Current Events > Just wanted to ask, does anyone miss the old quote system?

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saspa
06/14/20 8:27:24 AM
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Being able to quote more than one person was kinda, you know, good? And not being able to do that is weird? I know some users ruin it for everyone by doing those massive quote boxes of 5+ users but still.

At least making quoting up to 2 posts?
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Jx1010
06/14/20 8:29:01 AM
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I loved it
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Choco
06/14/20 8:29:47 AM
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saspa posted...
At least making quoting up to 2 posts?
i agree with this

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MT_TRAEH
06/14/20 8:31:19 AM
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Jx1010 posted...
I loved it


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Nacen
06/14/20 8:31:26 AM
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Idk why they even changed it
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saspa
06/14/20 8:33:58 AM
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More like I don't know why they haven't changed it back yet, are the users on this site really okay with it? There have been complaints for less. This is kind of a big one.
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YookaLaylee
06/14/20 8:34:45 AM
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I miss the old system

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Stagmar
06/14/20 9:16:54 AM
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RedWhiteBlue posted...
I liked it. Now you can't even quote someone who just posts a quote.

Also helped maintain context.


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saspa
06/15/20 5:09:02 PM
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um what. the old system cumbersome?
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ThePrinceFish
06/15/20 5:09:49 PM
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I was a big fan of giant quote pyramids

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refmon
06/15/20 5:10:16 PM
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ThePrinceFish posted...
I was a big fan of giant quote pyramids


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DoctorPiranha3
06/15/20 5:11:29 PM
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ThePrinceFish posted...
I was a big fan of giant quote pyramids
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ThePrinceFish
06/15/20 5:11:42 PM
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see thats not as good

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PatrickMahomes
06/15/20 5:12:42 PM
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Removing it was probably one of the worst things to happen this calendar year

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HylianFox
06/15/20 5:12:45 PM
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Choco posted...
i agree with this

same, it's annoying when responding to a person who responded to another person and you can't see the original post

like, just now for example

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UnholyMudcrab
06/15/20 5:12:47 PM
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dj1200
06/15/20 5:14:58 PM
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I miss it.

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Questionmarktarius
06/15/20 5:15:30 PM
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Eevee-Trainer
06/15/20 5:16:25 PM
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Nacen posted...
Idk why they even changed it
The site loves pushing out meaningless changes without getting user feedback, and then often refusing to acknowledge the outcry against it. Go through official avenues, e.g. the suggestions board, and you'll be immediately shut down because you dared criticize a recent change, as if it needs to be permanent.

God forbid we get input on how the site is run.

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YookaLaylee
06/16/20 9:29:33 AM
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Questionmarktarius posted...
It's still there.
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/user/settings_advanced


That doesn't allow you to quote someone who is quoting multiple other people, does it?
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Guide
06/16/20 9:35:21 AM
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Quotechains are justice.

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action52
06/16/20 9:40:33 AM
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Well the new system is smoother and more intuitive overall. You can do more things and it's easier. About the only downside is the quote chains.

...and granted, that is a pretty big downside. Not saying I think it's worse overall, but it's close, and it makes sense to me that people would want to go to the old way. I wish they'd hurry up and find a way to put quote chains into the new system.

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Notti
06/16/20 9:50:42 AM
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I didn't understand why they made the change at first. But the number 1 reason (by far) multiple quotes were removed was to limit the chances of quoting a message board violation (or any deleted post), any other reasons were side benefits, and any negatives pale in comparison to that reason.

I'm certain that's the overriding cause.

I'd prefer at least having 2 quotes deep. Like

Person2 posted...
Person1 posted...
"Things said."
"nuh uh"
"Well I think..."

^ That provides the necessary context imo.
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Shotgunnova
06/16/20 10:01:50 AM
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Kinda. Trying to copypaste nu-quotes sucks.

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Master_Bass
06/16/20 10:05:26 AM
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The old system was vastly superior.

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Tactical_Spork
06/16/20 10:15:33 AM
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New quotes suck gargantuan fucking gorilla ass

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Bad_Mojo
06/16/20 10:16:29 AM
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I miss Text-To-Image and seeing the pictures/gifs in people's sigs

I also miss our old Image sharing site

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joe40001
06/17/20 7:39:45 AM
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Old system was better.

