# Practice Quoting and Multi-quoting here. (I need this thread!) **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [June 23, 2020, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-quoting-and-multi-quoting-here-i-need-this-thread/912573 "2020-06-23T23:12:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![JackieLikesVariety](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackielikesvariety/32/296_2.png) [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2020, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-quoting-and-multi-quoting-here-i-need-this-thread/912573/42 "2020-06-28T23:10:11Z")
> [@Tusculan](#): > > > [@Tusculan](#): > > > > > [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > > > > > To quote your entire post, I first hit the “reply” to your post, and then hit the little bubble in the upper left of my reply field. This automatically quoted the whole thing. > > > > I doubt whether that really works. > > You see? Multi-quoting is a figment of the imagination. I need more practice, or to give up entirely ---
**Author:** ![JackieLikesVariety](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackielikesvariety/32/296_2.png) [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2020, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-quoting-and-multi-quoting-here-i-need-this-thread/912573/43 "2020-06-28T23:12:27Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > It won’t work for me. - > [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Got it now - > [@Tusculan](#): > > surely multi-quoting will not work like that. trying to multi quote and used \* as place holders ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2020, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-quoting-and-multi-quoting-here-i-need-this-thread/912573/44 "2020-06-28T23:50:04Z")
I’ve probably already asked, but will ask again. Are we going to be able to quote whole posts in the future? I am deleting one character or something just to be able to quote… ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2020, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-quoting-and-multi-quoting-here-i-need-this-thread/912573/45 "2020-06-28T23:53:56Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > I’ve probably already asked, but will ask again. > > Are we going to be able to quote whole posts in the future? I am deleting one character or something just to be able to quote…   You only need to do that if your post comes immediately after the quoted post. ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2020, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-quoting-and-multi-quoting-here-i-need-this-thread/912573/46 "2020-06-28T23:58:59Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > To quote your entire post, I first hit the “reply” to your post, and then hit the little bubble in the upper left of my reply field. This automatically quoted the whole thing. quote test ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2020, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-quoting-and-multi-quoting-here-i-need-this-thread/912573/47 "2020-06-28T23:59:32Z")
Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-quoting-and-multi-quoting-here-i-need-this-thread/912573/48 "2020-06-29T01:26:02Z")
> [@yojimbo](#): > > Thank you > [@LSLGuy](#): > > Interesting. You can partly or fully quote multiple posts in any order and the net result is your post appears as a reply to each of the posts you quote. > > By “order” here I mean the chronological sequence of clicking each posts’ [Reply] button. Which also sets the textual sequence of quote entries in your post. But that text can be edited manually to be whatever sequence you want. > > Bottom line: Order don’t matter Hey, thanks to you guys, I think I just learned how to multi-quote! ---
**Author:** ![Kimera757](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kimera757/32/3765_2.png) [@Kimera757](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimera757)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-quoting-and-multi-quoting-here-i-need-this-thread/912573/49 "2020-06-29T16:40:29Z")
I could use help quoting newspaper articles. I just get the word “quote” in plaintext around the quote. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-quoting-and-multi-quoting-here-i-need-this-thread/912573/50 "2020-06-29T17:02:48Z")
An easy way is to type [quote] [/quote] into your edit box on 3 separate lines by themselves just as I did. Then paste whatever text you get from wherever else into the blank line between the two “quote” tags. Done. Note that unlike the old board you can’t keep typing right after the ending [/quote] tag; you need to continue your typing on the next line. And if you want to include the url of your source, include that as text inside the quote tags. There are other ways to do quoting, but this one is the most similar to the old board. ---
**Author:** ![Kimera757](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kimera757/32/3765_2.png) [@Kimera757](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimera757)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-quoting-and-multi-quoting-here-i-need-this-thread/912573/51 "2020-06-29T17:20:04Z")
Let’s try this then. > [@](#): > > The Supreme Court ruled Monday that Louisiana’s tough restriction on abortions violates the Constitution, a surprising victory for abortion rights advocates from [an increasingly conservative court.](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/divided-supreme-court-hears-challenge-louisiana-abortion-law-n1149671) Link: [MSN News](https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/us/supreme-court-in-5-4-ruling-strikes-down-restrictive-louisiana-abortion-law/ar-BB166Min) It worked! Thanks [LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)! ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-quoting-and-multi-quoting-here-i-need-this-thread/912573/52 "2020-06-29T22:47:46Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > To quote your entire post, I first hit the “reply” to your post, and then hit the little bubble in the upper left of my reply field. This automatically quoted the whole thing. THANK YOU for this. This change was really messing with my muscle memory and I kept having to start over using the highlight-to-quote feature instead. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-quoting-and-multi-quoting-here-i-need-this-thread/912573/53 "2020-06-29T22:50:55Z")
