# How do I quote multiple members in a response? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [June 30, 2008, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-quote-multiple-members-in-a-response/454823 "2008-06-30T22:07:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2008, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-quote-multiple-members-in-a-response/454823/1 "2008-06-30T22:07:55Z")
I’m ashamed to admit this, but I don’t know how to quote more than one person in a response. I certainly don’t want to have to post 3 responses by using ‘reply’ 3 different times. Please show me how to do this. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2008, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-quote-multiple-members-in-a-response/454823/2 "2008-06-30T22:16:40Z")
[QUOTE=dalej42] I’m ashamed to admit this, but I don’t know how to quote more than one person in a response. I certainly don’t want to have to post 3 responses by using ‘reply’ 3 different times. Please show me how to do this. [/QUOTE] you can do this bit right? Now, using your amazing skills with cut and paste, change the above from “dalej42” to “poster #1” and paste the relevant text [QU0TE=poster #1]yada, yada, yada. [/QUOTE] [QU0TE=poster #2]Wiity response. [/QUOTE] [QU0TE=poster #1]You can’t spell nyuk nyuk. [/QUOTE] etc. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2008, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-quote-multiple-members-in-a-response/454823/3 "2008-06-30T22:23:33Z")
[QUOTE=Tapioca Dextrin] [QUOTE=dalej42] I’m ashamed to admit this, but I don’t know how to quote more than one person in a response. I certainly don’t want to have to post 3 responses by using ‘reply’ 3 different times. Please show me how to do this. [/QUOTE] you can do this bit right? Now, using your amazing skills with cut and paste, change the above from “dalej42” to “poster #1” and paste the relevant text… [/QUOTE] You can even layer them. It’s just a bit of manual coding is all. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2008, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-quote-multiple-members-in-a-response/454823/4 "2008-07-01T08:32:06Z")
Alternatively, right-click on the ‘reply’ button for each post you want to quote and open the reply in a new window/tab - copy the preformatted quote out of the new reply box and paste it back into the main window/tab. Repeat as necessary. ---
**Author:** ![Mellivora\_capensis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Mellivora\_capensis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mellivora_capensis)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2008, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-quote-multiple-members-in-a-response/454823/5 "2008-07-01T15:15:56Z")
Since we’re opening our hearts and admitting dark secrets, please can someone tell me how to do that cool link thingamajigee. In other words, instead of copying and pasting the entire link complete with http 'n all, you make it appear as one word, and part of a sentence. Yeah, I know, I’m a technopeasant. ---
**Author:** ![Cub\_Mistress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@Cub\_Mistress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cub_Mistress)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2008, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-quote-multiple-members-in-a-response/454823/6 "2008-07-01T15:26:52Z")
to insert a hyperlink: when you get to the point you want to insert it, click on the “insert hyperlink” button. It’s the little thingie that looks like a blue ball with an infinity symbol, fifth from the right in the line below font, color and size. See it? click, paste your text to display, click ok than paste your link. easy-peasy! ---
**Author:** ![zut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zut/32/2875_2.png) [@zut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zut)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2008, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-quote-multiple-members-in-a-response/454823/7 "2008-07-01T15:30:42Z")
At the bottom left of every page is a little box that says: > [@](#): > > ## **Posting Rules** You \*\*may \*\* post new threads You \*\*may \*\* post replies You \*\*may not \*\* post attachments You \*\*may \*\* edit your posts > > [vB code](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/misc.php?do=bbcode) is **On** > [Smilies](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/misc.php?do=showsmilies) are **On** > [[IMG]](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/misc.php?do=bbcode#imgcode) code is **Off** > HTML code is \*\*Off \*\* Click on the “vB Code” link to see how to code quotes and links and such. ---
**Author:** ![Mellivora\_capensis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Mellivora\_capensis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mellivora_capensis)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2008, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-quote-multiple-members-in-a-response/454823/8 "2008-07-01T15:53:01Z")
[QUOTE=Cub Mistress] to insert a hyperlink: when you get to the point you want to insert it, click on the “insert hyperlink” button. It’s the little thingie that looks like a blue ball with an infinity symbol, fifth from the right in the line below font, color and size. See it? click, paste your text to display, click ok than paste your link. easy-peasy! [/QUOTE] Like [this](http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=easy%20peasy)? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Cub\_Mistress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@Cub\_Mistress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cub_Mistress)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2008, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-quote-multiple-members-in-a-response/454823/9 "2008-07-01T19:19:46Z")
[QUOTE=Mellivora capensis] Like [this](http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=easy%20peasy)? 😃 [/QUOTE] Good job! Thanks, **zut** , for even more information. ---
