1. Sign up or login, and you'll have full access to opportunities of forum.

How Do You Do Those Quotes?

Discussion in 'Technical questions' started by thehangingtree, Feb 3, 2012.

  1. thehangingtree Proconsul

    Message Count:
    1,287
    Likes Received:
    1,943
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    Ofter I see grey boxes with quotes from previous thread that are preceded by who is being quoted.

    How does one do that?

    Computer illiterately yours,

    THT
    thehangingtree, Feb 3, 2012
    #1

  2. Ads Master

    Message Count:
    0
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0

    120 slave girls will fulfill all Masters fantasies.

  3. buckinghambruno Assistant executioner

    Message Count:
    277
    Likes Received:
    821
    Trophy Points:
    93
    Gender:
    Male

    I just press the Reply button THT
    buckinghambruno, Feb 3, 2012
    #2

  4. Fantasmo Executioner

    Message Count:
    1,400
    Likes Received:
    2,272
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    Central Europe
    Right, the "Reply" button (on the original message) automatically quotes that message.
    But to save bandwidth and to make things a bit more compact and understandable I suggest to edit also the quoted part.
    Quotes are started with "quote" in square brackets and ended with "/quote" in square brackets.
    (I have to describe it because the board would use it as a command if I try to post it "as is")
    So you easily may cut a quoted part in sections by inserting the commands.
    Google for BBCODE (Buletin Board Code).
    Fantasmo, Feb 3, 2012
    #3

  5. melissa Administrator

    Message Count:
    1,964
    Likes Received:
    1,702
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Female
    Location:
    Sheffield, UK
    Fantasmo is quite right. If the quote is small then click on Reply. If it is big then simply type in the reply box. There is also nothing to stop you from copying and pasting parts of a quote. If everybody keeps hitting Reply then the thread soon becomes untidy. Bandwidth however is more affected by people posting full size pics instead of the thumbnail...I've been guilty of that!! Please remember that ImageMaker has to pay for this site and if we can keep bandwidth down then that will help in a small way to keep costs down.
    melissa, Feb 3, 2012
    #4

  6. thehangingtree Proconsul

    Message Count:
    1,287
    Likes Received:
    1,943
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    OK, I'm going to try some of this. Don't yell if the site blows up.
    thehangingtree, Feb 3, 2012
    #5
    admihoek likes this.

  7. admihoek Tribune

    Message Count:
    4,949
    Likes Received:
    5,483
    Trophy Points:
    1,076
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    Netherlands
    if so it earns some punishment of the government:D
    admihoek, Feb 4, 2012
    #6

  8. Fantasmo Executioner

    Message Count:
    1,400
    Likes Received:
    2,272
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    Central Europe
    The "bandwith" statement was rather meant as "useless payload, to be avoided". A few chars don't make a difference.
    And as far as Imagemakers costs are concerned: I like this forum, so I got paying member of Cruxdreams. Not primarily because of the content there, but just as a contribution to what it costs (both in hosting and labour cost!) to operate this site here.
    Fantasmo, Feb 4, 2012
    #7
    admihoek likes this.

  9. Naraku Draconarius

    Message Count:
    534
    Likes Received:
    272
    Trophy Points:
    63
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    Florida, USA
    You can also delete parts of the quote for brevity or emphesis. Just highlight & hit delete just like in a Word document.
    And, unlike some other forums, this one has undo/redo option (the little blue arrows at the top right), incase you want to restore part of the quote.
    Naraku, Feb 4, 2012
    #8

Share This Page