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<p>[quote user="andrechapelon"]</p> <p> </p> <div class="quote-header"> </div> <blockquote class="quote"> <div class="quote-user">bnsf1</div> <div class="quote-content"> <p> </p> <div class="quote-header"> </div> <blockquote class="quote"> <div class="quote-user">andrechapelon</div> <div class="quote-content"> <p><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;line-height:18px;background-color:#eaeaea;">"Don't reply."</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;line-height:18px;background-color:#eaeaea;">I didn't. I replied to someone who took the trouble to use complete sentences.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;line-height:18px;background-color:#eaeaea;">Andre</span></p> <div style="clear:both;"> </div> <p> </p> </div> </blockquote> <div class="quote-footer"> </div> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>Actually, you did.</p> <p>The original post was made by David Fortney.</p> <p>PRR8259 replied, followed by Trainman440, followed by you.</p> <p>If you intended to reply to one of the people who replied in "complete sentences", you should have added a quote so people would know you were talking to them, not the OP.</p> <div style="clear:both;"> </div> <p> </p> </div> </blockquote> <div class="quote-footer"> </div> <p> </p> <p>Now you're a mind reader?</p> <p>I was replying to Trainman440. There are limitations when using a phone that aren't there with a full blown computer. Cut and paste is a real PITA. It should have been fairly obvious from the content of my message to whom I was replying (big hint: the reference to CV 116).</p> <p>Andre</p> <div style="clear:both;"> </div> <p>[/quote]</p> <p>When I set up the account, I was told by Kalmbach's service department that the Quote feature was there so people replying to someone other than the OP could make it clear to whom they were responding.</p> <p>What if the post goes on for multiple pages and you want to relpy to someone who posted two pages back?</p> <p>How is anyone supposed to tie your post in with theirs?</p> <p>Is this where the mind reading comes into play?</p> <p>The fact that you happened to be responding to someone above your post has nothing to do with it.</p> <p>People use this feature all the time, even on the same page.</p> <p>Your post does reference the CV from the previous reply, however it also contains generic information about the model, which would lead anyone to believe those comments are directed to the OP.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p>
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