# Suggestion: restore nested quoting **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-restore-nested-quoting/547536 **Category:** About This Message Board **Created:** [July 22, 2010, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-restore-nested-quoting/547536 "2010-07-22T00:47:26Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 36
### Author: ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe) #### Post date: [July 23, 2010, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-restore-nested-quoting/547536/36 "2010-07-23T20:17:03Z")
> [@Mtgman](#): > > **Giraffe** , I’m guessing just “return;” would work just as well as “return $text;” It could depend on how it’s called, but if you’re feeling froggy, give it a shot. No, it’s a function – the return value is what is displayed in the quote box. As for the issues regarding clutter of multiple layers of nested quotes – it was never really a problem back when it was the default. Just like most people are savvy enough to edit down a quote to only reply to the relevant part, I think most people are savvy enough to cut out unnecessary layers of quoting. The reason I like the feature is that since the default was changed to no nested quotes, you end up with people commenting on other people’s arguments without context, e.g. [QUOTE=poster B] [QUOTE=poster A] This statement is factually incorrect. [/QUOTE] Wrong. You’re forgetting that many frogs eat small bees. [/QUOTE] What statement is poster A disagreeing with? Now I have to scroll all the way back up, giving myself crippling carpal tunnel syndrome. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-restore-nested-quoting/547536)._