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Kawaii Ryűkishi
04-07-2005, 10:34 AM
When I quote Post B, which already has a quote from Post A in it, the quote from Post A in Post B no longer shows up. What is wrong with you bastards that you can't even maintain little things like this that are among the few remaining factors holding this dump above the level known as Absolute Garbage?

-N-
04-07-2005, 10:46 AM
I have to type in [ qq = " username " ] manually. And it doesn't go past that, e.g. [ qqq ] doesn't work at all. Which is weird, because I have old PMs that would work like that just fine, and probably old posts too. :confused:

edit: Wait, I know a solution! *spams BoB's PM box with... well... spam*

Loony BoB
04-07-2005, 12:11 PM
I don't know why we stopped that, it was probably because people were stretching the tables and spamming up using those mass-quotes or something. I'll wait for whoever made the decision to remove them first, but yeah, I'm all for bringing back multi-quotes.

Meat Puppet
04-07-2005, 12:44 PM
I blame crono_logical, he made quote pyramids in peoples usernotes.

MecaKane
04-07-2005, 02:28 PM
It NEVER did that.
Never ever ever.
Unless you did it manually? Is that what you're talking about? :eek:

Leeza
04-07-2005, 04:35 PM
Yep, like Kane said...it has never worked for me using the Quote button. The only time that it will come up with the other quote for me is when I go into Edit/Delete. Of course, only Staff can do this. I copy from the Edit/Delete window and paste into the Quote window. Or I type in the tags. It's a pain, but I just thought that that was the way it had to be. BoB, you mean it doesn't!?

Loony BoB
04-07-2005, 05:38 PM
Yep, like Kane said...it has never worked for me using the Quote button. The only time that it will come up with the other quote for me is when I go into Edit/Delete. Of course, only Staff can do this. I copy from the Edit/Delete window and paste into the Quote window. Or I type in the tags. It's a pain, but I just thought that that was the way it had to be. BoB, you mean it doesn't!?
Nope, I'm quite sure we can fix that. I'll fix it now and if Unne or clout or whoever had a decent reason for not enabling it, then they can disable it again. If people abuse it and make pyramid quotes, though, I'll probably end up disabling it again so DO NOT ABUSE! And if people start abusing it send them a PM saying "Noooo! Don't abuse it or BoB will disable the function again and everyone will be unhappy because of YOUR abuse! You arse!" ...Or something.

EDIT: Actually, it looks like I'll need to modify one of the files as the function must have been removed from the admin CP (or else I'm just delusional and don't know where I got that idea from, which is quite possible). I'm sure the other guys won't mind, though, so yeah.

For any admin wondering what needs to be done, it's here ( http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=135421). Obviously a very minor edit, so if you guys are happy I'll go ahead with it. *waits for Cid, Unne or clout, since they're the more technical minded admins*

crono_logical
04-07-2005, 06:29 PM
I still haven't got FTP access, so someone else can do it :p

EDIT: Samuraid should be capable of fixing this too :p

Loony BoB
04-07-2005, 06:48 PM
Oh, I'll do it, I just didn't want to make the call on my own. *goes to do it now*

EDIT: Also, Samuraid should have sent you FTP info already, clout. I know he sent it to Spatvark after I requested him to send it to Spatty and all admins, so yeah.

EDIT: Done... time to do a quick test.

crono_logical
04-07-2005, 06:56 PM
Oh yeah, he has, I've even updated my FTP client with it, I guess I just forgot about it :monster:

Loony BoB
04-07-2005, 06:58 PM
*deletes his triple post*

Okay, it works.

Leeza
04-07-2005, 07:02 PM
I'm trying it on your post clout and all I'm getting is a blank box. I don't have BoB's quote or a quote from you.

EDIT: Maybe that's because you deleted it. :)

EDIT: Thank you. It does appear to be working now. Good job. :)

Samuraid
04-07-2005, 08:00 PM
How could someone have fixed it using FTP though? Isn't it an option in the admin CP (like 'quote embedding' or something?)

crono_logical
04-07-2005, 08:10 PM
Dunno, I thought it was something about editing the php files, I didn't actually bother to read what needed to be done properly :D

Yamaneko
04-07-2005, 08:37 PM
I don't think it's an option in the vB CP, but it can be edited through the templates under BB Code Layout Templates > bbcode_quote.

Big D
04-07-2005, 11:26 PM
I'm sure that feature was removed last year, to prevent "quote pyramids" where you've got a dozen quotes-within-quotes.

Seriously, someone needs to keep a record of all the stuff that gets changed around here :D

TasteyPies
04-07-2005, 11:45 PM
I'm sure that feature was removed last year, to prevent "quote pyramids" where you've got a dozen quotes-within-quotes.

Whenever we find something fun to do you guys take it away form us. :cry:

Psychotic
04-07-2005, 11:46 PM
I'm sure that feature was removed last year, to prevent "quote pyramids" where you've got a dozen quotes-within-quotes.Whenever we find something fun to do you guys take it away form us. :cry:Yeah, first it was posting porn, then it was advertising...pssh, what's next? Double-posting?

DMKA
04-08-2005, 12:22 AM
I'm sure that feature was removed last year, to prevent "quote pyramids" where you've got a dozen quotes-within-quotes.Whenever we find something fun to do you guys take it away form us. :cry:Yeah, first it was posting porn, then it was advertising...pssh, what's next? Double-posting?
Hopefully. :love:

Endless
04-08-2005, 12:50 AM
I'm sure that feature was removed last year, to prevent "quote pyramids" where you've got a dozen quotes-within-quotes.Whenever we find something fun to do you guys take it away form us. :cry:Yeah, first it was posting porn, then it was advertising...pssh, what's next? Double-posting?
Hopefully. :love:

It should already be the case. *whipcrack*

Leeza
04-08-2005, 01:18 AM
If people abuse it and make pyramid quotes, though, I'll probably end up disabling it again so DO NOT ABUSE! And if people start abusing it send them a PM saying "Noooo! Don't abuse it or BoB will disable the function again and everyone will be unhappy because of YOUR abuse! You arse!" ...Or something.

Raistlin
04-08-2005, 01:27 AM
Pfft, he said send a PM, not quote him all over the forums!

So hard to find good help these days. *sigh*

*runs from Leeza* :D

Leeza
04-08-2005, 01:34 AM
If you can kill three birds with one post why go through the trouble of three PMs? He can send PMs himself if he wants to. :)

Raistlin
04-08-2005, 01:36 AM
But why would you want to kill birdies, Leeza? :(

Psychotic
04-08-2005, 01:39 AM
But why would you want to kill birdies, Leeza? :(She thinks she's a cat. :screwy:

-N-
04-08-2005, 03:47 AM
But why would you want to kill birdies, Leeza? :(She thinks she's a cat. :screwy:That's absurd! Cats can't type!

Meat Puppet
04-08-2005, 03:50 AM
That's absurd! Cats can't type!

But people who think they're cats can. Best of both worlds.

fire_of_avalon
04-08-2005, 07:26 AM
Problem solved. :D

Leeza
04-08-2005, 07:28 AM
Correct. :cat: