Quick Reply Box

[Kaje]

Is there any specific reason as to why you have VB's quick reply box set to be enabled to "Yes - Click Required"? As having it so as it is now you have to click to activate it instead of just typing away and hitting the "post quick reply" button seems a bit of a pain and defeats the whole object of it being there in the first place?

 

Yes I am a lazy git and pressing extra buttons is too much like hard work lol :)

[Guest Wolfeymole]

Why don't you just hit "Post Reply" Kaje?

[Kaje]

Thanks Wolfeymole, That takes me to the advanced reply box and again negates the need for the Quick Reply box.

[Guest Wolfeymole]

Kaje

 

A click in either direction will enable you to post.

 

By this I mean either click on the Pad and Quill icon to the right for reply or just click on Post Reply to the left.

[Kaje]

Yup I totally appreciate that, however the point I was asking is, is there a reason why you set VB up to do that instead of just clicking in the quick reply box and typing away?

 

In VB admin panel under "vBulletin Options/ Message Posting and Editing Options" you have the options to either 1 Turn off the quick reply box. 2 Have the quick reply box (no clicking any other buttons you just click in the quick reply box and start typing). 3 have the quick reply box but click the pad and quill icon (how the board is set up now).

 

TBH i was just mearly curious as to why you had it set like that, if there were any advantages for it being set that way. Personally I guess am just used to it being the other way round and a lot of other forums also do it like this.

 

I do think however that people new to forums may not understand that they have to click on the pad and quill when there is a text box with quick reply heading.

Edited February 28, 2009 by Kaje

[help4me]

I believe I can answer that Kaje... it is to prevent accidental posting, and thus allow for a cleaner forum and less work for the staff in removing those accidental posts.

 

I appreciate your point of view. I kind of miss just being able to type a reply straight away, but it's much more of a headache deleting posts made in mistake than it is to click one of the reply icons.

 

And less work cleaning up the forum means that staff can spend more time answering members' tech questions.