Author Topic: Quoting from locked theads (Read 8129 times)

The Peregrine Chick · « **Reply #23 on:** January 17, 2011, 01:57 »

Alternate Option #2

This one is even easier ...

1. Highlight and copy the text you want to quote in the locked thread.

2. Go to the thread you want to put the quote and click on "Reply"

3. Now look above the text box, above the row of emoticons (smilies). The icon that looks like a message bubble (think comics) will insert "quote" command code. The icon is second from the right end. Click on the "quote" icon. Two command codes will appear, each within square brackets.

4. Paste your quote between the two command codes - the quote is in blue below
[ quote ] your quoted text goes here [ /quote ]

the end results looks like this:

Quote

your quoted text goes here

5. If you want to identify who you are quoting, put an equal sign after "quote" in the first comman code and type in their name ...
[ quote=The Peregrine Chick ] your quoted text goes here [ /quote ]

the end result looks like this:

Quote from: The Peregrine Chick

your quoted text goes here

The Peregrine Chick · « **Reply #22 on:** January 17, 2011, 01:36 »

Alternate Option #1

Something else, that is probably even easier is,
1. go to the locked thread
2. click on the subject line of the post you want to quote/refer to
3. copy the URL in the URL address box at the top of your screen
4. go to the thread you want to post in
5. post your comments then paste the URL you copied

Now, when someone reads your post and they want to read the original quote, all they need to do is click on the URL, a new window will open and they will be able to read the original quote.

Liz · « **Reply #21 on:** June 03, 2009, 22:33 »

#2 it is. Thanks, techie/goddess!

The Peregrine Chick · « **Reply #20 on:** June 03, 2009, 22:31 »

Two ways to do it ...

1. highlight the text in the locked thread, right click your mouse, "copy", go to new thread, click on "reply", click on the quote icon above (see the two rows of buttons above - the first row starts with B for bold, second row second from the end is the quote icon) and then paste the text between the two quote statements - that will make it stand out as a quote. Then add in your text after the second quote statement.

2. find the locked thread, find the post you want to quote and check the reply number (top left corner), then copy the URL address. Go to the new thread, click on "reply", click on the insert hyperlink icon (second button row, third from the left) and paste the URL between the url statements and then after the second url statement, type in your text and tell folks which reply in the locked thread they should go look at.

Good Luck!

Liz · « **Reply #19 on:** June 03, 2009, 18:13 »

It wouldn't highlight it to copy. I'll try again...

Pchemist · « **Reply #18 on:** June 02, 2009, 21:33 »

really? you couldn't cut and paste text from the screen? weeeeeeeird.

bcbird · « **Reply #17 on:** June 01, 2009, 20:42 »

Okay, this is obviously a question for our Goddess.

Liz · « **Reply #16 on:** June 01, 2009, 20:09 »

Well, I tried that before I posted -- I need to learn to say that. It wouldn't let me copy.

bcbird · « **Reply #15 on:** June 01, 2009, 20:05 »

Probably copy, and then paste where you want it. You can highlight it in the new location to distinguish it as a quote. That worked for me last season, as I recall.

Liz · « **Reply #14 on:** June 01, 2009, 18:32 »

How do I quote something from a locked thread, so that I can refer to it in another one?

deedream · « **Reply #13 on:** July 04, 2008, 19:50 »

yes it does look great.

Liz · « **Reply #12 on:** July 04, 2008, 19:42 »

I'd say that's perfect! Good thought.

bcbird · « **Reply #11 on:** July 04, 2008, 19:35 »

Oh! This is great fun... Amazing what one finds to do while waiting around.

bcbird · « **Reply #10 on:** July 04, 2008, 19:33 »

The Peregrine Chick
My Sandbox
Administrator
Fledgling

Re: June 26 - Twenty Days Later
« Reply #5 on: June 26, 2008, 13:17 »
Actually, they are just sort of playing in the box and messing (or "muffing") up the scrape in the box. Imagine digging a hole in your garden for a plant and the neighbour's kid, cat, dog, squirrel comes and knocks the sides a bit or plays in it and the nice neat sides/bottom/edges you made are now kind of "muffed" up.

Let's see how this turned out.

Liz · « **Reply #9 on:** July 04, 2008, 19:28 »

Don't apologize -- I don't have a ton of experience either! You could highlight it in a different colour -- that's a great idea!!, and it hadn't occured (sp?) to me.

bcbird · « **Reply #8 on:** July 04, 2008, 19:07 »

Sorry for all the lack of knowhow here. This is the first forum I have ever wanted to belong to and post on!
I just modified my first try by adding quotation marks. Is there a different way to get it to look more like the standard quote does? For instance, that great highlighting in purple?

Liz · « **Reply #7 on:** July 04, 2008, 18:57 »

Don't forget the quotes!

bcbird · « **Reply #6 on:** July 04, 2008, 18:50 »

"Better, but long-term news is that Princess and Trey will have spent an extra two months replenishing their personal reserves which will help them get through migration, overwintering and have them in better shape next year when they return than they usually are. Yes, that is nine months away, but still ..."

The Peregrine Chick

This has added significance now that we know they are about to be parents again!
(Yay! it worked-thanks Liz, thanks Tracy)

bcbird · « **Reply #5 on:** July 04, 2008, 18:45 »

Oh, thanks Liz, that makes sense. I'll give it a try.

Liz · « **Reply #4 on:** July 04, 2008, 18:41 »

I just copied the remark and pasted it into the open thread with quotes, and the name of the person at the beginning. Then made my response in a new paragraph.

bcbird · « **Reply #3 on:** July 04, 2008, 18:10 »

First problem I have encountered is that in a locked down thread there are no quote buttons to click.

The Peregrine Chick · « **Reply #2 on:** July 04, 2008, 16:03 »

It should be but it isn't just click on the "quote" button.

Click on the "quote" button
Highlight all the text - including the quote tags
Copy the highlighted text
Go to the unlocked thread where you wish to reference the quote
Click on "reply" just as you would do if you wished to post otherwise
Paste the text
Add whatever additional text you wish
Click "post" - I would preview it first just to be sure of how it would look

If that doesn't work, let me know. If you have problems with formatting, let me know that too and I will check it out and we'll figure out what happened.

The Chick

bcbird · « **Reply #1 on:** July 04, 2008, 15:32 »

If a thread is locked down, is it possible to quote from it? Thanks.