# How to use multi-quote?

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**Created:** [July 29, 2009, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-use-multi-quote/504709 "2009-07-29T21:50:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![adhay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@adhay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhay)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2009, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-use-multi-quote/504709/1 "2009-07-29T21:50:38Z")

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When I use the quote button at the bottom of a post that contains a quote from a previous thread, that quote does not appear in my new post. I assume multi-quote will handle this but I’m danged if I can figure out how. Help.

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**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2009, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-use-multi-quote/504709/2 "2009-07-29T22:23:28Z")

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> [@adhay](#):
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> When I use the quote button at the bottom of a post that contains a quote from a previous thread, that quote does not appear in my new post. I assume multi-quote will handle this but I’m danged if I can figure out how. Help.

Multi-quote usually refers to the button that lets you choose quotes from multiple posts and have them all included in a single reply. What you’re talking about (I believe) is nested quotes, e.g.

[QUOTE=poster2]

[QUOTE=poster1]  
I like cake.  
[/QUOTE]  
No, cake is gross.  
[/QUOTE]  
You’re both right!  
There’s no automatic way to do it in vBulletin – quoting a post only includes the text written by the author of the post. You have to manually cut and paste the text and include it like so:

[noparse]  
[QUOTE=poster2]

[QUOTE=poster1]  
I like cake.  
[/QUOTE]

No, cake is gross.

[/QUOTE]

[/noparse]

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**Author:** ![adhay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@adhay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhay)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2009, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-use-multi-quote/504709/3 "2009-07-29T23:57:59Z")

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Thanks.