Why does clicking this link in a reply not work? I think this message board might be the only one that I've ever been on that simply doesn't work the way that it should. What gives?
It is a new feature and definitely not a bug.
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It's not a new feature. This forum has looked and behaved exactly the same way as the very first day that I became a member.
You can bookmark this bookmarklet to make the quote feature work:
javascript:(function()%20{window.location=window.location.toString().replace('Quote=False','Quote=True');})();
All it does is change the last part of the URL from false to true, and then the quote function works. You can do it by hand or do it with this bookmarklet.
To use the bookmarkelt, first hit the quote button and let the page load. then hit the bookmarklet and it will load again with the quote in place.
jmorris84: Why does clicking this link in a reply not work? I think this message board might be the only one that I've ever been on that simply doesn't work the way that it should. What gives?
That functionality was broken a long time ago, it occured due to some incompatibilities between the forum software/upgrades to the rest of the site.
I assume you never read the New Member topic?
https://mises.org/Community/forums/t/23624.aspx
What I personally do is every time I click on a reply, in the address bar you will see "&Quote=False", I just change it to "&Quote=True".
I'm really confused as to why this site just doesn't switch to a message board software that actually works.
hello? Must use brackets [.quote] stuff here [./quote] (without the the dots)
hello?
Must use brackets
[.quote] stuff here [./quote] (without the the dots)
not sur eif works or just trolling
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jmorris84: I'm really confused as to why this site just doesn't switch to a message board software that actually works.
The older version of the forum software BEFORE quotes got broken, was very unstable/slow and crashed the server VERY often. The upgrade to this version made it much faster and stable, but broke the automatic quoting system, and a few other things. This broken forum is a HUGE improvement to how it was back then crashing all the time.
There was a push by the Institute for new forums in early-mid 2011. It failed miserably.
There was all sorts of discussion/input/complaints throughout last year. Here is a topic that I quickly found. Israel Curtis mentioned some of the reasons for not moving to the more popular forum softwares:
https://mises.org/Community/forums/t/24080.aspx
The Mises Institute most likely puts the forums at the very low of the totem pole due to monetary constraints.