Also, the behavior of the 'reply' button often includes quoting the post you are replying to so you don't have to copy and paste everything.
Right. But then people tend to quote far too much. It is better to quote just a minimal amount to establish context. And that seems to work out well. Also the forward and backward links tie replies to earlier message, so often quoting isn't actually needed.
I do think this is some of the best forum software, in terms of usability. But don't tell Percy -- we don't want to over-inflate his ego.
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