Please do not use more than three carets to indicate that you are referring to a post above yours.

If at all possible, quote said post you are referencing.

Or if more than three carets are necessary, us the "^x#" format so that it is easier for other users to locate the referenced post.

Thank you!
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4/16/2008 2:22:02 AM

^

4/16/2008 2:24:41 AM

how many times has this thread been done in the last two weeks?

and I'm not even a hardcore TWWer.

4/16/2008 2:29:27 AM

search=broke

4/16/2008 2:30:56 AM

i don't blame you


i just think it's funny that there's been a surge in caret irritability

4/16/2008 2:32:13 AM

^^^^^

4/16/2008 2:33:15 AM

that would be "^x5"

4/16/2008 2:35:11 AM

^, ^^^^^^^

4/16/2008 2:40:35 AM

^^^^

you mean 'caretability'

4/16/2008 4:27:29 AM

what vvv said

4/16/2008 4:29:12 AM

^^^^^^^^^^

I agree with him

4/16/2008 4:49:38 AM

Quote :

"how many times has this thread been done in the last two weeks?"

hahah, its more like "how many times has it been done in the past 5 years" -- but like you said, you're not hardcore (RAHHHHHHHH)

i also think it's annoying when people use more than 2. also, keep in mind that the point is to simplify, not to create a riddle. since i keep waking up, and it's almost 5am... i'm likely just gonna stay up instead of sleep for another 45 minutes , i'm gonna post the "rules". the (previously) unwritten caret rules are as follows:

- if you're using 3 or more carets (^^^), you're doing it wrong
- if you have to use a caret with a number (^4), you're doing it way wrong
- lots of times, people misuse carets. a caret isn't supposed to tell the reader to skip the previous post, it's used to identfy the post before yours (^), and two posts back (^^)
- anything else should just be [quoted] and then responded to. if its way far back, you can say something like "On page 2, jackleg said:", and then quote it, then reply.


i think you'll notice that most of us ignore shit like this ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ cause its just ridiculous (and we know that someone who iis bad at carats cant possibly have a good point to make. ha ha)

thanks, and happy careting!!1

4/16/2008 4:52:06 AM

^So jackleg has written, so let it be done!

4/16/2008 5:09:38 AM

^ what he said

^^ and what he said as well

4/16/2008 5:25:17 AM

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4/16/2008 7:12:33 AM

x14

4/16/2008 9:27:25 AM

Quote :

"Or if more than three carets are necessary, us the "^x#" format so that it is easier for other users to locate the referenced post."

wrong

for more than three carets you should use a quote box. nobody wants to count ^6 posts up

4/16/2008 9:32:27 AM

4/16/2008 10:01:15 AM

^^
Sometimes the quote could be really complex ... like if someone decides to use T-dub as a blog.

I'm probably not going to quote the text unless there is a specific statement within the "blog" that I am referencing.

So in such a case, I'd use "^x#"

[Edited on April 16, 2008 at 11:14 AM. Reason : ]

4/16/2008 11:14:47 AM