How to quote on the forum

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How to quote on the forum

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Over time, I've seen several forum members struggling with how to quote properly, Darl being the most recent example. If I'm busy, I tend to go off my notifications to see whether someone is addressing me anywhere. If quoting is done improperly it doesn't result in a notification.

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There's a button on the top right of every post* that will open a reply with the entire post quoted and the user addressed. It will even include a link to the post and the time and date on which it was posted.
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The code for addressed quotes look like this:

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[quote=NAME][/quote]
"=NAME" is optional, and of course you substitute "NAME" with the name of whomever you want to quote. If you include it it looks like this:
Peter wrote:Animals have feelings too
If you don't, it looks like this:
How about plants though?
Hope this helps :)
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Re: How to quote on the forum

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I feel scolded here :D . I tend to avoid quoting when it's clear to whom I am addressing my message. But, when it's not, I do quote.
miniboes wrote:If quoting is done improperly it doesn't result in a notification
Fair enough. Did I do it properly?
How do I change the colour if I do it manually? It doesn's seem to work when the name is between brackets.
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Re: How to quote on the forum

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DarlBundren wrote: Wed Apr 12, 2017 9:54 amI feel scolded here :D .
Haha, I just noticed you weren't doing it right and since we've had a lot of people having trouble with it I thought I'd make a topic.
DarlBundren wrote:Fair enough. Did I do it properly?
Yes :)
DarlBundren wrote:How do I change the colour if I do it manually? It doesn's seem to work when the name is between brackets.
The color changes because if you hit the quote button it includes the post id and puts a hyperlink on your name;

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[quote=DarlBundren post_id=30383 time=1492005250 user_id=1569]
That means if you click it you'll be taken to the quoted post. That's quite useful if the post is in another thread but otherwise it's unnecessary. I don't know of any way to find out the post id other than using the quote button, so I guess you're out of luck if you really value the blue names ;)
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Re: How to quote on the forum

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miniboes wrote: That means if you click it you'll be taken to the quoted post. That's quite useful if the post is in another thread but otherwise it's unnecessary. I don't know of any way to find out the post id other than using the quote button, so I guess you're out of luck if you really value the blue names ;)
OK, thanks.
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