# Test Thread: I'm Learning About Quoting **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [February 18, 2021, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-im-learning-about-quoting/933258 "2021-02-18T22:13:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ASGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/838e76/32.png) [@ASGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2021, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-im-learning-about-quoting/933258/1 "2021-02-18T22:13:43Z")
Finally time for me to test the quoting function. Now for some random text. Getting access for measurements was hindered by the well seal, pipes, wires and other casing elements. The well pipe was pulled up a meter or so to enable removal of the well seal. The seal was taken to S&H Auto Machine to have another hole punched for the measurement line. And so forth. ---
**Author:** ![ASGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/838e76/32.png) [@ASGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2021, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-im-learning-about-quoting/933258/2 "2021-02-18T22:15:27Z")
> [@ASGuy](#): > > The seal was taken to S&H Auto Machine to have another hole punched If this works then the quoting function is easier, but a bit different, than the vBulletin method. Now get off my lawn. Would some other user please post a reply so I can quote someone other than myself? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2021, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-im-learning-about-quoting/933258/4 "2021-02-18T22:44:23Z")
> [@ASGuy](#): > > Would some other user please post a reply so I can quote someone other than myself? Thanks. Well what should I say? Except that I don’t think that you can quote the entire text from the one directly before your reply. ---
**Author:** ![ASGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/838e76/32.png) [@ASGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2021, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-im-learning-about-quoting/933258/5 "2021-02-18T22:50:08Z")
Thank you Si\_Amigo. I’m now working on links. But I’ll try quoting later this afternoon. What follows should be a link to a bbcode site [Come to bbcode.org!](https://www.bbcode.org/) And then there can be more text. Another link could be to an ozone water treatment site I use: [revolution ozone.](https://www.revolutionozone.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Turble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Turble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turble)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2021, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-im-learning-about-quoting/933258/6 "2021-02-19T15:00:00Z")
> [@ASGuy](#): > > . Now for some random text. Umm. Uhhh. ---
**Author:** ![ASGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/838e76/32.png) [@ASGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2021, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-im-learning-about-quoting/933258/7 "2021-02-19T15:26:45Z")
> [@Turble](#): > > Umm. Uhhh. > [@Si\_Amigo](#): > > Except that I don’t think that you can quote the entire text from the one directly before your reply. So now I know how to multiple quote too. Zowie! ---
**Author:** ![CardboardBoxx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardboardboxx/32/7079_2.png) [@CardboardBoxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CardboardBoxx)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2021, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-im-learning-about-quoting/933258/8 "2021-02-19T15:37:27Z")
You don’t need to do a test thread. The preview pane to the right of your message whilst typing will give you a perfect preview. Just go into any thread and start messing around, just don’t click reply. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2021, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-im-learning-about-quoting/933258/9 "2021-02-19T17:42:53Z")
“Preview pane to your right” only applies if working from a desktop browser. On mobile, you have toggle preview on and off, and when it’s on it tends to eat up the space needed for the editing pane so not useful for realtime testing. Frankly, I almost never bother with preview from mobile because of that nuisance factor. ---
**Author:** ![DemonTree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demontree/32/8646_2.png) [@DemonTree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DemonTree)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2021, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-im-learning-about-quoting/933258/10 "2021-02-20T11:15:59Z")
> [@CardboardBoxx](#): > > You don’t need to do a test thread. The preview pane to the right of your message whilst typing will give you a perfect preview. Just go into any thread and start messing around, just don’t click reply. Hah! Except when it doesn’t and you have to hurriedly try to edit your post before the five minutes are up. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2021, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-im-learning-about-quoting/933258/11 "2021-02-22T01:51:06Z")
I still cannot multiquote. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2021, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-im-learning-about-quoting/933258/12 "2021-02-26T14:45:13Z")
I’m learning too. I’ve been mostly absent since the upgrade and the sad news of Tuba. ETA: Nope. That didn’t work. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2021, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-im-learning-about-quoting/933258/14 "2021-02-26T14:50:45Z")
I’m not figuring this out at all. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2021, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-im-learning-about-quoting/933258/15 "2021-02-26T14:54:21Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > I still cannot multiquote. Ah. Got it. I think. ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2021, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-im-learning-about-quoting/933258/16 "2021-02-26T15:25:10Z")
Testing, testing … > [@DemonTree](#): > > Hah! Except when it doesn’t and you have to hurriedly try to edit your post before the five minutes are up. > [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > I still cannot multiquote. My first multiquote. Aint she pretty. ---
**Author:** ![mistymage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mistymage/32/459_2.png) [@mistymage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mistymage)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2021, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-im-learning-about-quoting/933258/17 "2021-02-28T03:10:14Z")
> [@DemonTree](#): > > Hah! Except when it doesn’t and you have to hurriedly try to edit your post before the five minutes are up. > [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > I still cannot multiquote. > [@Si\_Amigo](#): > > My first multiquote. Aint she pretty. Yay! But… can we do 3 in a row? Oh, yeah! ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2021, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-im-learning-about-quoting/933258/18 "2021-03-01T00:04:43Z")
> [@mistymage](#): > > > [@DemonTree](#): > > > > Hah! Except when it doesn’t and you have to hurriedly try to edit your post before the five minutes are up. > > > [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > > > I still cannot multiquote. > > > [@Si\_Amigo](#): > > > > My first multiquote. Aint she pretty. > > Yay! > > But… can we do 3 in a row? > > Oh, yeah! Applause. ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2021, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-im-learning-about-quoting/933258/19 "2021-03-07T06:40:41Z")
> [@Si\_Amigo](#): > > Aint she pretty. Purty! > [@mistymage](#): > > 3 in a row? Yeah, baby! Multiquote lives! ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2021, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-im-learning-about-quoting/933258/20 "2021-04-08T01:21:05Z")
I too am testing the multi quote or just quoting in general. ISTM that on my iPhone, the quotes always disappear unless I make a small change to the quoted text. Which, of course, is strictly against the rules. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2021, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-im-learning-about-quoting/933258/21 "2021-04-08T01:22:33Z")
It didn’t work at all so I put an extra space in my quoted text. How are you guys making it work? ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2021, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-im-learning-about-quoting/933258/22 "2021-04-08T01:22:56Z")
And that didn’t work either. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-im-learning-about-quoting/933258.md?page=2)