# Suggestion:  restore nested quoting

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-restore-nested-quoting/547536>\
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**Created:** [July 22, 2010, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-restore-nested-quoting/547536 "2010-07-22T00:47:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2010, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-restore-nested-quoting/547536/114 "2010-07-27T16:29:48Z")

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> [@Quote Boxes Screwing Up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-boxes-screwing-up/548139/22):
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> People are only complaining about the switch back now because they’re not used to it. Soon enough, they’ll be used to it again.

That doesn’t mean it will be _better_ though. As with many changes, some people will like it, some will put up with it, some won’t put up with it.

The question should be, what makes most sense, not for _you_ (meaning any particular poster), but for the best operation of the board as a whole. What system is most conducive to letting conversation flow naturally, versus getting tangled up in editing mechanics.

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