Forum bug

Afrow UK · 29th July 2004, 15:39

Either I'm blind, or there's no forum for posting forum bugs / questions / tech help.

But anyway, for some reason now if you click quote on a post containing a quote, the quotes get deleted.

-Stu

siebe83 · 29th July 2004, 15:44

It's a sticky thread in GD:
http://forums.winamp.com/showthread....hreadid=169526

btw, I don't know wether that's a bug or a feature...

Jay · 29th July 2004, 15:48

i would suspect that is a feature, seeing as quotes in quotes in quotes get's pretty nasty.

zootm · 29th July 2004, 16:20

Yeah, the denial of "quote-in-quote" is intentional.

griffinn · 29th July 2004, 16:23

I vaguely remember it was a conscious decision to remove quotes within quotes.

The decision was made after someone within some sort of game thread started quoting multiple levels and creating unsightly HTML hourglasses.

CraigF · 29th July 2004, 16:26

yeah, you can of course manually type in the bbcode yourself. both the quickreply, and the full reply allow bbcode to be entered manually, as well as via the wysiwyg interface.

siebe83 · 29th July 2004, 16:26

can still be done...

[edit]
ay, 3 quotes is the limit

[edit2]
btw: if you quote THIS POST, it will mess up...

k_rock923 · 29th July 2004, 17:58

Quote:

Originally posted by siebe83
can still be done...

[/quote][/quote][/quote][/quote]

[edit]
ay, 3 quotes is the limit

[edit2]
btw: if you quote THIS POST, it will mess up... [/QUOTE]

lets see what happens.

hmmm. that was intersting.

siebe83 · 29th July 2004, 18:02

I actually meant the post I linked to, but the one you quoted turns nice results as well...
Ghost end quotes

k_rock923 · 29th July 2004, 18:07

and how come your edits didn't go in my quotes?

siebe83 · 29th July 2004, 18:12

when you quote a post, it will ignore any existing quotes
but for some reason it will look for the FIRST begin- and end-quote tags only
so everything between the first begin- and end-quote-tag will be ignored

in this case there will be 5 [/quote]'s left (since I typed those myself)
the first of those end quotes will be used as the NEW end quote (since you quoted my post)
the other four end quotes remain...

at the end (after my edits) is the actual NEW end quote, but that one is unusable, since an earlier end quote is used

horse-fly · 29th July 2004, 18:28

Did anyone else get the idea that this dealt with insects at first?

Widdykats · 29th July 2004, 18:34

I'm lucky I hit the reply button, thankyouverymuch!

k_rock923 · 29th July 2004, 18:36

The reply button? Whats wrong with the quick reply box?

Mr Jones · 29th July 2004, 19:11

Widdy is hardcore, she likes all the shiny buttons and stuff

29th July 2004, 15:39	#1
Afrow UK Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Surrey, England Posts: 8,434	Forum bug Either I'm blind, or there's no forum for posting forum bugs / questions / tech help. But anyway, for some reason now if you click quote on a post containing a quote, the quotes get deleted. -Stu

29th July 2004, 15:44	#2
siebe83 Forum King Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 9,229	It's a sticky thread in GD: http://forums.winamp.com/showthread....hreadid=169526 btw, I don't know wether that's a bug or a feature... If you're bored go here or, if the boredom is more serious, here.

29th July 2004, 15:48	#3
Jay Moderator Alumni Join Date: May 2000 Location: Next Door Posts: 8,942	i would suspect that is a feature, seeing as quotes in quotes in quotes get's pretty nasty. -Jay \| Radio Toolbox.com

29th July 2004, 16:23	#5
griffinn Court Jester (Forum King) Join Date: May 2000 Location: Your local toystore Posts: 3,501	I vaguely remember it was a conscious decision to remove quotes within quotes. The decision was made after someone within some sort of game thread started quoting multiple levels and creating unsightly HTML hourglasses. The smiley slot machine! \| Quotable Blog

29th July 2004, 16:26	#7
siebe83 Forum King Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 9,229	can still be done... [edit] ay, 3 quotes is the limit [edit2] btw: if you quote THIS POST, it will mess up... If you're bored go here or, if the boredom is more serious, here.

29th July 2004, 16:20	#4
zootm Forum King Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: the nether reaches of bonnie scotland Posts: 13,375	Yeah, the denial of "quote-in-quote" is intentional.

29th July 2004, 16:26	#6
CraigF Passionately Apathetic Administrator Join Date: May 2000 Location: Hell Posts: 5,435	yeah, you can of course manually type in the bbcode yourself. both the quickreply, and the full reply allow bbcode to be entered manually, as well as via the wysiwyg interface.

29th July 2004, 18:02	#9
siebe83 Forum King Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 9,229	I actually meant the post I linked to, but the one you quoted turns nice results as well... Ghost end quotes If you're bored go here or, if the boredom is more serious, here.

29th July 2004, 18:07	#10
k_rock923 \m/ (Forum King) Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: /bin/bash Posts: 7,850	and how come your edits didn't go in my quotes? Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon full of tapes hurtling down the highway.

29th July 2004, 18:12	#11
siebe83 Forum King Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 9,229	when you quote a post, it will ignore any existing quotes but for some reason it will look for the FIRST begin- and end-quote tags only so everything between the first begin- and end-quote-tag will be ignored in this case there will be 5 [/quote]'s left (since I typed those myself) the first of those end quotes will be used as the NEW end quote (since you quoted my post) the other four end quotes remain... at the end (after my edits) is the actual NEW end quote, but that one is unusable, since an earlier end quote is used If you're bored go here or, if the boredom is more serious, here.

29th July 2004, 18:28	#12
horse-fly Account Closed Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 2,360	Did anyone else get the idea that this dealt with insects at first?

29th July 2004, 18:34	#13
Widdykats The Forum Slut Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: A place that invites a post pumping whore from NY Posts: 15,787	I'm lucky I hit the reply button, thankyouverymuch!

29th July 2004, 18:36	#14
k_rock923 \m/ (Forum King) Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: /bin/bash Posts: 7,850	The reply button? Whats wrong with the quick reply box? Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon full of tapes hurtling down the highway.

29th July 2004, 19:11	#15
Mr Jones Nothing to say... Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: UK Posts: 23,098	Widdy is hardcore, she likes all the shiny buttons and stuff

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