I've ignored the war room discussion about this issue, so I was just as surprised as anyone else. That being said, I didn't have any problem at all quoting something for context in the first post I made after the change.
IMHO, get over it, reducing signal to noise ratios are generally a VERY GOOD THING! I've always tried to use either an ellipse ( . . . ) or a < snip > tag when editing a quote down to the minimum size necessary to provide context. Editing a Quote down to individual questions for giving individual answers to multiple questions within a single post is a good practice too. All required as much, or more, copying/pasting than it'll take to make a well edited context providing quote without using the old button.
If the threads become more compact/less visual noise, methinks we'll see MORE postings and gain in membership, not lose ground.
IMHO, get over it, reducing signal to noise ratios are generally a VERY GOOD THING! I've always tried to use either an ellipse ( . . . ) or a < snip > tag when editing a quote down to the minimum size necessary to provide context. Editing a Quote down to individual questions for giving individual answers to multiple questions within a single post is a good practice too. All required as much, or more, copying/pasting than it'll take to make a well edited context providing quote without using the old button.
If the threads become more compact/less visual noise, methinks we'll see MORE postings and gain in membership, not lose ground.