I REALLY wish that some people on CC would learn...
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...how to quote other posts in a thread without destroying the quote. 
It really is not that difficult, folks!
It really is not that difficult, folks!
Please try to maintain the QUOTE structure.
Thank you.
Thank you.
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...how to quote other posts in a thread without destroying the quote.
It really is not that difficult, folks!
It just takes a little bit of care...
Please try to maintain the QUOTE structure.
Thank you.
It really is not that difficult, folks!
It just takes a little bit of care...
Please try to maintain the QUOTE structure.
Thank you.
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Maybe provide step by step instructions?
I dont quote people. I will sometimes use the reply button and that gives the entire post and then I write my thoughts underneath, but if Im just replying to OPs title thread I dont bother, as its just a general reply.
Is that ok?
Otherwise this thread would just be a bunch of replies to replies to replies ad infinitim.....
I dont quote people. I will sometimes use the reply button and that gives the entire post and then I write my thoughts underneath, but if Im just replying to OPs title thread I dont bother, as its just a general reply.
Is that ok?
Otherwise this thread would just be a bunch of replies to replies to replies ad infinitim.....
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...how to quote other posts in a thread without destroying the quote.
It really is not that difficult, folks!
It just takes a little bit of care...
Please try to maintain the QUOTE structure.
Thank you.
It really is not that difficult, folks!
It just takes a little bit of care...
Please try to maintain the QUOTE structure.
Thank you.
The way you said it, one gets the impression your paycheck is reduced every time somebody messes up a quote.
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The way you said it, one gets the impression your paycheck is reduced every time somebody messes up a quote.
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when you want people to learn something, it actually might be on YOU to teach it.
Learning doesnt always happen automatically in many cases. I work in a school, and while the teachers arent there all the time especially in lockdown, the children found it difficult to learn.
My job as librarian is to support learning and make things easier so that people can learn, not necessarily to teach a whole class, but I'll always end up teaching individual children when they ask.
Things that we might find easy, were NOT actually that easy the first time we do it.
if you provide CLEAR instructions though, most of the time children and adults will get it.
I always find that teachers that give unclear and muddled instructions arent teaching their children, and so they end up confused. The teacher then blames the children and thinks they are not learning, when actually they hadnt given any clear instructions!
The other thing that helps learning is getting into routine so people develop 'muscle memory'.
Learning doesnt always happen automatically in many cases. I work in a school, and while the teachers arent there all the time especially in lockdown, the children found it difficult to learn.
My job as librarian is to support learning and make things easier so that people can learn, not necessarily to teach a whole class, but I'll always end up teaching individual children when they ask.
Things that we might find easy, were NOT actually that easy the first time we do it.
if you provide CLEAR instructions though, most of the time children and adults will get it.
I always find that teachers that give unclear and muddled instructions arent teaching their children, and so they end up confused. The teacher then blames the children and thinks they are not learning, when actually they hadnt given any clear instructions!
The other thing that helps learning is getting into routine so people develop 'muscle memory'.
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Some people seem to not be able to get from the 'REPLY' button to the 'Post reply' button while keeping the quote bubble intact - with results similar to post #3. Of course, tourist did it on purpose to be funny. But - for some people on CC - it seems to be a regular thing (presumably unintentional, but simply a lack of 'care' in posting).
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1) Press 'REPLY' button.
2) Add your thoughts to the post without destroying the QUOTE bubble(s).
3) Press 'Post reply' button.
YEP - I am thinking you don't need any instructions - you seem to have it "well in hand"...
Unfortunately, some folks do not seem to be able to do this consistantly without destroying the quote structure.
I would suggest that they are simply in too big of a hurry to get their post submitted and don't care enough to "see to it" that the quote bubble(s) remain intact.
2) Add your thoughts to the post without destroying the QUOTE bubble(s).
3) Press 'Post reply' button.
YEP - I am thinking you don't need any instructions - you seem to have it "well in hand"...
Unfortunately, some folks do not seem to be able to do this consistantly without destroying the quote structure.
I would suggest that they are simply in too big of a hurry to get their post submitted and don't care enough to "see to it" that the quote bubble(s) remain intact.
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There are ways and ways of saying the same thing. Not only are some more polite than others, but some are more likely to be well received (and thus, the intent implemented and the objective achieved) than others.
The way you said it, one gets the impression your paycheck is reduced every time somebody messes up a quote.
The way you said it, one gets the impression your paycheck is reduced every time somebody messes up a quote.
1) You don't know me as well as you think you do.
AND/OR
2) You are not paying sufficient attention to how I wrote the OP.
AND/OR
3) You have "preconceived psychological impressions" because of who wrote it.
