Quoting the OP in the very first reply.

[PHmember]

I'm seeing this more & more - why are people quoting THE ENTIRE OP in the very first reply to a thread, you're the first to reply, we all know what you're replying to.

Sorry, I'm pedantic.

[foliedouce]

PHmember said:

I'm seeing this more & more - why are people quoting THE ENTIRE OP in the very first reply to a thread, you're the first to reply, we all know what you're replying to.

Sorry, I'm pedantic.

Are you sure?

[CoolHands]

PHmember said:

I'm seeing this more & more - why are people quoting THE ENTIRE OP in the very first reply to a thread, you're the first to reply, we all know what you're replying to.

Sorry, I'm pedantic.

You know you're asking for this....?

[fathomfive]

PHmember said:

I'm seeing this more & more - why are people quoting THE ENTIRE OP in the very first reply to a thread, you're the first to reply, we all know what you're replying to.

Sorry, I'm pedantic.

Am I doing this right?

[PHmember]

So predictable...

[CoolHands]

foliedouce said:

PHmember said:

I'm seeing this more & more - why are people quoting THE ENTIRE OP in the very first reply to a thread, you're the first to reply, we all know what you're replying to.

Sorry, I'm pedantic.

Are you sure?

he did it first

[miniman]

And if the OP has posted something completely ridiculous and subsequently deletes it...

If we'd done it your way, james_tigerwoods would be remembered rather differently

[scorcher]

PHmember said:

I'm seeing this more & more - why are people quoting THE ENTIRE OP in the very first reply to a thread, you're the first to reply, we all know what you're replying to.

Sorry, I'm pedantic.

Go on then, how does one know they're going to be the 1st to reply?

[TA14]

PHmember said:

I'm seeing this more & more - why are people quoting THE ENTIRE OP in the very first reply to a thread, you're the first to reply, we all know what you're replying to.

Sorry, I'm pedantic.

because there's a fair number of threads where the OP deletes the OP (opening post) and then you look daft replying to nothing.

[TooMany2cvs]

PHmember said:

I'm seeing this more & more - why are people quoting THE ENTIRE OP in the very first reply to a thread, you're the first to reply, we all know what you're replying to.

At a wild guess, because more and more OPs are then having a tantrum when they don't get the answers they expect, and deleting/heavily editing their post.

[PHmember]

miniman said:

And if the OP has posted something completely ridiculous and subsequently deletes it...

If we'd done it your way, james_tigerwoods would be remembered rather differently

That's slightly different, most are just replies to normal questions.

[PHmember]

Is the OP deleting the OP a common problem?

[Troubleatmill]

TooMany2cvs said:

PHmember said:

I'm seeing this more & more - why are people quoting THE ENTIRE OP in the very first reply to a thread, you're the first to reply, we all know what you're replying to.

At a wild guess, because more and more OPs are then having a tantrum when they don't get the answers they expect, and deleting/heavily editing their post.

^ This.

[TA14]

Common enough

[DrDoofenshmirtz]

TA14 said:

(opening post)

or Original Poster

[Eleven]

PHmember said:

I'm seeing this more & more - why are people quoting THE ENTIRE OP in the very first reply to a thread, you're the first to reply, we all know what you're replying to.

Sorry, I'm pedantic.

Because very often, although there were no replies when the respondent started typing, there are other replies by the time he hits "submit".

Or because the OP asked something stupid in his or her initial post.

Delete as appropriate.

[MrBarry123]

PHmember said:

I'm seeing this more & more - why are people quoting THE ENTIRE OP in the very first reply to a thread, you're the first to reply, we all know what you're replying to.

Sorry, I'm pedantic.

No-one does that so stop whining.

[Magic919]

Lots of people just quote the post above. It's as if they don't see the 'reply' option. I especially love it when it's full of images.

[Who me ?]

Eleven said:

Because very often, although there were no replies when the respondent started typing, there are other replies by the time he hits "submit".

Or because the OP asked something stupid in his or her initial post.

Delete as appropriate.

As Requested

[anonymous-user]

PHmember said:

I'm seeing this more & more - why are people quoting THE ENTIRE OP in the very first reply to a thread, you're the first to reply, we all know what you're replying to.

Sorry, I'm pedantic.

Quite