# Why can't I multi-quote in a post?

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**Created:** [December 8, 2009, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-multi-quote-in-a-post/520425 "2009-12-08T09:20:49Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-multi-quote-in-a-post/520425/1 "2009-12-08T09:20:49Z")

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For some reason, I can’t seem to quote a post that has multiple quotes in it. It’s important to capture each thought for a proper flow of the conversation.

When I hit the “quote” button, it will only quote the text that is in the posting that is from the author of the post I’m answering. However, if I push the “multi-quote” button, I get nothing. The browser locks, and I can’t get that nested quoting that is needed to make it easier to read.

Is there something I’m missing, a setting I need to change, or something else? This used to work for me, but it hasn’t worked for a couple of months now and I’ve grown tired of manually placing the quoted text in my postings.

Any ideas?

thanks!

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