# How do I

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i/92429>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [November 9, 2001, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i/92429 "2001-11-09T14:31:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![glass\_onion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@glass\_onion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glass_onion)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2001, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i/92429/1 "2001-11-09T14:31:38Z")

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OK, how do i do that line/quote thing to quote from another post?

I’ve benen trying [hr] but it aint working, thanks

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**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2001, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i/92429/2 "2001-11-09T14:36:24Z")

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(Hint: it’s in the [url=“[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/index.php?action=bbcode](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/index.php?action=bbcode)”]vB code\*\* link above every reply form)

Just use {quote} and {/quote}, replacing the curly brackets with straight ones.

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**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2001, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i/92429/3 "2001-11-09T14:38:21Z")

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(Memo to self: you putz!)

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**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2001, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i/92429/4 "2001-11-09T15:06:59Z")

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Or click the Quote icon below the post you want to quote. All will be revealed.