How To Quote Parts Of Post?

[soi41]

Often when you post here, you are replying to a previous post. Often is unnecessary to quote the whole post in your reply, so how do you practically quote just a few lines from a post. A manual, please.

[harrry]

A related problem is thzat quoting a part of a post actually changes it. Could we have some guidance on minimising this.

[metisdead]

Copy and paste the relevant content into your post, highlight it, then click on the Quote button in the tool bar above.

[whybother]

<snip> Could we have some guidance on minimising this.

An indication that you have removed a part of the post (ie <snip> is quite common) makes it clear that more was said in the post that you are quoting, but it is not relevant to your comment.

From my experience, as long as you are not taking the quote out of context or changing the meaning of what was said it is generally accepted.

[Kan Win]

As per the Forum Rules which I got caught out off a little while a go...(twice btw, the first time 2009, they changed the rules which I never knew about until then in those days, SBK told me about a new rule.......which I was not told about before hand).. in a PM

Perhaps a new sub-forum or an up-dated one on your new rules or/changes would be in order for all of your ThaiVisaDotCom members and most all for us old-timers.

I did however provide in that post that I did change the post as quoted, without knowing about this new rules and then got notified about:-

30) Do not modify someone else's post in your quoted reply, either with font or color changes, added emoticons, or altered wording.

Yes, you may quote like I did above, but not change the quote itself

Win that got screwed by the new rules and ..............................not knowing about them.

[smokie36]

Quoting part of a post is generally accepted as long as it doesn't alter the meaning.

Mind you it does depend upon interpretation by individual mods.

A risky business I find.

[Mossfinn]

Copy and paste the relevant content into your post, highlight it, then click on the Quote button in the tool bar above.

if you do it this way, then it doesn't tell you who you are quoting, which is useful on most occasions.

Edited July 15, 2012 by Mossfinn

[Mossfinn]

Soi41

..............................not knowing about them.

1. Click the quote icon

2. Highlight the text you do not want.

3. Delete

4. Ensure you leave the first [] and ending [] boxes free.

This leaves the relevant text you want to reply to and the poster you are quoting

Edited July 15, 2012 by Mossfinn

[tombkk]

1. Click the quote icon

2. Highlight the text you do not want.

3. Delete

4. Ensure you leave the first [] and ending [] boxes free.

This leaves the relevant text you want to reply to and the poster you are quoting

Yeah, that's why I do. You bet me to it.

[smokie36]

1. Click the quote icon

2. Highlight the text you do not want.

3. Delete

4. Ensure you leave the first [] and ending [] boxes free.

This leaves the relevant text you want to reply to and the poster you are quoting

Yeah, that's why I do. You bet me to it.

Yeah it is a very helpful suggestion that. Thanks Moss!