# Anyone else annoyed by all the nested quotes? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [August 24, 2010, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-annoyed-by-all-the-nested-quotes/551321 "2010-08-24T18:45:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2010, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-annoyed-by-all-the-nested-quotes/551321/21 "2010-08-24T23:38:09Z")
My first impression, when the idea was raised to reintroduce them, was that I didn’t like them. Now, after seeing the idea in action for a while, I still don’t like them. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-annoyed-by-all-the-nested-quotes/551321/22 "2010-08-25T01:12:56Z")
I like them, except when they’re used where they’re not needed. ---
**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-annoyed-by-all-the-nested-quotes/551321/23 "2010-08-25T01:19:41Z")
Didn’t like them at first and am indifferent to them now. ---
**Author:** ![TheFifthYear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@TheFifthYear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheFifthYear)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-annoyed-by-all-the-nested-quotes/551321/24 "2010-08-25T01:23:16Z")
They’re awful and annoying. ---
**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-annoyed-by-all-the-nested-quotes/551321/25 "2010-08-25T01:52:11Z")
I love nested quotes, but can I still punch Giraffe, just for fun? ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-annoyed-by-all-the-nested-quotes/551321/26 "2010-08-25T02:00:42Z")
I like it this way a lot better than before, when people were more likely to miss out relevant nested quotes in their posts. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-annoyed-by-all-the-nested-quotes/551321/27 "2010-08-25T02:11:53Z")
> [@Giraffe](#): > > Someone needs to figure out who’s dumb idea this was and punch him. :mad: Seesh! If you so desperately in need of a Dom, quit dropping hints, start a thread in IMHO and ask us directly. ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-annoyed-by-all-the-nested-quotes/551321/28 "2010-08-25T02:48:21Z")
They’re a great time and effort saver when involved in a mildly complicated thread or one in which the quoted material is not easy to find (i.e., off-board content) or within close proximity. When they first fixed the broken quote function, people went a bit overboard, possibly due to not knowing the software change was made. It can be annoying when people overuse the quote button, but the added clarity is worth it–especially as posters get used to it. Clearly some people will complain no matter what. Oh, and I’m spiking the punch … no driving afterwards, okay? Party at **Giraffe’s** house! ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-annoyed-by-all-the-nested-quotes/551321/29 "2010-08-25T02:56:22Z")
I very much like nested quotes. ---
**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-annoyed-by-all-the-nested-quotes/551321/30 "2010-08-25T05:57:44Z")
> [@Giraffe](#): > > Someone needs to figure out who’s dumb idea this was and punch him. :mad: Yeah, and a nested punch (limit 2) for whoever implemented this dumb idea _smashie_ ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-annoyed-by-all-the-nested-quotes/551321/31 "2010-08-25T07:08:53Z")
I like them. They help maintain the flow of the conversation. No longer do I have to scroll waaay back to see what somebody is replying to originally. But yeah…they are being done to excess. Excessive nested-quoting should be punishable by porcupine-spanking. ---
**Author:** ![bucketybuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@bucketybuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bucketybuck)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-annoyed-by-all-the-nested-quotes/551321/32 "2010-08-25T07:29:08Z")
I detest them. They are an absolute balls. ---
**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-annoyed-by-all-the-nested-quotes/551321/33 "2010-08-25T07:58:37Z")
I like nested quotes. I think the problem is they’re new here, and just like kids with a new toy, we’re abusing it horribly. Hopefully the novelty of it will wear off soon and people will start using them appropriately. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-annoyed-by-all-the-nested-quotes/551321/34 "2010-08-25T11:42:11Z")
Nested quotes are flies in my soup. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-annoyed-by-all-the-nested-quotes/551321/35 "2010-08-25T12:41:58Z")
I hate them. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-annoyed-by-all-the-nested-quotes/551321/36 "2010-08-25T13:22:34Z")
> [@EvilTOJ](#): > > I like nested quotes. I think the problem is they’re new here, and just like kids with a new toy, we’re abusing it horribly. Hopefully the novelty of it will wear off soon and people will start using them appropriately. That’s what it is, really. We’ll get over it. Doesn’t mean there will be no punching, however. ---
**Author:** ![Jamaika\_a\_jamaikaiake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7993a0/32.png) [@Jamaika\_a\_jamaikaiake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jamaika_a_jamaikaiake)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-annoyed-by-all-the-nested-quotes/551321/37 "2010-08-25T13:28:17Z")
I like them a lot. It was a pain in the ass to construct them by hand before. ---
**Author:** ![TheFifthYear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@TheFifthYear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheFifthYear)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-annoyed-by-all-the-nested-quotes/551321/38 "2010-08-25T13:29:31Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > > [@EvilTOJ](#): > > > > I like nested quotes. I think the problem is they’re new here, and just like kids with a new toy, we’re abusing it horribly. Hopefully the novelty of it will wear off soon and people will start using them appropriately. > > That’s what it is, really. We’ll get over it. > > Doesn’t mean there will be no punching, however. He’s wrong, because the nested quotes are there by default. It’s not a new feature that people are overusing because it’s shiny and new, it’s that it now takes an extra editing step in order to quote a post without nested quotes. Quoting is now broken by default, and we’re asking users to take an extra step to fix it. The default behavior will always dominate, and in this case, the default behavior sucks. /all nested quotes in this post are used ironically ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-annoyed-by-all-the-nested-quotes/551321/39 "2010-08-25T13:31:30Z")
[QUOTE=TheFifthYear] He’s wrong, because the nested quotes are there by default. It’s not a new feature that people are overusing because it’s shiny and new, it’s that it now takes an extra editing step in order to quote a post without nested quotes. Quoting is now broken by default, and we’re asking users to take an extra step to fix it. The default behavior will always dominate, and in this case, the default behavior sucks. [/QUOTE] my view is exactly the opposite, that quoting was broken before and now it’s fixed. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-annoyed-by-all-the-nested-quotes/551321/40 "2010-08-25T13:37:37Z")
> [@acsenray](#): > > [QUOTE=TheFifthYear] > He’s wrong, because the nested quotes are there by default. It’s not a new feature that people are overusing because it’s shiny and new, it’s that it now takes an extra editing step in order to quote a post without nested quotes. Quoting is now broken by default, and we’re asking users to take an extra step to fix it. > > The default behavior will always dominate, and in this case, the default behavior sucks. my view is exactly the opposite, that quoting was broken before and now it’s fixed. [/QUOTE] I don’t know that it was ‘broken’ before, and I don’t think it is ‘broken’ now. I certainly do think it’s better now, and once people get used to it, they’ll just take some precautions of their own. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-annoyed-by-all-the-nested-quotes/551321.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-annoyed-by-all-the-nested-quotes/551321.md?page=3)