Missing quotation feature?

[renormalize]

Why is "+Quote" unavailable for posts in closed threads?

 

[Nugatory]

Probably because it’s connected to the “Reply” logic, and replies are locked out in these threads. I’ve seen this on other forums and it is annoying when trying to quote content from a closed thread into a live one.

 

[Borek]

You can always mark/copy/paste and add quote BB tags manually.

 

[Nugatory]

You can always mark/copy/paste and add quote BB tags manually.

I expect that that's what @renormalize did here and that's what prompted this thread.

It's still a nuisance, and you lose the backlink to the source.