Quoting is great on these new boards, but if you try to nest them (quoting someone who quoted someone else), it does not seem like "done"
Example nested quote Example quote
If it's possible, it would be great if we could also know who is quoted
-Originally posted by Y Example nested quote -Originally posted by X Example quote
Agreed. Here's a way I have thought about it:
I actually really like being able to quickly use > to quote. It's awesome. As you mentioned, however, it's really limiting; there needs to be a way to link a certain post with the quote and make decent strings. This is going to seem unrelated, but bear with me.
#Current Functionality
Typing this:
> As you mentioned, however, it's really limiting; there needs to be a way to link a certain post with the quote.
Results in this:
As you mentioned, however, it's really limiting; there needs to be a way to link a certain post with the quote.
#Proposed Additional Functionality for accurate quoting
Typing this:
>/2/ As you mentioned, however, it's really limiting; there needs to be a way to link a certain post with the quote.
^ The number between the two slashes (//) refers to the number of the post chronologically in the thread. In this case, the post I'm currently writing is number 2. The syntax of >/#/ creates a permalink to the post from which the material is quoted.
Results in this:
Originally posted by Daen: As you mentioned, however, it's really limiting; there needs to be a way to link a certain post with the quote.
#Proposed Additional Functionality for nesting
Typing this:
>> If it's possible, it would be great if we could also know who is quoted > there needs to be a way to link a certain post with the quote.
Results in this:
-- If it's possible, it would be great if we could also know who is quoted - there needs to be a way to link a certain post with the quote.
If the above functionality exists, nested quoting becomes simple. Let's say I have a random quote string:
Typing this (or having it done automatically):
>>>>/1/ If it's possible, it would be great if we could also know who is quoted >>>/2/ there needs to be a way to link a certain post with the quote. >>/5/ I agree >/100/ yup, such agree
Results in this:
---- Originally posted by Zedtastic: If it's possible, it would be great if we could also know who is quoted
--- Originally posted by Daen: there needs to be a way to link a certain post with the quote.
-- Originally posted by RandomPlayer5: I agree
- Originally posted by RandomPlayer100: yup, such agree
What we have now is a quote string that has the player names, hyperlinks to the original posts, and is a bit cleaner than having a ton of >>>>>>>> marks. Ideally I would also like to see the ability to use spoilers/hide previous messages, but, y'know, one step at a time.
Nice suggestions all-around, precisely what I was looking for. Riot, please?
They've said they are working on improving the quoting (although this is pretty basic stuff that should have been in before the forced transition IMO...)
