# quote tag test

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-tag-test/491871>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [April 3, 2009, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-tag-test/491871 "2009-04-03T16:02:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2009, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-tag-test/491871/1 "2009-04-03T16:02:28Z")

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This is a quote:

> [@](#):
>
> Hi mom

This is a cited quote:

> [@Irishman](#):
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> Hi mom

See the difference?

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**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2009, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-tag-test/491871/2 "2009-04-03T16:03:29Z")

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AHA!!! Cited quotes force italics, uncited ones do not.

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**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2009, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-tag-test/491871/3 "2009-04-04T22:54:08Z")

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You have hacked the Matrix.

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**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2009, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-tag-test/491871/4 "2009-04-05T07:14:51Z")

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There _are_ ways around it _if_ you want/need to preserve the _original_ post’s _italics_ coding.

> [@](#):
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> Originally Posted by **crowmanyclouds**  
> There _are_ ways around it _if_ you want/need to preserve the _original_ post’s _italics_ coding.

Unfortunately, there ain’t no way to spoof the cool little arrow that links to the original post. ☹

CMC fnord!