Which is invariably true in your case whether you realize it or not. There are people on here that - if they wrote the exact same thing that I did in the exact same way - you would "take it" differently.
And, the reason for this is - because of the "serious nature" of some of the things I write on CC - certain/some people on CC have a "fixed" impression of me in such a way that - in their minds - they will not "allow" me to be any way but according to the preconceived notions they have developed in their mind. They refuse to 'see' the "other parts of me as a person" when they are expressed.
So, for example, if I say something to be humorous - they don't see the humor; instead, they only see the "serious" (according to their preconceived notions about my personality) - which then comes across in a more 'harsh' way than it was actually intended.
(Which, in this example - my intent is 'humor' and not anything 'harsh' at all!)
This is because they always "attach" to their perceptions (of me) a "seriousness" that "overshadows" the other parts of my personality - "twisting" them into something that appears to be more 'harsh' than it actually is.
Anyone who refuses to 'separate' - and "get to know" - the "other parts of me" - is always going to have a "skewed" perception of me.
My initial reading of your posts (way-back-when) yielded a very low opinion of you - you "had an attitude" and were annoying. As I have gotten to know you better, that opinion has changed somewhat for the better. Why? Because, I have gotten to know you better - for the person you are - and the particular qualities of your personality. And, in ways, I even like you more now than before. Why? Because, I understand you better and am better able to "deal with" your personality.
In the beginning (of "our relationship"), you (yes, you) came across in very 'blunt' and 'harsh' ways. (
) And, sometimes, you still do. But, I have learned to see the person behind the words - to appreciate the "good qualities" while "accepting-with-grace" the things that are "annoying" about your 'attiitude-and-outlook' on things.In other words, I-accept-you-as-you and try not to be too critical of your personality traits.
Why can you not do the same for me?
If you would just allow yourself to get to know me better, you just might find out that I am not really so bad after all...
You just might find that the "harshness" that comes across to you from my posts is not nearly so much so as you think.
In time, you should find that - while I have no problem "being serious" when I deem it necessary - I also have the same capacity for humor, compassion, etc. as you or anyone else on CC.
What-do-you-say? Give-it-a-try? ..........
Anyone who knows me and my writing style (including my general/usual use of emoticons) well enough will be able to properly interpret the following from my statements:
...how to quote other posts in a thread without destroying the quote.
(Which, as far as I am concerned, is "built-in" to the default definition of what this emoticon is for in the first place.)
If someone wishes to express "real anger", would they not use the 'Mad' emoticon instead?
It really is not that difficult, folks!
It just takes a little bit of care...
"I know you can do it if you try."
Please try to maintain the QUOTE structure.
Thank you.
"I appreciate the effort of those who care enough to be diligent in keeping the quote bubbles intact."
While there is a small amount of intended sarcasm in the title, the way the OP is written is intended to "soften" and "balance" it.
So - yes - the thread is intended to:
1) Raise awareness of an "issue" that I believe is worth bringing to the attention of other CC members.
2) Express my "weariness" at having to deal with it - because, some people don't seem to care enough...
3) Encourage others to have more pride (the 'good' kind) in the presentation of their posts.
It is not intended to be "ugly" towards anyone in any way. (Nor is the following statement.)
If it came across to you in such a way - you need to have someone who has "thicker skin" - and is more mature - to sit with you - and hold your hand - and keep you "in check" - while you read posts on CC. (
)"Just sayin'..."
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Wow. Such a long screed, just because I said you should phrase the OP a different way.
I shudder to think how long the post would have been if I had actually insulted you.
I still say you should try phrasing things different. "You attract more flies with honey than with vinegar" you know. If you tried a different way you might get better results.
I shudder to think how long the post would have been if I had actually insulted you.
I still say you should try phrasing things different. "You attract more flies with honey than with vinegar" you know. If you tried a different way you might get better results.
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1) Press 'REPLY' button.
2) Add your thoughts to the post without destroying the QUOTE bubble(s).
3) Press 'Post reply' button.
YEP - I am thinking you don't need any instructions - you seem to have it "well in hand"...
Unfortunately, some folks do not seem to be able to do this consistantly without destroying the quote structure.
I would suggest that they are simply in too big of a hurry to get their post submitted and don't care enough to "see to it" that the quote bubble(s) remain intact.
2) Add your thoughts to the post without destroying the QUOTE bubble(s).
3) Press 'Post reply' button.
YEP - I am thinking you don't need any instructions - you seem to have it "well in hand"...
Unfortunately, some folks do not seem to be able to do this consistantly without destroying the quote structure.
I would suggest that they are simply in too big of a hurry to get their post submitted and don't care enough to "see to it" that the quote bubble(s) remain intact.
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