# Quoting Multiple Posters **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [June 27, 2013, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-multiple-posters/662061 "2013-06-27T21:14:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2013, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-multiple-posters/662061/1 "2013-06-27T21:14:28Z")
I’ve noticed that some folks, when quoting multiple posters, get the little [\>] box that links you back to the quoted post. Is there some way to do this automatically, or are they just meticulously figuring out and including the post ID # when they code the quote? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2013, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-multiple-posters/662061/2 "2013-06-27T21:22:56Z")
Clicking the Quote or Multiquote (close quote) button does that automatically. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2013, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-multiple-posters/662061/3 "2013-06-27T21:27:04Z")
> [@LawMonkey](#): > > Is there some way to do this automatically, As **Lute** says, you can click on the multiquote tab ("+) at the lower right corner of the post for each post you want to quote, then click “post reply.” This even works for posts in other threads in addition to the one you are replying to. ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2013, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-multiple-posters/662061/4 "2013-06-27T21:35:09Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > As **Lute** says, you can click on the multiquote tab ("+) at the lower right corner of the post for each post you want to quote, then click “post reply.” This even works for posts in other threads in addition to the one you are replying to. Ooh! > [@Lute Skywatcher](#): > > Clicking the Quote or Multiquote (close quote) button does that automatically. This is really nifty. > [@LawMonkey](#): > > I’ve noticed that some folks, when quoting multiple posters, get the little [\>] box that links you back to the quoted post. Is there some way to do this automatically, or are they just meticulously figuring out and including the post ID # when they code the quote? 😕 Thanks guys! ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2013, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-multiple-posters/662061/5 "2013-06-27T21:49:22Z")
Now: DO NOT OVERQUOTE. This has been a public service announcement. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2013, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-multiple-posters/662061/6 "2013-06-28T01:17:47Z")
For reasons unknown, the multi-quote option has NEVER worked for me on this machine (Linux with Firefox), although it works on my Winders box with IE. Whenever I want to do multi-quotes, like nested quotes, I open an editor window, and quote them one at a time, copying and pasting the pieces together in the editor window like a jigsaw puzzle. For as often as I want to do multi-quotes (or nested quotes), that’s good enough for me. But I’ve asked about it before, and nobody has a clue why it doesn’t work for me. ---
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2013, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-multiple-posters/662061/7 "2013-06-28T08:11:14Z")
> [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#): > > Now: DO NOT OVERQUOTE. This has been a public service announcement. > [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#): > > Now: DO NOT OVERQUOTE. This has been a public service announcement. > [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#): > > Now: DO NOT OVERQUOTE. This has been a public service announcement. > [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#): > > Now: DO NOT OVERQUOTE. This has been a public service announcement. > [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#): > > Now: DO NOT OVERQUOTE. This has been a public service announcement. > [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#): > > Now: DO NOT OVERQUOTE. This has been a public service announcement. > [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#): > > Now: DO NOT OVERQUOTE. This has been a public service announcement. > [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#): > > Now: DO NOT OVERQUOTE. This has been a public service announcement. > [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#): > > Now: DO NOT OVERQUOTE. This has been a public service announcement. > [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#): > > Now: DO NOT OVERQUOTE. This has been a public service announcement. > [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#): > > Now: DO NOT OVERQUOTE. This has been a public service announcement. > [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#): > > Now: DO NOT OVERQUOTE. This has been a public service announcement. Why not? ---
**Author:** ![JBDivmstr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b4bc9f/32.png) [@JBDivmstr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JBDivmstr)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2013, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-multiple-posters/662061/8 "2013-06-28T08:28:56Z")
> [@Jragon](#): > > Why not? Seems like there’s always _one_ (at the very least) in every crowd. 😛 Actually, I’m just jealous that **Jragon** beat me to it. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2013, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-multiple-posters/662061/9 "2013-06-28T16:02:39Z")
Wow, thanks… I didn’t know that was available. When I’ve quoted multiple posts, I’ve just cut-and-pasted and meticulously used "quote = " etc. Thnx! ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2013, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-multiple-posters/662061/10 "2013-06-28T16:12:04Z")
> [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](#): > > Wow, thanks… I didn’t know that was available. YOU didn’t know it was available? _boggle_ ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2013, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-multiple-posters/662061/11 "2013-06-28T19:38:59Z")
> [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#): > > YOU didn’t know it was available? _boggle_ Newbies! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![lawbuff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/13edae/32.png) [@lawbuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lawbuff)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2013, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-multiple-posters/662061/12 "2013-06-28T20:24:19Z")
> [@LawMonkey](#): > > I’ve noticed that some folks, when quoting multiple posters, get the little [\>] box that links you back to the quoted post. Is there some way to do this automatically, or are they just meticulously figuring out and including the post ID # when they code the quote? 😕 Posting tips; [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/misc.php?do=bbcode](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/misc.php?do=bbcode) ---
**Author:** ![R3d\_Anonymous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/aeb1de/32.png) [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2013, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-multiple-posters/662061/13 "2013-06-29T18:13:03Z")
> [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](#): > > Wow, thanks… I didn’t know that was available. When I’ve quoted multiple posts, I’ve just cut-and-pasted and meticulously used "quote = " etc. Thnx! :eek: Wow, just wow. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2013, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-multiple-posters/662061/14 "2013-06-29T19:55:49Z")
> [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](#): > > Wow, thanks… I didn’t know that was available. When I’ve quoted multiple posts, I’ve just cut-and-pasted and meticulously used "quote = " etc. Thnx! Old dogs… New tricks. Etc etc ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2013, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-multiple-posters/662061/15 "2013-06-30T03:08:45Z")
> [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#): > > YOU didn’t know it was available? _boggle_ Ditto in spades! My somethings are tottering. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2013, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-multiple-posters/662061/16 "2013-06-30T19:59:44Z")
> [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](#): > > Wow, thanks… I didn’t know that was available. When I’ve quoted multiple posts, I’ve just cut-and-pasted and meticulously used "quote = " etc. Thnx! > [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#): > > YOU didn’t know it was available? _boggle_ > [@Colibri](#): > > Newbies! > > 🙂 Woo hoo! It works! ---
**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:** [July 6, 2013, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-multiple-posters/662061/17 "2013-07-06T15:44:01Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > … Whenever I want to do … nested quotes … Just discovered [this Greasemonkey script](http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/69195) that restores the nested quote function (adds a button inline with the “Title” field that searches the quoted post), thought I’d share. Seems to work! CMC fnord!