# Quote button not working

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-button-not-working/507907>\
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**Created:** [August 27, 2009, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-button-not-working/507907 "2009-08-27T14:27:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2009, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-button-not-working/507907/1 "2009-08-27T14:27:12Z")

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Is this just me? Clicking on the Quote button no longer actually quotes the post - it takes me to the editing screen but without any quoted text.

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**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2009, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-button-not-working/507907/2 "2009-08-27T14:28:10Z")

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No, it’s not just you: it’s happened to me too. It may have something to do with recent posts not showig up.

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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:** [August 27, 2009, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-button-not-working/507907/3 "2009-08-27T14:28:55Z")

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> [@Giles](#):
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> No, it’s not just you: it’s happened to me too. It may have something to do with recent posts not showig up.

I see it fine. And it even works.

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**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2009, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-button-not-working/507907/4 "2009-08-27T14:29:42Z")

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No, sir (ma’am?), it’s not just you. I made a comment about it [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=11490350&postcount=55).

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**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2009, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-button-not-working/507907/5 "2009-08-27T14:30:51Z")

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> [@MeanOldLady](#):
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> No, sir (ma’am?), it’s not just you. I made a comment about it [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=11490350&postcount=55).

It’s working now. The squirrels must have got over their early morning lethargy, and are getting the various parts of the DB updated.

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**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2009, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-button-not-working/507907/6 "2009-08-27T14:34:00Z")

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> [@Giles](#):
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> It’s working now. The squirrels must have got over their early morning lethargy, and are getting the various parts of the DB updated.

You’re right.

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**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2009, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-button-not-working/507907/7 "2009-08-27T15:37:48Z")

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> [@Colophon](#):
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> Is this just me? Clicking on the Quote button no longer actually quotes the post - it takes me to the editing screen but without any quoted text.

It’s working for me.