Why do people write "this" after a quote

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mune ni kamome

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As a newbie I don't understand the point of posting a quote with the comment "this" after it. I presume it means you agree with the above comment but its desparately irritating to read, a waste of time and space and totally pointless.
Does it annoy others on NSC? Yes I know what's coming in any replies.

 

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severnside gull

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resisting the temptation to say "not this"....................it's just a comment in affirmation; agreeing with the preceeding post. Nothing wrong with that.

 

Seagull Steve

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mune ni kamome said:

As a newbie I don't understand the point of posting a quote with the comment "this" after it. I presume it means you agree with the above comment but its desparately irritating to read, a waste of time and space and totally pointless.
Does it annoy others on NSC? Yes I know what's coming in any replies.

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This..........

 

Seagull Steve

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You just beat me severnside gull.

 

Tom Hark Preston Park

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mune ni kamome said:

As a newbie I don't understand the point of posting a quote with the comment "this" after it. I presume it means you agree with the above comment but its desparately irritating to read, a waste of time and space and totally pointless.
Does it annoy others on NSC? Yes I know what's coming in any replies.

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This.

 

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mune ni kamome

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Seagull Steve said:

This..........

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OK if you can't beat 'em join 'em.

This

 

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seggers

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So what's the difference between saying "this" and your thread?

 

Superphil

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All that

 

The Merry Prankster

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mune ni kamome said:

As a newbie I don't understand the point of posting a quote with the comment "this" after it. I presume it means you agree with the above comment but its desparately irritating to read, a waste of time and space and totally pointless.
Does it annoy others on NSC? Yes I know what's coming in any replies.

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You've only been here two minutes and already your moaning.

 

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albionite

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An upgrade to NSC could be next to you post count, have how many times you have posted "this"

 

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Martin Lambert

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this

 

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fleet

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Just have to..... This

 

The screamer

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Seagull Steve said:

This..........

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This

 

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Martin Lambert

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Martin Lambert said:

this

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also increases post count which seems to matter to some people

 

brightn'ove

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i concur

 

Magic Sponge

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brightn'ove said:

i concur

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this !

 

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mune ni kamome

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Martin Lambert said:

also increases post count which seems to matter to some people

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Aha. I think you've answered the original question thanks

 

Icy Gull

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It's a replacement for "what he said" which is now so last year.

Did someone mention post counts, oh dear.

 

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severnside gull

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mune ni kamome said:

OK if you can't beat 'em join 'em.

This

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No, no, no no, no.

You CANNOT add a comment and then say "this".

"This" is a stand alone statement - a shorthand version of "I agree". Conceptually and physically its simplicity can hardly be improved upon unless one were simply to say "yes" or "ok" but whilst those may have the advantage of brevity they add an opportunity for doubt. They lack the simple clarity of "this".

To add another comment however - any other comment - is to impinge on its stark beauty. The only permitted variant might be "this this and this....." or something similar (the exclamatory "this! or "THIS" perhaps) but nothing else. Succinct and to the point..............................




In all honesty I do appreciate that you are new to this forum but please do try to conform to standards learned through long experience


This

 

Icy Gull

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severnside gull said:

No, no, no no, no.

You CANNOT add a comment and then say "this".

"This" is a stand alone statement - a shorthand version of "I agree". Conceptually and physically its simplicity can hardly be improved upon unless one were simply to say "yes" or "ok" but whilst those may have the advantage of brevity they add an opportunity for doubt. They lack the simple clarity of "this".

To add another comment however - any other comment - is to impinge on its stark beauty. The only permitted variant might be "this this and this....." or something similar (the exclamatory "this! or "THIS" perhaps) but nothing else. Succinct and to the point..............................



This
In all honesty I do appreciate that you are new to this forum

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What he said