# Ready made reply boxes! **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [April 14, 2002, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ready-made-reply-boxes/103543 "2002-04-14T05:47:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2002, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ready-made-reply-boxes/103543/1 "2002-04-14T05:47:41Z")
Well this is an unexpected addition within the last 5 minutes. Good choice. Kudos and stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2002, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ready-made-reply-boxes/103543/2 "2002-04-14T05:49:07Z")
Test. Yeah, I agree, but they need Preview Reply buttons. ---
**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2002, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ready-made-reply-boxes/103543/3 "2002-04-14T05:52:07Z")
Oh, and the field label “Thread” should probably be changed to “Post Subject”, if that’s indeed what it is. ---
**Author:** ![Big\_Kahuna\_Burger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Big\_Kahuna\_Burger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Big_Kahuna_Burger)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2002, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ready-made-reply-boxes/103543/4 "2002-04-14T05:52:07Z")
I really like them because my Internet is slow and I hate clicking “back” all the time without the screen changing while my dimwitted computer tries to put together the previous page. Definitely less of a hassle for me. ---
**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2002, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ready-made-reply-boxes/103543/5 "2002-04-14T05:54:03Z")
Wow, that was fast. Now it says “Title”. Way to go! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2002, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ready-made-reply-boxes/103543/6 "2002-04-14T05:55:57Z")
It’s probably a great thing, but I resist change and things like that are new and scary to me. I first saw the box and was thinking “great, my browser is messed up or something.” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![dreamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6bbea6/32.png) [@dreamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dreamer)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2002, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ready-made-reply-boxes/103543/7 "2002-04-14T05:59:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Jophiel \* > \*\*It’s probably a great thing, but I resist change and things like that are new and scary to me. I first saw the box and was thinking “great, my browser is messed up or something.” 😃 \*\* Hehe - I thought the exact same thing 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![saepiroth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5ac83/32.png) [@saepiroth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saepiroth)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2002, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ready-made-reply-boxes/103543/8 "2002-04-14T06:03:10Z")
me likey to play with the Quik-Post option. too bad cecil’s hampster can’t eat any more crack without it’s heart exploding; if they turned on the self-editing option, things would be perfect. but, you just know that ten Stream-Of-Consciousness threads will be open in MPSIMS by tomorrow. also, i can’t help but feel like we just gave Handy a horrible, horrible new weapon. you just know that someone will abuse the power, and Tuba will take it back, just like what happened with [WhoView]. ---
**Author:** ![saepiroth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5ac83/32.png) [@saepiroth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saepiroth)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2002, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ready-made-reply-boxes/103543/9 "2002-04-14T06:06:31Z")
well, there’s Preview Reply. i get the feeling we’re being watched… 😉 [sub]well? where’s self-edit? come on![/sub] ---
**Author:** ![capacitor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e47774/32.png) [@capacitor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capacitor)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2002, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ready-made-reply-boxes/103543/10 "2002-04-14T06:10:51Z")
This is much better. Now I know for sure whether I’m logged in without waiting 5 minutes for the post reply hot link to load. ---
**Author:** ![Joyfulgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f04885/32.png) [@Joyfulgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joyfulgirl)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2002, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ready-made-reply-boxes/103543/11 "2002-04-14T06:13:30Z")
Cool! Now, let’s see if it works… [sup]I thought my browser was messing up too, hence my venturing into ATMB.[/sup] ---
**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2002, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ready-made-reply-boxes/103543/12 "2002-04-14T06:23:45Z")
Testing the Preview Reply button… Alright, looks good. I just hope people don’t neglect to use it. ---
**Author:** ![Chekmate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/46a35a/32.png) [@Chekmate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chekmate)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2002, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ready-made-reply-boxes/103543/13 "2002-04-14T06:26:14Z")
doo bee doo bee dooooooo! Beware, the penguin! ---
**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:** [April 14, 2002, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ready-made-reply-boxes/103543/14 "2002-04-14T06:31:46Z")
Please see Gaudere’s comments in the ATMB Technical Issues FAQ. ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2002, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ready-made-reply-boxes/103543/15 "2002-04-14T06:35:45Z")
It doesn’t help as far as I’m concerned, because it doesn’t have the e-mail option box. ---
**Author:** ![Qwisp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qwisp/32/397_2.png) [@Qwisp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qwisp)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2002, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ready-made-reply-boxes/103543/16 "2002-04-14T06:45:44Z")
Just gotta try this new toy. ---
**Author:** ![Daowajan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3bc359/32.png) [@Daowajan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daowajan)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2002, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ready-made-reply-boxes/103543/17 "2002-04-14T06:49:37Z")
Ooooo! So nice! Like many others, I thought my browser had screwed up as well. What do we do for options like include sig? ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2002, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ready-made-reply-boxes/103543/18 "2002-04-14T07:01:13Z")
it just needs the e-mail reminder and sig buttons ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2002, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ready-made-reply-boxes/103543/19 "2002-04-14T07:03:14Z")
What a brilliant idea! Congratulations to those behind it :)🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Briny\_Deep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/briny_deep/32/17188_2.png) [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2002, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ready-made-reply-boxes/103543/20 "2002-04-14T07:28:00Z")
A very modest suggestion: (generally I try to avoid ANY suggestions on how the unpaid admins can make this free board better for us…) … but … Perhaps the reply box should appear only on the last page of multiple-page threads. I bet we are going to have a glut of people posting to threads before reading the end of them. (Not that this didn’t happen a lot before. I’m just sayin’.) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ready-made-reply-boxes/103543.md?page=2)