It's sad it's gone.

I'll be fair, this change, unlike changes on youtube wasn't 100% awful in every way.

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pegusus123456
06/17/20 7:41:34 AM
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I fucking hated quote chains, so I like this one better.

I just find it baffling that people enjoyed seeing a topic where people have been arguing and every single post is like two full screens long because people are just quoting each other.

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voldothegr8
06/17/20 7:47:25 AM
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pegusus123456 posted...
I fucking hated quote chains, so I like this one better.

I just find it baffling that people enjoyed seeing a topic where people have been arguing and every single post is like two full screens long because people are just quoting each other.

What was the limit before, 6? Then they took it to 1. They should at least allow 2 or 3, 1 is dumb. Middle ground is always good.
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action52
06/17/20 7:57:02 AM
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voldothegr8 posted...
What was the limit before, 6? Then they took it to 1. They should at least allow 2 or 3, 1 is dumb. Middle ground is always good.
Yeah sometimes you need the context of the quote before it. I hate when someone replies to something that makes no sense and I have to go hunting for the original post so I can do what it was replying to just so it makes sense.

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Notti
06/19/20 6:54:29 AM
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voldothegr8 posted...


What was the limit before, 6? Then they took it to 1. They should at least allow 2 or 3, 1 is dumb. Middle ground is always good.


7, but I do agree that may have been too much.

action52 posted...

Yeah sometimes you need the context of the quote before it. I hate when someone replies to something that makes no sense and I have to go hunting for the original post so I can do what it was replying to just so it makes sense.


We can at least click the person's name to go backwards.
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Calwings
06/19/20 7:11:58 AM
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Bad_Mojo posted...
I miss Text-To-Image and seeing the pictures/gifs in people's sigs

There's an external script you can run (using a userscript extenstion like Greasemonkey or Tampermonkey) that does the same thing. It works on any kind of direct image links too, not just Imgur and the built-in embedded images.

https://fightinggames.bitbucket.io/imagefaqs/

As for the actual main point of this topic: I do think letting you quote a post and the post they were quoting would be a good enough compromise. But I could go without the really long quote chains.
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action52
06/19/20 8:11:13 AM
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Notti posted...
We can at least click the person's name to go backwards.
I always forget about that.

Still, I think being able to have 3 or so nested quotes would be nice. Just to know at a glance what was happening.

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teepan95
06/19/20 8:13:56 AM
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Choco posted...
saspa posted...
At least making quoting up to 2 posts?
i agree with this

As do I
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SSJGrimReaper
06/19/20 9:02:01 AM
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gamefaqs loves it's unnecessary and unwanted changes! who tf wanted a trophy system?

rip to classic image posting and pyramid quotes

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Kisai
06/20/20 4:57:55 PM
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YES. It was way better being able to quote tiers of things instead of just one line. The new quote system is garbage.

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Notti
06/22/20 6:55:40 AM
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action52 posted...

I always forget about that.

Still, I think being able to have 3 or so nested quotes would be nice. Just to know at a glance what was happening.


I'd be happy with 1 internal nested quote (and maybe 10 separate quotes total), but I am very sure they just want to inhibit quoting violations at almost any cost.
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SiO4
06/22/20 6:58:38 AM
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Yes TC.

In fact I find it of the dumbest and most artery changes I've seen Gfaqs implement.
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saspa
06/22/20 7:24:21 AM
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Should we ask the site makers for at least up to 2 tiers? You think they'll find that reasonable?
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Funkydog
06/22/20 7:34:50 AM
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They should at least quote the whole message, so you can see the context that is often lost.

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Mareen
06/22/20 7:35:35 AM
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Quote chains were really funny.

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dj1200
06/22/20 7:43:08 AM
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Yes. This one is severely lacking

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saspa
06/23/20 3:03:32 PM
#48:


Notti posted...
We can at least click the person's name to go backwards.

Yeah they didn't explain that so found out about it purely by chance. I can't say having a picture-within-picture, window-within-window design is any better than the old system, it's also pretty confusing and messy. Not as convenient at all.
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mustachedmystic
06/23/20 3:12:35 PM
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YookaLaylee posted...
I miss the old system


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IHeartRadiation
06/23/20 3:51:21 PM
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ThePrinceFish posted...
I was a big fan of giant quote pyramids


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