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Sensual Art

By Sensual Art, 1731086216

Russ Freeman said (here)

Stu H said

Russ Freeman

Will you be publicising this preference - say in a new Admin thread, and on the blog - or leaving it to fail because no-one knows that this is the new thing to do?

As I said, I'd like to see people using it right now by copying and quoting and creating a new post using existing tools.

If someone wishes to make a new post describing their technique. Maybe some wrinkles in the technique will be ironed out before any code is changed.

My method for creating this post was:

  1. Open the thread that I want to reply to, in this case https://purpleport.com/group/bugs-errors-suggestions/196788/Bud-off-a-stub/page/2/
  2. Go to the reply that I want to respond to, in this case https://purpleport.com/group/bugs-errors-suggestions/196788/Bud-off-a-stub/page/2#gr3918271 (using the Link function to get that URL)
  3. Click Reply
  4. From the text box, Select All and Cut
  5. From the + at the top of the page, A new group post
  6. Choose the group
  7. Enter a new title
  8. Paste the content that I cut earlier including the reply as a quote
  9. Add the "here" link manually
  10. Add my text below it.

Stu H said, 1731087759

My concern is how difficult it will be for mobile users, given copy and paste isn't the easiest of things to do.

Huw said, 1731088732

https://purpleport.com/group/bugs-errors-suggestions/196788/bud-off-a-stub/page/1/#gr3918259

Link copied on phone

Huw said, 1731088757

Didn't work for me.

Huw said, 1731088847

Huw said, 3 hours ago

link report reply Mark NSFW

Russ Freeman said

I'd like to see people using it right now, by copying and quoting and creating a new post using existing tools.

If the technique gains traction then we will make it easier to do.

I was very tempted to do exactly this on a recent thread, maybe half an hour before you made the suggestion.

Easy enough to do, and should prevent off-topic

Huw said, 1731088884

Select, copy, paste using the phone.

Usable.

Sensual Art said, 1731088965

Stu H said

My concern is how difficult it will be for mobile users, given copy and paste isn't the easiest of things to do.

Exactly.

Sensual Art said, 1731089006

Huw said

Huw said, 3 hours ago

link report reply Mark NSFW

Russ Freeman said

I'd like to see people using it right now, by copying and quoting and creating a new post using existing tools.

If the technique gains traction then we will make it easier to do.

I was very tempted to do exactly this on a recent thread, maybe half an hour before you made the suggestion.

Easy enough to do, and should prevent off-topic

But no link back for context.

Allesandro B said, 1731090102

I think it's safe to say very few people will be arsed to do that

Sensual Art said, 1731090516

Allesandro B said

I think it's safe to say very few people will be arsed to do that

Whereas if it were a simple "Off-topic reply" button rather than "Reply", they would.  The result could all be done by the site's code.

Allesandro B said, 1731090565

Sensual Art said

Allesandro B said

I think it's safe to say very few people will be arsed to do that

Whereas if it were a simple "Off-topic reply" button rather than "Reply", they would.  The result could all be done by the site's code.

I agree

MidgePhoto said, 1731091006

Sensual Art said

Huw said

Huw said, 3 hours ago

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Russ Freeman said

I'd like to see people using it right now, by copying and quoting and creating a new post using existing tools.

If the technique gains traction then we will make it easier to do.

I was very tempted to do exactly this on a recent thread, maybe half an hour before you made the suggestion.

Easy enough to do, and should prevent off-topic

But no link back for context.


I think the forward breadcrumb trail is essential, and the reverse breadcrumb trail is moderately important.



Sensual Art said, 1731093610

MidgePhoto said

I think the forward breadcrumb trail is essential, and the reverse breadcrumb trail is moderately important.

In the immediate term after posting, possibly, but when coming back to a thread months or years later (via searching) I'd maintain that the reverse link would be the more important.

Stu H said, 1731095687

Strange how my comment regarding the text editor has been deleted from the other thread, given that it highlighted the difficulties of using copy and paste on mobile devices.

MAndrew said, 1731146710

Sensual Art said

Stu H said

My concern is how difficult it will be for mobile users, given copy and paste isn't the easiest of things to do.

Exactly.

Copy and paste (or at least accurately selecting text) is certainly tricky for some people on some phones.

Sensual Art said

Huw said

Huw said, 3 hours ago

link report reply Mark NSFW

Russ Freeman said

I'd like to see people using it right now, by copying and quoting and creating a new post using existing tools.

If the technique gains traction then we will make it easier to do.

I was very tempted to do exactly this on a recent thread, maybe half an hour before you made the suggestion.

Easy enough to do, and should prevent off-topic

But no link back for context.

I think hyperlinks are created if paste a path using the "Desktop site" or equivalent menu option (should accessibly via a menu in your mobile browser)

Carlos said, 1731173301

Allesandro B said

I think it's safe to say very few people will be arsed to do that

👍

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