doing quotes in post replys

legacy94 · November 12, 2005, 11:10 PM

i was wondering how to add a quote from another member in a post reply.

another forum i belong to,they have a icon in everyones post so if you want to reply to what someone said,you just click on it an post your question/anwser.

any info on this subject would be appreciated thank you

**Mike Irwin** · November 13, 2005, 02:24 AM

I just copy what I want to quote and drop it between " marks...

"i was wondering how to add a quote from another member in a post reply."

Just such...

stratus · November 13, 2005, 05:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by legacy94

i was wondering how to add a quote from another member in a post reply.

It's real simple. First, you copy and paste the quotation into the body of the reply, then you type in [quote=whoever]

"Whoever" in this case being the handle of the person you are quoting. Then, you add the text directly after that tag, and close the quote with....

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stratus · November 13, 2005, 05:09 AM

[/quote]

I tried to explain this in one post, but it turned out to be a futile endeavor. Came out like this:

It's real simple. First, you copy and paste the quotation into the body of the reply, then you type in

Quote:

Originally Posted by whoever

"Whoever" in this case being the handle of the person you are quoting. Then, you add the text directly after that tag, and close the quote with....

D'oh!

legacy94 · November 13, 2005, 08:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stratus

I tried to explain this in one post, but it turned out to be a futile endeavor. Came out like this:

Hmmm,ok simple enough-

Quote:

Originally Posted by (name here

then

ok tanks

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