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By *ools and the brain OP   Couple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

Sometimes when a thread turns into a heated debate with very long replies that usually involves quoting another.

I completely loose track of the points being made, who's right and wrong, who's getting offensive and who's getting defensive?

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By *ansoffateMan
over a year ago

Sagittarius A

I have been guilty of this. I will try to rectify the issue. My apologies.

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By *astandFeistyCouple
over a year ago

Bournemouth

It's not just you, I'm definitely guilty of not editing quotes though.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Sometimes when a thread turns into a heated debate with very long replies that usually involves quoting another.

I completely loose track of the points being made, who's right and wrong, who's getting offensive and who's getting defensive?"

That’s because often the point doesn’t matter, everyone’s ego is too big to admit maybe they made a mistake or were incorrect

People will literally die on their hill arguing semantics on a forum for swingers

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By *hank you sirMan
over a year ago

colchester

I don't get involved in those kinds of debates on here. We're all here for our shared interest im not sure it's the best place to share controversial political views

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By *aucasian GhandiMan
over a year ago

from my dad's left nut (Warwick)


"Sometimes when a thread turns into a heated debate with very long replies that usually involves quoting another.

I completely loose track of the points being made, who's right and wrong, who's getting offensive and who's getting defensive?"

I lose thr will to live

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By *aizyWoman
over a year ago

west midlands

Those threads are usually too fast moving for me, I really can't be bothered to scroll back up to try and find who originally said what so I can reply to them.

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By *EAT..85Woman
over a year ago

Nottingham

When there's a multiple quotes of looooong posts that's my time to exit the thread. To much finger action scrolling through all of that!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Those threads are usually too fast moving for me, I really can't be bothered to scroll back up to try and find who originally said what so I can reply to them."

Yeah usually its long winded argument that ends up not being worth the effort

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yep, I'm with you there. I quickly loose interest and go to another thread.

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By *TG3Man
over a year ago

Dorchester


"Sometimes when a thread turns into a heated debate with very long replies that usually involves quoting another.

I completely loose track of the points being made, who's right and wrong, who's getting offensive and who's getting defensive?"
me too but I'm always right so just defend my corner please

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By *nightsoftheCoffeeTableCouple
over a year ago

Leeds

Yeah when they are super long typed out replies to super long typed out replies I just get lost with it and leave them to it

Mrs

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

As others have said the essay replies on top of essay quote replies tend to signal its time to leave.

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By *illy IdolMan
over a year ago

Midlands


"I have been guilty of this. I will try to rectify the issue. My apologies."

This is probably your shortest ever response

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By *r TriomanMan
over a year ago

Chippenham Malmesbury area

I bugger off once the 'SHOUTING' starts.

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By *riar BelisseWoman
over a year ago

Delightful Bliss

I leave when they don't cut out and just use the bit they are answering to...hurts my thumb all that scrolling

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
over a year ago

BRIDPORT

I just skim through the posts looking for the short ones

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

It's not just you. Yesterday I stopped reading a thread because the original was long ..... and worth a read ...... then EVERYONE quoted the sodding thing and each other till I gave up !

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By *ose-tinted GlassesMan
over a year ago

Glasgow / London


"To much finger action scrolling through all of that! "

We all like a *bit* of finger action though. Right?

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By *eyeYCouple
over a year ago

Nr Leicester

Utterly not just you!!

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By *thfloorCouple
over a year ago

Hove

It's a debate! There are many voices raising a diverse range of points, some on and some off topic, some straight up rants, then some posters will lock horns, sometimes this will dominate a thread with people joining either side. It is fascinating! But no you can't scan through it.

I have read through numerous threads from top to bottom, many of which I'd not even contributed to because they were already full or moving too fast. And can confirm, they mostly make sense - but very be time consuming to untangle.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Sometimes when a thread turns into a heated debate with very long replies that usually involves quoting another.

I completely loose track of the points being made, who's right and wrong, who's getting offensive and who's getting defensive?"
Agree, it ruins the Threads so lose interest in them.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

When they get that intense I exit the thread. Better things to waste my life on...

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By *stbury DavenportMan
over a year ago

Nottingham


"Sometimes when a thread turns into a heated debate with very long replies that usually involves quoting another.

I completely loose track of the points being made, who's right and wrong, who's getting offensive and who's getting defensive?"

It's because Fab's forum is twenty years out of date. Other forums have collapsible quotes, and show you the usernames of who was actually quoted.

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By *ersiantugMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

The forum software that Fab uses is quite simple and old (which has both pros and cons imo) and it simply doesn't handle personalised quoting well. The forum is much easier to follow and use on a laptop (or tablet I'm guessing) than a phone too.

On top of that, only a few of us sign our posts. Signing occasionally gets called 'uncool' and I get called up on it all the time. I only started doing it because I struggle to follow them otherwise though! Once I was quoted here, where the very-first word of the new post was literally one-space after my last word... making the new post look entirely like my own text. I genuinely struggle to follow threads on here too, so always do what I can on my side to help, especially as I tend to write a lot.

Fortunately I think a lot of people see writing more than a couple of lines as either needless for them personally, or actually even "pretentious" (or just not the done thing, as most people keep them short), so there are not too many posts to complain about really!! A lot of people use smileys to 'close' too.

Another thing people could actually *do* to help though - other than to sign/initial their posts - is to *delete* the unnecessary parts of what they are quoting!

Some larger threads can seem to take an age to scroll through on a phone, which could be why they are all capped at 176 posts.

pt

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