Using the quote function

[Nonethewiser]

Sorry if this is a bit of a bonehead question but I'm not all that experienced a forum user generally. I'd be very grateful if someone would explain to me how to use the quote function . I recall seeing something in another thread some time ago and I did manage to use the function once but thereafter didn't use the forum for about 6 months and now I can't remember!

 

[jefmcg]

It's for when you want to include quotes from more than one post on your reply.

Click on +quote for each post you want. Then when you go to reply you should see and "Insert Quotes" button.

 

[Cycleops]

And he's still 'Nonethewiser'

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Click on +quote for each post you want. Then when you go to reply you should see and "Insert Quotes" button.

Or,if you only want to quote a bit of the post, select the text you want, an option to quote will appear.
Insert the quote in your reply.

 

[Tenacious Sloth]

if you only want to quote a bit of the post, select the text you want, an option to quote will appear.

Didn’t know you could do that. Every day is a school day.

Thanks.

 

[Salty seadog]

do that

Do what?

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Or,if you only want to quote a bit of the post, select the text you want, an option to quote will appear.
Insert the quote in your reply.

Didn’t know you could do that. Every day is a school day.
Thanks.

Do what?

This is called"selective quoting" or "misquoting", there is a CC guideline about it

 

[Salty seadog]

This is called"selective quoting" or "misquoting", there is a CC guideline about it

TLDR.

 

[jefmcg]

Didn’t know you could do that. Every day is a school day.

Thanks.

This is pretty perfect. I was trying to keep it simple, so he could use the functionality. Someone adding that in a separate post (@Pat "5mph" ) gives extra information to the OP without confusing the simple explanation, and also other users.

Something I didn't realise until just now when I tested it: if you want to reply to several different points in the same post, you can select each point, and +quote them, and you will get multiple quotes from the same OP. Embarrassingly, I've been hand editing them. Please don't tell anyone!

 

[Salty seadog]

Something I didn't realise until just now when I tested it:

Uh ha, do go on.

if you want to reply to several different points in the same post, you can select each point, and +quote them, and you will get multiple quotes from the same OP.

Ahhh, like it ....

Embarrassingly, I've been hand editing them. Please don't tell anyone!

 

[ColinJ]

This is pretty perfect.

Something I didn't realise until just now when I tested it:

Embarrassingly, I've been hand editing them.

Ha ha - it works - I too have been doing repeated full quotes and editing!

 

[Tenacious Sloth]

I’m a naughty boy and need to be spanked.

We do need to be careful when using this feature not to quote others out of context though.

 

[raleighnut]

We do need to be careful when using this feature not to quote others out of context though.

Well I never.

 

[Nonethewiser]

It's for when you want to include quotes from more than one post on your reply.

Click on +quote for each post you want. Then when you go to reply you should see and "Insert Quotes" button.

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Excellent, it's not as difficult as I thought. Many thanks for that and it would seem that I've opened a thread that's been useful to others too.

 

[mjr]

Remember that all of the "+quote" things only work if your browser is set to insecure or if you've specifically granted cyclechat program permission.