# How do you quote another user?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-quote-another-user/89050>\
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**Created:** [October 23, 2001, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-quote-another-user/89050 "2001-10-23T10:47:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![Deptford](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Deptford](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deptford)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2001, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-quote-another-user/89050/1 "2001-10-23T10:47:45Z")

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Would someone be good enough to tell me how to quote another user?

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**Author:** ![Rue\_DeDay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/41988e/32.png) [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2001, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-quote-another-user/89050/2 "2001-10-23T10:54:05Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Deptford \*  
> \*\*Would someone be good enough to tell me how to quote another user? \*\*

You hit the little “Quote” icon at the bottom of the post you want to quote. No biggie.

You can even edit the quote, if you are only interested in part of the post.  
-Rue. (who feels real smart now)

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**Author:** ![Deptford](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Deptford](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deptford)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2001, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-quote-another-user/89050/3 "2001-10-23T10:59:39Z")

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Ah, yes, cunningly hidden in plain sight.

```
           Slaps forehead.

Thanks for your help.
```

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**Author:** ![Rue\_DeDay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/41988e/32.png) [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2001, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-quote-another-user/89050/4 "2001-10-23T11:05:25Z")

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Also, check [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/index.php?action=bbcode) out.

It’s pretty helpful.

And easy to find. At the bottom of the page when you come into a Forum and at the top of the page when you submit a post, there are [smilies](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/index.php?action=showsmilies) and [vB code](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/index.php?action=bbcode).

If you pull a “quote” on this post, you can see how to make a word a link. (It’s the whole _url=“yadda yadda” /url_ thing. With square brackets.)

Fun with coding. Wear proper safety equipment.  
-Rue.