> [@Heracles](#): > > Les chemises > [@Heracles](#): > > quoting works. > [@Tusculan](#): > > ting is a figme OK, this multi-quote feature with the highlight-to-quote is pretty freaking awesome. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2020, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-quoting-and-multi-quoting-here-i-need-this-thread/912573/54 "2020-07-01T14:36:59Z")
I’m trying to quote from off board pages so excuse my mess. > Trump seems to be calling himself "The Lone Warrior," which doesn't make a lot of sense. > 1. He isn’t a warrior. He dodged the war with bone spurs. > 2. Maybe he wants to be like “The Lone Ranger,” but the Lone Ranger at least wore a f\*\*\*ing mask. Did that work? It seems like it did but there has to be an easier way. The quote tags don’t work the same as they did on the old board and I don’t understand the blockquote thing. > Trump seems to be calling himself “The Lone Warrior,” which doesn’t make a lot of sense. > > 1. He isn’t a warrior. He dodged the war with bone spurs. > 2. Maybe he wants to be like “The Lone Ranger,” but the Lone Ranger at least wore a f\*\*\*ing mask. Okay. So you have to have the ‘\>’ at the start of each line. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2020, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-quoting-and-multi-quoting-here-i-need-this-thread/912573/55 "2020-07-01T14:43:19Z")
I still don’t understand how the blockquote thing works for anything longer than one sentence. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2020, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-quoting-and-multi-quoting-here-i-need-this-thread/912573/56 "2020-07-01T19:01:43Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > I still don’t understand how the blockquote thing works for anything longer than one sentence I think you need the blockquote for each paragraph, not each sentence (unless the paragraph is only one sentence). Idk how to do a blockquote for more than 1 paragraph, though. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2020, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-quoting-and-multi-quoting-here-i-need-this-thread/912573/57 "2020-07-01T20:12:51Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > I think you need the blockquote for each paragraph, not each sentence (unless the paragraph is only one sentence). Idk how to do a blockquote for more than 1 paragraph, though. Use your mouse to highlight the text you want to quote. A icon pops up to quote it, it works fast and easy across multiple lines of text. The blockquote markup in the editor is more cumbersome to use. ---
**Author:** ![Wolf333](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf333/32/3460_2.png) [@Wolf333](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolf333)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2020, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-quoting-and-multi-quoting-here-i-need-this-thread/912573/58 "2020-07-01T22:16:30Z")
Just testing block quote. > The **wolf** ( _Canis lupus_ [[a]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf#cite_note-4)), also known as the **gray wolf** or **grey wolf** , is a large [canine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canis) native to [Eurasia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasia) and [North America](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America). More than thirty [subspecies of _Canis lupus_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subspecies_of_Canis_lupus) have been recognized, and gray wolves, as colloquially understood, comprise non-domestic/feral subspecies. The wolf is the largest [extant](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neontology) member of [Canidae](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canidae), males averaging 40 kg (88 lb) and females 37 kg (82 lb). Wolves measure 105–160 cm (41–63 in) in length and 80–85 cm (31–33 in) at shoulder height. The wolf is also distinguished from other _[Canis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canis)_ species by its less pointed ears and muzzle, as well as a shorter torso and a longer tail. The wolf is nonetheless related closely enough to smaller _Canis_ species, such as the [coyote](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coyote) and the [golden jackal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_jackal), to produce fertile [hybrids](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canid_hybrid) with them. The [banded](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agouti_(coloration)) fur of a wolf is usually mottled white, brown, gray, and black, although subspecies in the arctic region may be nearly all white. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2020, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-quoting-and-multi-quoting-here-i-need-this-thread/912573/59 "2020-07-02T17:57:30Z")
> Buckingham Palace said Thursday they would not comment on the arrest of Jeffrey Epstein’s confidant Ghislaine Maxwell in New Hampshire earlier that day. > “This is not something for us to comment on,” a spokesperson for the Palace told CNN. > Prince Andrew, the son of Queen Elizabeth II, faces allegations stemming from [his relationship with Epstein,](https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/20/uk/prince-andrew-steps-back-intl-gbr/index.html) who died by apparent suicide in August 2019 while awaiting trial on federal charges that he sexually abused underage girls and ran a sex-trafficking ring. Ok. I think I now understand how to use the blockquote but it is not as intuitive as the old system. ---
**Author:** ![DorkVader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2020, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-quoting-and-multi-quoting-here-i-need-this-thread/912573/60 "2020-07-04T14:31:24Z")
> [@pkbites](#): > > > [@CairoCarol](#): > > > > Now I’m practicing quoting part of a post. > > Testing Ah, helps to have the toolbar turned on if you want the speech bubble ---
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2020, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-quoting-and-multi-quoting-here-i-need-this-thread/912573/61 "2020-07-07T04:15:58Z")
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