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I still can't get the hang of the new format. I can't figure out why my replies are part of the quotation.

Just make sure you have a blank line between the text you are quoting and your text.

A good example (notice the blank line):

> I still can't get the hang of the new format. I can't figure out why my replies are part of the quotation.

Here is my reply.

It looks like this:

I still can't get the hang of the new format. I can't figure out why my replies are part of the quotation.

Here is my reply.


Now here is a bad example (notice no blank line):

> I still can't get the hang of the new format. I can't figure out why my replies are part of the quotation.
Here is my reply.

It looks like this:

I still can't get the hang of the new format. I can't figure out why my replies are part of the quotation.
Here is my reply.

Hope that helps!

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Last edited: May 23, 2011 20:42:20

Also, there is really no need to make your quotes more than 2 or 3 deep. You can always scroll up if you need to review a previous message. Just use some common sense and edit the post down to just the relevant parts you are replying to.

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Bump.

Site dude - S3 Agent #202
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"It starts... when it begins" -- Ralf Kilauea

Brian wrote:

Also, there is really no need to make your quotes more
than 2 or 3 deep. You can always scroll up if you need
to review a previous message. Just use some common
sense and edit the post down to just the relevant parts
you are replying to.

Agree This can't be reiterated enough!

Danny Snyder

"With great reverb comes great responsibility" - Uncle Leo

Playing keys and guitar with Combo Tezeta

Formerly a guitarist in The TomorrowMen and Meshugga Beach Party

Latest surf project - Now That's What I Call SURF

aka, delete the picture link if you are replying to someone's post,
and there happens to be a Pic in there post.

Jeff(bigtikidude)

Bump

Site dude - S3 Agent #202
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A public service announcement.

Here is how you quote someone's message. Click the cartoon balloon in the lower right of a post you want to quote:

quote1

Then you will see the usual email style quoting in the post box:

quote2

Make sure there is a blank line between the quoted text and your new text. How do you know if you got it right? Click the green check mark to preview your post (circled in red).

Site dude - S3 Agent #202
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Make sure there is a blank line between the quoted text and your new text. How do you know if you got it right? Click the green check mark to preview your post (circled in red).

Haven't tried this yet - just testing

Tim O
oestmann guitar

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oestmann wrote:

Make sure there is a blank line between the quoted text and your new text. How do you know if you got it right? Click the green check mark to preview your post (circled in red).

Haven't tried this yet - just testing

it seems to be functioning well Cool

Bump! (Looks like I need to fix up some images in an earlier post though)

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Last edited: Mar 10, 2020 14:54:36

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