quoting problems

[skid]

why is it that alot of people seem to be having trouble with the quote function lately

is there a system problem or is the problem with the user

I only ask, coz I now see seasoned posters having the same quoting issues

it seems that alot of users are only missed the first quote tab that captures the whole quote and highlights it

why is that

[Sadam_Husain]

why is it that alot of people seem to be having trouble with the quote function lately

is there a system problem or is the problem with the user

I only ask, coz I now see seasoned posters having the same quoting issues

it seems that alot of users are only missed the first quote tab that captures the whole quote and highlights it

why is that

Dunno all my quotes have been ok?

[nstg8a]

why is it that alot of people seem to be having trouble with the quote function lately

is there a system problem or is the problem with the user

I only ask, coz I now see seasoned posters having the same quoting issues

it seems that alot of users are only missed the first quote tab that captures the whole quote and highlights it

why is that

Dunno all my quotes have been ok?

mines been ok, maybe the cold is making peoples fingers clumsy

[downunderxj]

Well, if you actually look closely the quote in Sadam's posting says "Sadam_husain wrote" where in fact it should have read "Skid wrote:",

I think that a lot of people try to remove some of the text and with that they remove one end of the "quote" block, there always has to be the matching [qoute] [/qoute], if one of the square brackets is missing or the "/" then you will get something funny happening.

More people are posting quickly without checking what they have written first me thinks

[Sadam_Husain]

I think that a lot of people try to remove some of the text and with that they remove one end of the "quote" block, there always has to be the matching [qoute] [/qoute], if one of the square brackets is missing or the "/" then you will get something funny happening.

More people are posting quickly without checking what they have written first me thinks

Yeah I think that hits the nail on the head Ian although theres still the odd person who dosent know how to push the "Quote" button and just does a cut and paste of the origional text which confuses the shit out of me

[DaveM]

I know I have quoted in the past, and deleted some text as pointed out, and delete too much for the quote to work properly

[Mark]

If you are going to do quotes and modify them (or create them by hand by not using the quote button) then just use the preview button before you click submit. If you cock it up and it doesn't look right then please edit your post and fix it up. I personally can't stand reading an improperly quoted post thinking that they are just repeating what the other person said.

[downunderxj]

Especially when they quote the entire message AND ALL the photos, and you end up having to scroll down to the very bottom of their post just to find out what they want to say.

[skid]

If you are going to do quotes and modify them (or create them by hand by not using the quote button) then just use the preview button before you click submit. If you cock it up and it doesn't look right then please edit your post and fix it up. I personally can't stand reading an improperly quoted post thinking that they are just repeating what the other person said.

I always use the preview button to make sure everything I wanted is in my post

no problems then

[IcedJohnno]

I always use the preview button to make sure everything I wanted is in my post

no problems then

You must be as pedantic as I am!

[fweddy]

I normally scan over and often re-read my posts after posting and edit if needed.

[dazza85]

I always use the preview button to make sure everything I wanted is in my post

no problems then

You must be as pedantic as I am!

And me