# how to post a quote from a fellow posters responce or thread

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**Created:** [November 2, 2004, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-post-a-quote-from-a-fellow-posters-responce-or-thread/272585 "2004-11-02T18:41:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![mitchythekid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c67d28/32.png) [@mitchythekid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mitchythekid)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2004, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-post-a-quote-from-a-fellow-posters-responce-or-thread/272585/1 "2004-11-02T18:41:11Z")

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I know it’s probably real simple,I am relativly new to the computer,but understand most of the terminology.Any help would be apreaciated.Thanks! 🙂 :smack:

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2004, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-post-a-quote-from-a-fellow-posters-responce-or-thread/272585/2 "2004-11-02T18:51:15Z")

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> [@](#):
>
> Quoted text here

produces

> [@](#):
>
> Quoted text here

or

> [@Username](#):
>
> Quoted text here

produces

> [@Username](#):
>
> Quoted text here

Or you could press the little speech bubble button. Or press ‘quote’ in the bottom right corner to quote the whole post.

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2004, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-post-a-quote-from-a-fellow-posters-responce-or-thread/272585/3 "2004-11-02T18:52:37Z")

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not ‘quote’. ‘reply’. In the botton right corner of the post.

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**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:** [November 2, 2004, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-post-a-quote-from-a-fellow-posters-responce-or-thread/272585/4 "2004-11-02T18:54:32Z")

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> [@mitchythekid](#):
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> I know it’s probably real simple,I am relativly new to the computer,but understand most of the terminology.Any help would be apreaciated.Thanks! 🙂 :smack:

Take a look at the coding that produced the quote above: (replace curly brackets with straight ones for the coding to work):

{QUOTE=NAME OF POSTER}TEXT GOES HERE{/QUOTE}

> [@NAME OF POSTER](#):
>
> TEXT GOES HERE

To quote without an attribution, simply use {QUOTE} to start and {/QUOTE} to end.

> [@](#):
>
> TEXT GOES HERE

If you hit the “reply” button inside a post, it automatically quotes for you. If you click on the “reply” button just outside the list of posts, it will give you a blank window.

Since ATMB is the place for practice posts, I invite you to try it yourself here.

your humble TubaDiva  
Administrator

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**Author:** ![mitchythekid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c67d28/32.png) [@mitchythekid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mitchythekid)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2004, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-post-a-quote-from-a-fellow-posters-responce-or-thread/272585/5 "2004-11-02T18:56:40Z")

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I mean in a reply to a thread, on a paticular thread,where it’s boxed in, to quote someone else. :smack:

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**Author:** ![mitchythekid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c67d28/32.png) [@mitchythekid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mitchythekid)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2004, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-post-a-quote-from-a-fellow-posters-responce-or-thread/272585/6 "2004-11-02T18:59:55Z")

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OK,thanks alot, you all are really quite helpful on Cecil’s site.THANKS!! 😃

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**Author:** ![mitchythekid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c67d28/32.png) [@mitchythekid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mitchythekid)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2004, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-post-a-quote-from-a-fellow-posters-responce-or-thread/272585/7 "2004-11-02T19:36:08Z")

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{quote=mitchythekid}testing the test-test{/quote} :wally

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**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:** [November 2, 2004, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-post-a-quote-from-a-fellow-posters-responce-or-thread/272585/8 "2004-11-02T21:49:54Z")

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Use STRAIGHT brackets [] not curly ones { } in your coding.

BTW, preview is your friend . . try hitting the PREVIEW POST button first before you send.

your humble TubaDiva  
Administrator.