"Who does this?"

"It's simply a force of habit, a quirk of my personality." mushyz typed to gearotter before spontaneously combusting before his computer monitor

"I take my claw and swipe unto the chocolate and gobble it all up and then burp then fart then stop doing this strange thing of quotations because I cannot stand typing like I'm roleplaying dear geebus saveme make it stopjkdgfgjdfgjnfdjjhbsdgvfgsdyyfgsdf"

;-; typing like that is scary

I don't exactly write in quotes. When Moose wants to say something, I put it in dialogue form. But then, I understand why people want to put quotes. Same way I do: to form some kind of personality into form.

Moose: Also, it provides a 'mask' for those times he wants to say something that the creator wouldn't want to say.

Huh, I do the same thing with my muse. I hadn't noticed anyone really do that before you. Well, barring one or two, come to think of it (dang delayed memory).

Damian: Ahem, you do it? Who's speaking here?

I'm to tired for existentialism right now Damian.

*Moose gives Damian a pat on the shoulder.* There there, now.

I can understand using quotes in regards to character dialogue and the ilk[heck, I've done it in similar instances, but always with the clarification that's something my character would say in regards to the image or situation], but I don't think I really see how putting everything you say into quotes puts some kind of personality into what you're saying[unless I've completely misconstrued this line- apologies beforehand. D=!].

I mean, "cool art." has about as much personality as it would without quotes, and if anything, with quotes it reads as though there's a catch behind it; as though it's something that's superficial. When you see a sign that says "Free" Pilates classes, you're going to think that it's not really free and there's something more to it. When people use quotes, generally, its to differentiate dialogue from action/description, to well. Quote something, or to add emphasis, and since places such as FA are places where you, yourself are talking in what is moreorless real time and communicating largely through dialogue, it makes quotation usage largely unnecessary.

Save for instances where you're separating what your alt/character would say from what you, as their creator, would say.
Or are actually RPing.

Like I do. The whole separating what Moose (or any of my characters) would say from what I would say. *nods*

Since you put it in that light, putting quotation marks around anything does sound kinda trite.

Huh, can't say I've noticed. I only use quotation marks when, well, quoting someone or as means of "emphasis" that I feel bold or italics don't convey the way I want.

I haven't noticed that before, though I don't usually get many comments.

personality, way of speaking, way of gesticulating without the use of hands. Quotation marks aren't just to show dialogue from what I understand, though I am drawing a blank at how to explain the other use.

I guess...emphasis or showing a concept that isn't quite right.... I try to type like I talk, just because words are really it when it comes to text-based communications. Then again I don't RP, so perhaps how I punctuate and phrase things might be different to someone that does.

'I'm alternative, I only use apostropheses for my quotes.'

Never seen comments like that before... is it people trying to post as if it were their character speaking?

"We speak in phrases of motivation".

"do people actually do this?"

"I've never seen people do this, even when roleplaying, at least, unless it was an actual roleplay site but then that was obvious-"

blugh

can't be fucked to keep the quotes in

seriously who would do that

why

http://bit.ly/MHSJLe

We should all comment in Morse code, but using Japanese words.

Habit, I suppose. It's okay, I don't do that m'self really, my mind snaps everytime I read dialogue from Homestuck. :'D

To mark that it is something the person typing has actually spoken IRL?

It "could" be a lot "worse":

"I "like" your "art", your "portfolio" looks very "professional".