# Quoting posts problem **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [September 25, 2013, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-posts-problem/669657 "2013-09-25T17:05:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2013, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-posts-problem/669657/1 "2013-09-25T17:05:09Z")
Lately, I’ve noticed that when quoting a post, the intended quote does not appear in the field. I’ve also tested it in the preview post or final post with the same result. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2013, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-posts-problem/669657/2 "2013-09-25T17:09:03Z")
test ETA. I’ve _never_ had that happen until just now. I only posted to see if the quote would come up when I submitted, not that I expected it too. Maybe it’s you. Maybe it’s contagious. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2013, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-posts-problem/669657/3 "2013-09-25T17:12:46Z")
> [@Sparky812](#): > > Lately, I’ve noticed that when quoting a post, the intended quote does not appear in the field. > I’ve also tested it in the preview post or final post with the same result. Works fine for me, see above. Are you trying to quote nested quotes? Won’t work without some hand coding. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2013, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-posts-problem/669657/4 "2013-09-25T17:22:46Z")
> [@Musicat](#): > > Works fine for me, see above. Are you trying to quote nested quotes? Won’t work without some hand coding. When it just did it to me, I hit the “Quote Button” and I was taken to a new screen with a totally blank reply box. So far I haven’t had it happen again though. ---
**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:** [September 25, 2013, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-posts-problem/669657/5 "2013-09-25T19:17:45Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > When it just did it to me, I hit the “Quote Button” and I was taken to a new screen with a totally blank reply box. So far I haven’t had it happen again though. We’ve seen this occasionally since the move to the new server. Not sure why the system occasionally hiccups like that but it does happen. Since it’s a sporadic occurrence that we have not yet been able to duplicate, it’s hard to pin down the cause and fix it. Sorry for your inconvenience. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2013, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-posts-problem/669657/6 "2013-09-25T20:57:18Z")
I’ve had it happen multiple times. No definitive pattern emerges for why. Sometimes I’ll compose a post, hit preview, the preview shows up, but the edit window is then empty and I can no longer hit submit and have the content that is in the preview display post. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2013, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-posts-problem/669657/7 "2013-09-25T21:46:59Z")
Yeah, what they all said. First time it happened to me was a couple of weeks ago. It’s not frequent, but it does happen. ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2013, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-posts-problem/669657/8 "2013-09-26T14:35:58Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > We’ve seen this occasionally since the move to the new server. Not sure why the system occasionally hiccups like that but it does happen. > > Since it’s a sporadic occurrence that we have not yet been able to duplicate, it’s hard to pin down the cause and fix it. > > Sorry for your inconvenience. Thanks **TD** , I just wanted to make sure you guys are aware of the problem and to confirm that it’s not just me.