Originally Posted by DC Ron
Originally Posted by DeaconBlues09
Many of the replies in these forums will address in turn various aspects brought up in a thread by quoting snippets from previous replies.
(I couldn't seem to find how to do that in the FAQ)

Thanks in advance!

DB09

You can go to the post you want to quote and click the Quick Quote button in the lower right corner. This will start a Quick Reply post (like this one). You can click Quick Quote multiple times in a single Quick Reply. There are a few other tricks, but this is the basic step...
Giving it a shot
Originally Posted by AudioTrack
Unless I wish to quote the entire content, I do it like this.
Select the desired text and copy it to the past buffer <Control-C>
Start a reply
Manually enter the text "[ q u o t e ]" (with no spaces) then paste the selected text and then manually enter the text "[ / q u o t e ]" (again with no spaces).

Your reply will look like this:
[quote] (with no spaces) then paste the selected text and then manually enter the text

viz:
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Testing


Originally Posted by Gordon Scott
My method is to start a quoted reply from each of the posts I want to quote, then cut and paste their content into the one I want finally to use, then just discard the unwanted replies. I delete any content of the quotes I wish to omit.
Let's see how this works



Originally Posted by Matt Finley
While preparing one of these posts, take care to attribute each quote to the correct person. I’ve been the victim of a misquote that made it look like I said the opposite of what I said, and then that misquote gets further quoted. That’s one proven way to tangle up a forum. 😕

I also use ellipses … if I am quoting only part of what was said, so it’s clear if I am not quoting someone’s entire post. That’s another possible hazard though, to ensure you aren’t changing the meaning by taking part of the words out of context.

You can use the Preview Reply to see how it will look, before you click Send.
Thanks Matt!

Originally Posted by AudioTrack
Good idea. I also use an ellipse (...) front and back if necessary to show I am only quoting a relevant section of of larger post.

Yes, also ensure that by quoting a smaller section that you don't change the overall context of the message.
Hmmm, not sure what you mean here...

Edit: Thanks a ton guys!

Last edited by DeaconBlues09; 07/17/24 10:25 PM. Reason: It worked :-)
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