# quotes? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [August 20, 2012, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quotes/632020 "2012-08-20T02:15:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2012, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quotes/632020/1 "2012-08-20T02:15:39Z")
What is the procedure for isolating parts of posts I want to respond to? Feelo stupid asking but I keep doing it wrong ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2012, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quotes/632020/2 "2012-08-20T02:20:51Z")
Use the quote button to get the whole lot, then delete the bits you are not responding to. Sometimes it is best to put in ellipses to indicate where parts have been snipped, especially if you cut something in the middle of parts you want to keep. ---
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2012, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quotes/632020/3 "2012-08-20T02:26:20Z")
[quote=“njtt, post:2, topic:632020”] Use the quote button to get the whole lot, then delete the bits you are not responding to. Sometimes it is best to put in ellipses to indicate where parts have been snipped,] Test ---
**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:** [August 20, 2012, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quotes/632020/4 "2012-08-20T02:28:22Z")
[quote=“badger5149, post:3, topic:632020”] > [@njtt](#): > > Use the quote button to get the whole lot, then delete the bits you are not responding to. Sometimes it is best to put in ellipses to indicate where parts have been snipped,] > > Test Exactly. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2012, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quotes/632020/5 "2012-08-20T02:28:24Z")
Make sure you leave both the beginning and ending quote tags in so the quote will display properly. ---
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2012, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quotes/632020/6 "2012-08-20T02:36:30Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > . Test ---
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2012, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quotes/632020/7 "2012-08-20T02:37:31Z")
OK, thanks guys I think I have it now ---
**Author:** ![Kenm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bc79bd/32.png) [@Kenm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kenm)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2012, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quotes/632020/8 "2012-08-20T02:43:49Z")
[**Here’s a movie**](https://dl.dropbox.com/u/10105188/Quotes.mov) of the procedure. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2012, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quotes/632020/9 "2012-08-20T13:30:58Z")
> [@](#): > > > [@](#): > > > > Nested quote > > Say what?!? Also, if you click the “quote” button under someone’s post, you can see their coding. Edit: except for quotes, for some reason. I think because nested quotes were disabled as a default. Oh well - keep testing and see if you can figure it out, that’s what ATMB is for. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2012, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quotes/632020/10 "2012-08-20T13:36:03Z")
> [@badger5149](#): > > Test There’s a little slider button on the side of the mic. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2012, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quotes/632020/11 "2012-08-21T07:30:01Z")
> [@njtt](#): > > Use the quote button to get the whole lot, then delete the bits you are not responding to. Sometimes it is best to put in ellipses to indicate where parts have been snipped, especially if you cut something in the middle of parts you want to keep. (Graped for emphasis) Other times, it may be best to highlight the specific bit you’re responding to, if it’s aswim in a sea of context that you don’t want to snip. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2012, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quotes/632020/12 "2012-08-21T07:36:13Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > (Graped for emphasis) Grapist! ---
**Author:** ![Snerky\_Snerk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@Snerky\_Snerk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snerky_Snerk)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2012, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quotes/632020/13 "2012-08-21T13:09:52Z")
> [@For You](#): > > Grapist! Shhh…we’re not supposed to say his name.