
The webmasters on , if you gonna post next Sunday."
Well It didn't work out, and i called them all a prick
"Now you can't use the forum 'cause you're just an ugly dick."


Sometimes I wonder what I'm a'gonna do
There ain't no cure for the edit thing blues


So I got two weeks Gonna have a fine vacation
Gonna take my problems To the United Nations
Well I went to my congressman
He said, quote: "I'd like to help you son,
But you're too dumb to post."



Sometimes I wonder what I'm a'gonna do
There ain't no cure for the edit thing blues


w/apologies to Mr Cochran ~S~

Always entertaining..

 

[CarlinAnnArbor]

I just got like 14 notifications, gosh darned bells, whistles and lights going of everywhere like it's a fire drill and not a single person said anything to me.

lolol.

Did Mac quote something you said that he thought was racist?