Okay, I admit ignorance or "noobocity" in not knowing how to do this...
How on Earth do I quote a specific user in a thread? I understand how to use the [ quote ] insert user's text here [ /quote ] to get the quote box to appear, but how do you get the "John Doe wrote:" part to show up?
I enjoy participating in this forum, and a few others, that run similar BB software, but this is one little thing that drives me crazy and I can't go another day without knowing how to do it properly!
Thanks for any enlightenment!
Matt
Quotes / Specific User
- projektio28
- Posts: 256
- Joined: Thu Mar 29, 2007 10:16 pm
- antispam: No
- Location: Los Angeles / San Diego
- s1m0n
- Posts: 10069
- Joined: Wed Oct 06, 2004 12:17 am
- antispam: No
- Please enter the next number in sequence: 10
- Location: The Inside Passage
Click the at the top left of the message you'd like to quote.
That'll automatically generate the BBcode [text] for a quoted post; it's not difficult to work out how it works from there, and then you can edit the text by deleting the parts you don't want to quote.
That'll automatically generate the BBcode [text] for a quoted post; it's not difficult to work out how it works from there, and then you can edit the text by deleting the parts you don't want to quote.
Last edited by s1m0n on Wed Jun 25, 2008 11:23 am, edited 1 time in total.
And now there was no doubt that the trees were really moving - moving in and out through one another as if in a complicated country dance. ('And I suppose,' thought Lucy, 'when trees dance, it must be a very, very country dance indeed.')
C.S. Lewis
C.S. Lewis
- MTGuru
- Posts: 18663
- Joined: Sat Sep 30, 2006 12:45 pm
- antispam: No
- Please enter the next number in sequence: 8
- Location: San Diego, CA
Alternatively, you can always type in the quote tags manually:
It's the equals sign and quoted "JohnDoe" in the opening tag that generates the "JohnDoe wrote" part.
Code: Select all
[quote="JohnDoe"]quoted text here[/quote]
Vivat diabolus in musica! MTGuru's (old) GG Clips / Blackbird Clips
Joel Barish: Is there any risk of brain damage?
Dr. Mierzwiak: Well, technically speaking, the procedure is brain damage.
Joel Barish: Is there any risk of brain damage?
Dr. Mierzwiak: Well, technically speaking, the procedure is brain damage.
- MTGuru
- Posts: 18663
- Joined: Sat Sep 30, 2006 12:45 pm
- antispam: No
- Please enter the next number in sequence: 8
- Location: San Diego, CA
That reminds me ... it's time for lunch!
Vivat diabolus in musica! MTGuru's (old) GG Clips / Blackbird Clips
Joel Barish: Is there any risk of brain damage?
Dr. Mierzwiak: Well, technically speaking, the procedure is brain damage.
Joel Barish: Is there any risk of brain damage?
Dr. Mierzwiak: Well, technically speaking, the procedure is brain damage.
- projektio28
- Posts: 256
- Joined: Thu Mar 29, 2007 10:16 pm
- antispam: No
- Location: Los Angeles / San Diego
Wonderful! I can't believe I never noticed the little quote box before, but I am glad to know the code for it too. I think what was happening is I was missing the quotes around the username.
By the way, MTGuru, I love your Hypno-Toad avatar, everytime I see it I crack up. (Huge fan of Futurama here...)
Matt
By the way, MTGuru, I love your Hypno-Toad avatar, everytime I see it I crack up. (Huge fan of Futurama here...)
Matt