# adding 2 posts in 1 reply **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [April 6, 2004, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adding-2-posts-in-1-reply/238577 "2004-04-06T16:39:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![duffer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duffer/32/1026_2.png) [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2004, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adding-2-posts-in-1-reply/238577/1 "2004-04-06T16:39:48Z")
How is it done? What I mean is, to quote 2 different posts in one reply, how is it done? Not neccessarily the full post, just a part of it to quote it. ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2004, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adding-2-posts-in-1-reply/238577/2 "2004-04-06T16:52:26Z")
> [@duffer](#): > > How is it done? What I mean is, to quote 2 different posts in one reply, how is it done? Not neccessarily the full post, just a part of it to quote it. Don’t put the spaces inside the brackets [QUOTE=WhoeverYou’reQuoting] _copy the text you want to quote and paste it here_ [/QUOTE] ---
**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2004, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adding-2-posts-in-1-reply/238577/3 "2004-04-06T17:39:27Z")
Unless there is a shortcut I don`t know of you have to do it manually like cazzle says. Of course you can use the reply button for one of them and the quote tags for the other. Saves a little time. ---
**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2004, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adding-2-posts-in-1-reply/238577/4 "2004-04-06T17:46:35Z")
Hit the reply button and look in the preview window how this is tagged. > [@duffer](#): > > How is it done? What I mean is, to quote 2 different posts in one reply, how is it done? Not neccessarily the full post, just a part of it to quote it. > [@cazzle](#): > > Don’t put the spaces inside the brackets > [QUOTE=WhoeverYou’reQuoting] copy the text you want to quote and paste it here [/QUOTE] ---
**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2004, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adding-2-posts-in-1-reply/238577/5 "2004-04-06T17:51:17Z")
Shoot, nevermind, you can`t quick reply the quotes. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2004, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adding-2-posts-in-1-reply/238577/6 "2004-04-06T20:19:06Z")
Wouldn’t it be possible to open two windows, use the Quote Reply function on each one and then copy and post one to the other? At least, I _think_ that’s how I’ve done it in the past. ::: crosses fingers ::: ---
**Author:** ![Shalmanese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2004, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adding-2-posts-in-1-reply/238577/7 "2004-04-07T15:53:13Z")
The best way is to open two reply windows and copy and paste. Otherwise, if I’m too lazy, I’ll just put unadorned [quote] tags around it and assume that readers will understand who said what. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2004, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adding-2-posts-in-1-reply/238577/8 "2004-04-07T21:19:48Z")
> [@Shalmanese](#): > > The best way is to open two reply windows and copy and paste. . > > > [@Uncommon Sense](#): > > > > Shoot, nevermind, you can`t quick reply the quotes. > > Otherwise, if I’m too lazy, I’ll just put unadorned quote tags around it and assume that readers will understand who said what, I’ll tell you whut. Hmmm…