**Author:** ![masterofnone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@masterofnone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/masterofnone)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2008, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-quote-multiple-members-in-a-response/454823/10 "2008-07-01T19:42:20Z")
[QUOTE=Cub Mistress] to insert a hyperlink: when you get to the point you want to insert it, click on the “insert hyperlink” button. It’s the little thingie that looks like a blue ball with an infinity symbol, fifth from the right in the line below font, color and size. See it? click, paste your text to display, click ok than paste your link. easy-peasy! [/QUOTE] Wow - I’ve been doing this the hard way! (Copying and pasting from [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=9034109#post9034109) everytime) :smack: Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Lakai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2008, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-quote-multiple-members-in-a-response/454823/11 "2008-07-01T22:50:35Z")
Tapioca Dextrin - you can do this bit right? Now, using your amazing skills with cut and paste, change the above from “dalej42” to “poster #1” and paste the relevant text [QU0TE=poster #1]yada, yada, yada. [/QUOTE] [QU0TE=poster #2]Wiity response. [/QUOTE] [QU0TE=poster #1]You can’t spell nyuk nyuk. [/QUOTE] \*\* I can’t for the life of me figure out what is wrong with the formatting above. Why don’t they turn into quote boxes?\*\* ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2008, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-quote-multiple-members-in-a-response/454823/12 "2008-07-01T23:23:32Z")
That’s because I have super secret formatting skills. Also, I used the key next to the 9, not the one next to the i 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2008, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-quote-multiple-members-in-a-response/454823/13 "2008-07-02T01:47:23Z")
[QUOTE=Tapioca Dextrin] That’s because I have super secret formatting skills. Also, I used the key next to the 9, not the one next to the i 😛 [/QUOTE] Though, some boards have this code so out of curiosity: test post- [noparse] > [@The Chipmunks](#): > > Ooh ee ooh ah ah [/noparse] Also another board I was on had a feature that added a little toggleable “+” button next to the quote button (looks like the quote button but smaller with a plus over the page) that would add it as a quote when you replied to the thread (if it wasn’t in the same thread it would add something under the reply box that said “you have posts selected not in this thread, would you like to add them to your post or discard them?” which you could disregard if you wanted to keep them but not do any of the above. Not sure if it’s part of teh default VB package, but if it is it could be a useful feature to activate, if for nothing but saving a tiny bit of time. ETA: Noparse tags do not work! ---
**Author:** ![Lakai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2008, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-quote-multiple-members-in-a-response/454823/14 "2008-07-02T06:11:38Z")
[QUOTE=Tapioca Dextrin] That’s because I have super secret formatting skills. Also, I used the key next to the 9, not the one next to the i 😛 [/QUOTE] :smack: I definitely spent too much time on that. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2008, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-quote-multiple-members-in-a-response/454823/15 "2008-07-02T09:00:05Z")
You can also do it by inserting a valid, empty tag pair inside the other tag… [quo**te]blah[/quo**te] ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2008, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-quote-multiple-members-in-a-response/454823/16 "2008-07-02T15:34:10Z")
The easiest way to quote multiple people is to open a new tab for each person using reply function. Select all the text in each reply window and paste them all into one reply. All the special tags are handled by the software instead of you having to do it. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2008, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-quote-multiple-members-in-a-response/454823/17 "2008-07-02T18:57:16Z")
vB does have a “quote multiple post” function; I’m guessing it’s either set to “off” by default or isn’t in 3.0.7. ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2008, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-quote-multiple-members-in-a-response/454823/18 "2008-07-02T18:57:50Z")
[QUOTE=Mangetout] You can also do it by inserting a valid, empty tag pair inside the other tag… [quo**te]blah[/quo**te] [/QUOTE] Like this [quo\*[/í]te]blah[/quo\*[/í]te] (but using regular “i” instead of “í”) ---
**Author:** ![Borborygmi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/borborygmi/32/217_2.png) [@Borborygmi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Borborygmi)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2008, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-quote-multiple-members-in-a-response/454823/19 "2008-07-02T20:56:10Z")
[QUOTE=Jragon] Though, some boards have this code so out of curiosity: test post- [noparse] [QUOTE=The Chipmunks] Ooh ee ooh ah ah [/quote] [/noparse] [/QUOTE] Dude, that was quote is totally from the Witch Doctor, not the Chipmunks. What, nipicks aren’t just for the other fora. This is the SDMB, man! ---
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2008, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-quote-multiple-members-in-a-response/454823/20 "2008-07-03T03:44:55Z")
[QUOTE=Borborygmi] Dude, that was quote is totally from the Witch Doctor, not the Chipmunks. What, nipicks aren’t just for the other fora. This is the SDMB, man! [/QUOTE] Well the version of Wooly Bully I’m familiar with is from the Chipmunks so :p. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-quote-multiple-members-in-a-response/454823.md?page=2)