# A request on the QUOTE function

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-request-on-the-quote-function/78465>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [August 28, 2001, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-request-on-the-quote-function/78465 "2001-08-28T02:42:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![erislover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/71e660/32.png) [@erislover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erislover)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2001, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-request-on-the-quote-function/78465/1 "2001-08-28T02:42:00Z")

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I see that a lot of the bolding errors are seemingly caused not simply by failing to close a [\*\*b] tag but by using the quote function and forgetting to delete the first one.

Is this really necessary? After all, the text is already set apart from the rest by the [\*\*quote] tag itself…

Just a thought from someone who manages to do it all the time ☹

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**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2001, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-request-on-the-quote-function/78465/2 "2001-08-28T03:18:32Z")

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Unfortunately, it would be very diffcult for the SDMB to start changing the core templates and php code to do this at this point - and they are very reluctant to do any changes, in fact.

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**Author:** ![kniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@kniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kniz)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2001, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-request-on-the-quote-function/78465/3 "2001-08-28T03:50:19Z")

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Since I’d seen others do it, I had assumed you were supposed to leave the {B} in place. It bothered me, but I thought it was just one of my quirks. Now it makes sense. Glad you made the point **erislover** , I will follow your instructions from now on. Thanks.

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**Author:** ![ObiWan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e47774/32.png) [@ObiWan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ObiWan)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2001, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-request-on-the-quote-function/78465/4 "2001-08-28T12:50:41Z")

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**kniz** , just for your information, if you want to display **[b] instead of {b} use the following code [[i\*\*][/i]b]**.

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**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2001, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-request-on-the-quote-function/78465/5 "2001-08-28T17:12:27Z")

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ObiWan,  
I just looked at the coding you used for that sentence, and my brain exploded!

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**Author:** ![Mac\_Guffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2bfe46/32.png) [@Mac\_Guffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mac_Guffin)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2001, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-request-on-the-quote-function/78465/6 "2001-08-29T14:39:51Z")

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Mine too. Looked like line noise. Gah.

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**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2001, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-request-on-the-quote-function/78465/7 "2001-08-29T14:58:28Z")

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> \*Originally posted by ObiWan \*  
> \*\ ***kniz** , just for your information, if you want to display **[b] instead of {b} use the following code [[i\*\*][/i]b]**. \*\*

You can also just type [b].