opothai Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 if i want to extract only a snippet and use it as a quote, how i've tried but can not get it right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totster Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 There's a couple of ways really.... first way .... click on the reply button under the post you want to quote.... then just delete what you don't want from the quoted text. second way.... highlight what you want to quote and copy... click "add reply" .... click the quote button ... paste the test and then click the quote button again to close the quotes. I'm guessing the first way is gonna be easier. totster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blabbel Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 (edited) Ok, I'll explain it to you, consider this a peace offering. There needs to be matching pairs of [ quote] and , if you accidentally delete one and let either of these stand , f.e. a singular without the other, the quote function won't work for the entire text. Specially when there are quotes within quotes, it can be very tedious to correct this once you made a mistake.Specially when you use the "reply" button, it is easy to overlook, as the quote signs include other coded info. I hope this helps. Edited January 18, 2006 by blabbel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopburi3 Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 There's a couple of ways really....first way .... click on the reply button under the post you want to quote.... then just delete what you don't want from the quoted text. second way.... highlight what you want to quote and copy... click "add reply" .... click the quote button ... paste the test and then click the quote button again to close the quotes. I'm guessing the first way is gonna be easier. totster I find the second (copy/paste) to be safer and easier in the long run. All too easy to make a mistake when deleting (especially if more than one quote involved) and you may end up saying the quote is from a person it was not from. I use the quote for complete quote only. So it is really what works for you best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opothai Posted January 20, 2006 Author Share Posted January 20, 2006 second way.... highlight what you want to quote and copy... click "add reply" .... click the quote button ... paste the test and then click the quote button again to close the quotes. I'm guessing the first way is gonna be easier cheers totser, it still took me a couple of minutes, I find the second (copy/paste) to be safer and easier in the long run. All too easy to make a mistake when deleting (especially if more than one quote involved) and you may end up saying the quote is from a person it was not from. I use the quote for complete quote only. So it is really what works for you best. i see when you did the quote you had totsers name attached, what is step 2 to get this, as now i'm an experienced quoter QUOTE(Totster @ 2006-01-18 08:40:10) There's a couple of ways really.... first way .... click on the reply button under the post you want to quote.... then just delete what you don't want from the quoted text. second way.... highlight what you want to quote and copy... click "add reply" .... click the quote button ... paste the test and then click the quote button again to close the quotes. I'm guessing the first way is gonna be easier. totster I find the second (copy/paste) to be safer and easier in the long run. All too easy to make a mistake when deleting (especially if more than one quote involved) and you may end up saying the quote is from a person it was not from. I use the quote for complete quote only. So it is really what works for you best. -------------------- Lopburi3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jai Dee Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 i see when you did the quote you had totsers name attached, what is step 2 to get this, as now i'm an experienced quoter See Totster's first method in Post number 2... click on the reply button under the post you want to quote.... then just delete what you don't want from the quoted text Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickerelastic Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 If I want to add the posters name to a quote. I make bold the author's name and add a ( : ) after the author's name. See below. opothai :[ /b] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opothai Posted January 20, 2006 Author Share Posted January 20, 2006 (edited) thx guys There's a couple of ways really.... first way .... click on the reply button under the post you want to quote.... then just delete what you don't want from the quoted text. second way.... highlight what you want to quote and copy... click "add reply" .... click the quote button ... paste the test and then click the quote button again to close the quotes. I'm guessing the first way is gonna be easier. totster I find the second (copy/paste) to be safer and easier in the long run. All too easy to make a mistake when deleting (especially if more than one quote involved) and you may end up saying the quote is from a person it was not from. I use the quote for complete quote only. So it is really what works for you best. i see when you did the quote you had totsers name attached, what is step 2 to get this, as now i'm an experienced quoter See Totster's first method in Post number 2... click on the reply button under the post you want to quote.... then just delete what you don't want from the quoted text If I want to add the posters name to a quote. I make bold the author's name and add a ( : ) after the author's name. See below. opothai :[ /b] If I want to add the posters name to a quote. I make bold the author's name and add a ( : ) after the author's name. See below. opothai :[ /b] See Totster's first method in Post number 2... thx guys See Totster's first method in Post number 2... Edited January 20, 2006 by opothai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totster Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 (edited) i see when you did the quote you had totsers name attached, what is step 2 to get this, as now i'm an experienced quoter Ok.. in the quote above the code looked like this [*quote name=opothai' date='2006-01-20 13:38:08' post='617629] i see when you did the quote you had totsers name attached, what is step 2 to get this, as now i'm an experienced quoter [/quote*] minus the asterisks of course When you use my second method the code would appear like this... [*quote]i see when you did the quote you had totsers name attached, what is step 2 to get this, as now i'm an experienced quoter [/quote*] i see when you did the quote you had totsers name attached, what is step 2 to get this, as now i'm an experienced quoter so.. if you see the difference between the two... the way to put a name in is... [*quote=totster]i see when you did the quote you had totsers name attached, what is step 2 to get this, as now i'm an experienced quoter [/quote*] i see when you did the quote you had totsers name attached, what is step 2 to get this, as now i'm an experienced quoter hope this helps totster Edited January 20, 2006 by Totster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickerelastic Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 i see when you did the quote you had totsers name attached, what is step 2 to get this, as now i'm an experienced quoter Ok.. in the quote above the code looked like this [*quote name=opothai' date='2006-01-20 13:38:08' post='617629] i see when you did the quote you had totsers name attached, what is step 2 to get this, as now i'm an experienced quoter [/quote*] minus the asterisks of course When you use my second method the code would appear like this... [*quote]i see when you did the quote you had totsers name attached, what is step 2 to get this, as now i'm an experienced quoter [/quote*] i see when you did the quote you had totsers name attached, what is step 2 to get this, as now i'm an experienced quoter so.. if you see the difference between the two... the way to put a name in is... [*quote=totster]i see when you did the quote you had totsers name attached, what is step 2 to get this, as now i'm an experienced quoter [/quote*] i see when you did the quote you had totsers name attached, what is step 2 to get this, as now i'm an experienced quoter hope this helps totster opothai, don't worry about it. Practise makes perfect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chippie Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 There's a couple of ways really....first way .... click on the reply button under the post you want to quote.... then just delete what you don't want from the quoted text. totster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totster Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 There's a couple of ways really.... first way .... click on the reply button under the post you want to quote.... then just delete what you don't want from the quoted text. totster Congrats Chippie... now you're on your way ! totster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobsyouruncle Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 There's a couple of ways really....first way .... click on the reply button under the post you want to quote.... then just delete what you don't want from the quoted text. second way.... highlight what you want to quote and copy... click "add reply" .... click the quote button ... paste the test and then click the quote button again to close the quotes. I'm guessing the first way is gonna be easier. totster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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