monto Posted February 26, 2008 at 07:42 AM Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 at 07:42 AM How to quote a post in a new post? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
self-taught-mba Posted February 26, 2008 at 07:46 AM Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 at 07:46 AM Looks like a "callout" button. Highlight the text and click it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted February 26, 2008 at 07:46 AM Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 at 07:46 AM like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monto Posted February 26, 2008 at 08:18 AM Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 at 08:18 AM Thanks. Let me have a try. Looks like a "callout" button. like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooironic Posted February 29, 2008 at 01:13 AM Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 at 01:13 AM Why can't we just put a quote button on the top of every post so we can quote directly from the source? Or am I missing something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monto Posted February 29, 2008 at 01:23 AM Author Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 at 01:23 AM tooironic: Why can't we just put a quote button on the top of every post so we can quote directly from the source? It sounds a good idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gougou Posted February 29, 2008 at 02:11 AM Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 at 02:11 AM Been there, done that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted February 29, 2008 at 02:14 AM Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 at 02:14 AM Add your pleas to that topic if you want. Not completely opposed to the idea of the quote button though, as long as people use it selectively. However for my money things work fine as they are. You may also want to request the return of the quick reply button, which was removed to stop people replying so quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imron Posted February 29, 2008 at 03:32 AM Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 at 03:32 AM I'll also throw my vote in for keeping things as they are. If people have everything already quoted for them, they're less likely to go in and remove stuff. If quoting has to be done manually, people are usually more selective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylee Posted February 29, 2008 at 03:36 AM Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 at 03:36 AM I agree with imron. Posts with lots of quotes are difficult to read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted February 29, 2008 at 04:21 AM Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 at 04:21 AM I certainly find it particularly annoying when someone feels the need to microquote someone elses post like this and rebut virtually every sentence. If you think they're that wrong, just point and laugh at them, surely. But that's a different issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lu Posted February 29, 2008 at 02:15 PM Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 at 02:15 PM I agree with Imron and Skylee, it's fine without a quote button. A quote button leads inevitably to long quotes when short quotes would also do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imron Posted December 23, 2008 at 01:56 PM Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 at 01:56 PM this is embarrassing, but could someone tell me how to quote other posts?Use the quote button (when you're composing posts, it's the one that looks like this: ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbradfor Posted December 23, 2008 at 08:48 PM Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 at 08:48 PM Use the quote button(when you're composing posts, it's the one that looks like this: ) imron, what I think sirenbear is asking (and I'm wondering this too), is that pretty much EVERY OTHER forum I frequent has a way to automatically quote a particular message as a way of starting a new reply. I don't see that here. sirenbear, if you're asking what I think you're asking, copy the text you want to quote, then click on reply, then click on the quote icon imron mentions, then post the text. Not pretty..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrianlondon Posted December 23, 2008 at 10:13 PM Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 at 10:13 PM The logic here is that it's pointless to quote the previous post. Why not just respond to it? The posting rate on this forum isn't that fast, and also it's not threaded so everything just appears as one linear story. So, in your post, why did you quote the one above? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meng Lelan Posted December 23, 2008 at 10:49 PM Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 at 10:49 PM So, in your post, why did you quote the one above? And why indeed am I quoting what Adrianlondon just asked about quoting? I have an awesome idea, we can start a whole new thread about how to quote on the Chinese forums. We're spozed to be talking about Chinese guys in this thread here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imron Posted December 23, 2008 at 10:53 PM Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 at 10:53 PM That question has been answered here and here. The basic idea is that it makes people think about what they are quoting, rather than needlessly quoting entire posts. I have an awesome idea, we can start a whole new thread about how to quote on the Chinese forums.See above Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meng Lelan Posted December 23, 2008 at 11:10 PM Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 at 11:10 PM See above Awesome imron! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imron Posted December 23, 2008 at 11:12 PM Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 at 11:12 PM Moved posts above from this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meng Lelan Posted December 23, 2008 at 11:34 PM Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 at 11:34 PM We're spozed to be talking about Chinese guys in this thread here. Not this thread here, the other thread. Which leads me to the next question, how do I link to a thread I'm referring to? to a website I'm referring to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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