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Offline bcbird

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Re: Locked down and gone forever?
« 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?
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Offline Liz

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Re: Locked down and gone forever?
« Reply #7 on: July 04, 2008, 18:57 »
Don't forget the quotes!   :)
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Re: Locked down and gone forever?
« 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)
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Re: Locked down and gone forever?
« Reply #5 on: July 04, 2008, 18:45 »
Oh, thanks Liz, that makes sense.  I'll give it a try.
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Re: Locked down and gone forever?
« 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. 
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Re: Locked down and gone forever?
« 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.
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Re: Locked down and gone forever?
« 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.

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Quoting from locked theads
« Reply #1 on: July 04, 2008, 15:32 »
If a thread is locked down, is it possible to quote from it?  Thanks.
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