# Unexpected removal of full quote of previous reply

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/unexpected-removal-of-full-quote-of-previous-reply/205588>\
**Category:** UX\
**Created:** [October 9, 2021, 12:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unexpected-removal-of-full-quote-of-previous-reply/205588 "2021-10-09T00:58:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![soundsgood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@soundsgood](https://meta.discourse.org/u/soundsgood)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2021, 12:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unexpected-removal-of-full-quote-of-previous-reply/205588/1 "2021-10-09T00:58:29Z")

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When I reply to a previous post, I select that text, and when I hit the reply button, that text is automatically formatted as a quote, like this:

> [@On another topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/1364/5):
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> (This is just an example.)

But lately, after I add my comments, then hit the reply button, my post is added to the conversation **without** the quoted text. It’s simply omitted. If I edit my post, I can add the quote manually, but why should I have to, when it was there all along?

Both times that this occurred (today), I was quoting the very last comment. Was the decision made to omit quotes when the quoted text is immediately above the new comment? Without the quote, I don’t think it’s always clear what we’re responding to. So, if this is deliberate, I think don’t think it’s well-thought-out.

Deliberate or not, it’s disconcerting to **see** the quoted text in the preview, then to hit reply—and have the expected quote simply disappear. This is **not** a good user experience.

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