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A number of us have taken to quoting ENTIRE posts in our replies. This is bad practice for a number of reasons:
Quotes are very useful to ensure your reply is read in-context to it's instigation - however, please EDIT DOWN those quotes to only the relevant bits (bytes :p ).
- It's lame
- It's unnecessary
- It consumes excess page space on viewing / reading.
- I'm sure it consumes excess server / storage space.
Coolio...?
10-4...over and out!
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-Storm.
I'm Guilty but, now that you brought it up, could you please explain how I can take a sentence out of a paragraph and post it as a quote? Everything I have tried does not work,I'm sure it's easy but beyond my skills at this point.
Sure...
Before you reply, find the post you wish to quote, and hit the "quote" button, lower-right corner. That will take you to something like this:
[qu te=kingjames;149123]I'm Guilty but, now that you brought it up, could you please explain how I can take a sentence out of a paragraph and post it as a quote? Everything I have tried does not work,I'm sure it's easy but beyond my skills at this point.[/qu te]
(I purposefully misspelled "quote" to show the pre-post look. It looks like the following when posted...)
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Originally Posted by kingjames
Now, go remove the irrelevant text, leaving:
Make sure you leave BOTH those all-important bits in the brackest AND both brackets, both times "[ ]" - that's the HTML formatting instructions. They need to head and tail the quote. Many, when editing the quote lose a bracket or two - most common error of quoting...Quote:
Originally Posted by kingjames
Could someone explain how the "multi-quote" button works?
John
There is also a new functionality of this version of vBulletin, which allows incorporating multiple quotes from the same thread in a post.
To do this, use the strange little icon with the " ' ' " (to the right of the Quote button).
Go through the thread, and tag this little icon IN THE ORDER YOU WANT THE QUOTES TO APPEAR - it will shuffle things into that sequence - I will show next post .
Nothing will happen when you hit that icon - it will merely light-up.
When done, hit the "Post Reply" button and all the multi-quotes will appear, ready for editing within, and for you to place your comments, between.
Kind of an orange glow...Quote:
Originally Posted by boputnam
Harsh, but true.Quote:
Originally Posted by boputnam
Not so much...Quote:
Originally Posted by kingjames
See...? :rotfl:Quote:
Originally Posted by johnaec
Yep - 'figured it out myself, (while you were quoting... :p )Quote:
Originally Posted by boputnam
Edit:
And then there are those that go back and change their message after it's already been quoted... :o:Quote:
Originally Posted by boputnam
John
Where...?Quote:
Originally Posted by boputnam
Irelpied with my first quote, and by the time I'd posted it, you'd apparently gone back and edited your message, so what I'd quoted had been changed. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by boputnam
John
Some folks get anxious when their posts are edited and it appears you've taken them out of context. In that case a parenthetical (snip) lets everyone know that you're only showing part of the original post.Quote:
Originally Posted by boputnam
I agree, but sometimes removing some lines will not be understood by the poster, or by the others that have commented in the thread.Quote:
Originally Posted by boputnam
I thought I just did that...Quote:
Originally Posted by boputnam
Yea, I was just funnin' with you. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by johnaec
:shock:Quote:
Originally Posted by Titanium Dome
:scold:Quote:
Originally Posted by Titanium Dome
I don't understand the distinction - either way, you are only referring to a portion of the post. That "(snip)" stuff seems redundant to me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Titanium Dome
:no: You are not giving your readers enough credit...Quote:
Originally Posted by Rolf
Less is more.
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Originally Posted by boputnam
OK? My experience in a little different
:rotfl:Quote:
Originally Posted by Rolf
Got it. I like it.Quote:
Originally Posted by boputnam
Dammit, bo!! :bash:
:rotfl:
Peace.
thanks bo for the lesson. theres been lots of times i only wanted to quote a paragraph or two but had no idea how you done it. is there a section where we can trial post? to add, change things, pictures etc? REGARDS JIM
In some cases... if I am primarily focused on a portion of the post, but the entire post is relevant, I'll make the portion that is most important to the point I am trying to make bold. Sometimes I'll make it a different color as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rolf
If you ever want to see the entire post where the quote came from, just click on the blue arrow after the poster's name... bingo there is the original. (As long as it hasn't been edited.:D)
Widget
No...Quote:
Originally Posted by jim3860
And, don't make the mistake I and others have made, by starting a thread thinking you can delete it and everything. The mods can always clean up after you.
What you can do, is go to the OT area, pick an idle (older) thread and post with a header of "I AM TESTING HOW TO QUOTE AND USE PICTURES, etc - please ignore me. I will delete this post soon...". Best to select a neutral thread without personal notices, etc, where there are some posts to quote. Try your quoting skills, and adding graphics (you'll learn all about the limits of sizing, etc). I'll watch and if anything goes awry, I'll mop up after you (thus my avatar... ;) )
I know Don has great instructions and helpful hints, but there is nothing like trying things for oneself, and not taking anyone's eyes out in the process...
The "Preview" function may be a good place to try stuff.
[I should use it more myself.... :yes: ]
Thanks BO AND ZILCH for the helpful hints. REGARDS JIM