# How do I quote someone else's post? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [February 8, 2001, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-quote-someone-elses-post/53581 "2001-02-08T03:32:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jack\_ss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c77e96/32.png) [@jack\_ss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jack_ss)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2001, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-quote-someone-elses-post/53581/1 "2001-02-08T03:32:46Z")
How do I quote some one else, as to respond to them? Cut & paste? ---
**Author:** ![Gunslinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@Gunslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gunslinger)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2001, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-quote-someone-elses-post/53581/2 "2001-02-08T03:52:14Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jack@ss \* > \*\*How do I quote some one else, as to respond to them? Cut & paste? \*\* Click the lil’ “quote” button below the post, jack@ss. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Juniper200](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@Juniper200](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Juniper200)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2001, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-quote-someone-elses-post/53581/3 "2001-02-08T04:07:56Z")
Following Gunslinger’s instructions will quote the entire post for you, but if you want to respond to only part of a post or pick a post apart line-by-line, here’s how. Copy the section you wish to quote. In the reply field, type {quote} Paste the quote material here {/quote} Replacing the {} with will give you > [@](#): > > Paste the quote material here Clicking the link in the “vB code is On” at the top of the reply page will also give an explanation of this and many other wonders of vB code. Hope this helps. ---
**Author:** ![Holy\_Avenger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dec6dc/32.png) [@Holy\_Avenger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Holy_Avenger)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2001, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-quote-someone-elses-post/53581/4 "2001-02-08T04:23:48Z")
> [@](#): > > Following Gunslinger’s instructions will quote the entire post for you, but if you want to respond to only part of a post or pick a post apart line-by-line, here’s how. Testing, never mind me… ---
**Author:** ![eirroc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f1d935/32.png) [@eirroc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eirroc)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2001, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-quote-someone-elses-post/53581/5 "2001-02-08T11:17:01Z")
> [@](#): > > Copy the section you wish to quote. In the reply field, type > {quote} Paste the quote material here {/quote} > Replacing the {} with will give you also practicing One question though,could you click on the qoute button and just delete the parts of the post you dont want so it comes up in bold? would that work? ---
**Author:** ![eirroc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f1d935/32.png) [@eirroc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eirroc)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2001, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-quote-someone-elses-post/53581/6 "2001-02-08T11:50:51Z")
> [@](#): > > One question though,could you click on the qoute button and just delete the parts of the post you dont want so it comes up in bold? would that work? Just realised how stupid that probably sounds, I assume their putting \*\* \*\*in the post? ---
**Author:** ![eirroc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f1d935/32.png) [@eirroc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eirroc)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2001, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-quote-someone-elses-post/53581/7 "2001-02-08T12:01:31Z")
that was supposed to be {b} {/b} in there post,sheesh! I give up lol. ---
**Author:** ![Spider\_Woman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cdc98d/32.png) [@Spider\_Woman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spider_Woman)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2001, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-quote-someone-elses-post/53581/8 "2001-02-08T13:26:10Z")
It didn’t sound stupid to me. I tried it and it works. I preview everything so I seldom need to practice where it can be seen. ---
**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2001, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-quote-someone-elses-post/53581/9 "2001-02-08T13:36:32Z")
Eh, **Eirroc** , cultivate the habit of using Preview Reply and it won’t jump up and bite you on the ass like that… 🙂 I will also point out (this feeling like a Teachable Moment) that it’s considered good manners, when you Reply With Quote, to make sure the quote is attributed correctly to whoever said it. This makes it easier for people lower down in the thread to follow the action, especially in a hot and heavy Pit thread, where it can be vitally important to know who said what, and when. So if you’re doing a lot of Cut and Pasting, you need to add the words “originally posted by” in italics. Like this: [quote] [i] originally posted by George W. Bush: [/i] [b] It’s mine! Mine! All mine! [/b] [/quote] But without the spaces in between, 'kay? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![eirroc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f1d935/32.png) [@eirroc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eirroc)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2001, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-quote-someone-elses-post/53581/10 "2001-02-08T17:48:36Z")
Thanks spider woman, much better idea! Thanks for pointing that out duck duck goose, I’ll remember that for the future 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![jack\_ss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c77e96/32.png) [@jack\_ss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jack_ss)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2001, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-quote-someone-elses-post/53581/11 "2001-02-09T03:38:54Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jack@ss \* > \*\*How do I quote some one else, as to respond to them? Cut & paste? \*\* > [@](#): > > - originally sung by David Byrne \* > \*\*And you may ask yourself: “Well, how do I work this?” \*\* Thanks for the tutorial, every one. And Preview really helps. ---
**Author:** ![White\_Male\_in\_the\_HOOD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/5fc32e/32.png) [@White\_Male\_in\_the\_HOOD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Male_in_the_HOOD)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2001, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-quote-someone-elses-post/53581/12 "2001-02-09T05:27:45Z")
THAT AIN’T NO DOG…THAT’S MY SISTER! ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2001, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-quote-someone-elses-post/53581/13 "2001-02-10T02:01:52Z")
I love it when Dopers are doin’ it for themselves. Just gives me a little glow of pride to see y’all helping one another out. I’ll bust out crying any minute now. \ your humble TubaDiva Administrator ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2001, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-quote-someone-elses-post/53581/14 "2001-02-10T02:10:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Spider Woman \* > I will also point out (this feeling like a Teachable Moment) that it’s considered good manners, when you Reply With Quote, to make sure the quote is attributed correctly to whoever said it. Spider Woman, your point is well taken. I myself am very particular about this. Don’t misquote! ---
**Author:** ![Spider\_Woman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cdc98d/32.png) [@Spider\_Woman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spider_Woman)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2001, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-quote-someone-elses-post/53581/15 "2001-02-10T03:42:24Z")
**Arnold** , that was actually **DDG** ’s quote. ----:p/ x o x o x ----///\\