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  • 21-03-2007 11:35pm
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    MooseJam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,111 ✭✭✭


    whats the point of clicking the button to activate quick reply, why not just have it available from get go
    Post edited by Shield on


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    Faith
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 30,657 Mod ✭✭✭✭Faith


    Probably an anti-spam method?


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    Gordon
    Registered Users Posts: 35,524 ✭✭✭✭Gordon


    Stupidity filter #1.


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    #4
    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    MooseJam wrote:
    whats the point of clicking the button to activate quick reply, why not just have it available from get go
    But then how would the "Quote message in reply" box work?


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    Ciaran500
    Registered Users Posts: 8,225 ✭✭✭Ciaran500


    aidan_walsh wrote:
    But then how would the "Quote message in reply" box work?
    Just do press the button when you want to quote it.


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    seamus
    Registered Users Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    It's kind of a stupidty filter, but more of a technology stupidity filter.

    The quick reply box uses AJAX to post the reply to the server. This requires Javascript to be enabled in the browser for it to work.

    Not coincidentally, the button to activate the Quick Reply also requires Javascript to be active at the browser. So if someone doesn't have Javascript, they can't even activate the Quick Reply, let alone attempt to post one, so this means that there are no threads on Feedback going "Waah waah, why doesn't quick reply work?".

    If you can prove conclusively that the extra click required to post a quick reply adds significantly to the wear on your mouse, I'll personally replace it.


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    Talliesin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,314 ✭✭✭Talliesin


    Actually I agree with the OP on this, but it's a vBulletin decision, not a boards.ie one.


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