Quoting a post

[johnprince]

I seem to have started some threads that have gotten a few replies, but when I am trying to reply to them, I get a bit lost.

Is there a way to quote a specific message in a thread? I can quote, but it adds everything and then I have to go through it and delete everything outside of the message.

[dabr]

@softech   Yep, as I discovered not too long ago!  😂   Makes sense though..

[softech]

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@popping wrote:

@johnprince 

I know some fora which do not include the signature in the quote.  I will suggest to PM to exclude the signature in the quote. 

How easy this can be done depends on whether the signature is treated as separate component from the body component.  If the current software treats the body and signature as homogeneous group of words in each post, it will take longer and cost more to exclude the signature from the body.

I did some testing.  Community software does exclude members signature in the quote.

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But keep in mind, it only exclude real members signature and not the manual signatures  🤣

[popping]

@johnprince 

I know some fora which do not include the signature in the quote.  I will suggest to PM to exclude the signature in the quote. 

How easy this can be done depends on whether the signature is treated as separate component from the body component.  If the current software treats the body and signature as homogeneous group of words in each post, it will take longer and cost more to exclude the signature from the body.

I did some testing.  Community software does exclude members signature in the quote.

[popping]

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@esjliv wrote:

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@johnprince wrote:

 I just thought that was the signature of that user. Not something I would contact customer support about.

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@johnprince  - only Oracles have the ability to add signatures to posts, no one else. That was an intentional copy/paste of information and space.

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@johnprince 

After reading the whole thread, I finally understand your question.  The answer is YES.  If a member is adding the same information at the end of his/her posts, it will create the problem that you are talking about.

 NO.   We cannot selectively to exclude the signature and only quote the body only unless PM wants to upgrade the community software in the future.  

@esjliv 

Although I can add a signature to my posts, but I do not because I do not want members reading my posts misinterpret my signature as part of my post.  This is another reason for not having a signature.

I did some testing.  Community software does exclude members signature in the quote.

[esjliv]

So your question is not answered @johnprince 

[johnprince]

Get what?

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@johnprince wrote:

I seem to have started some threads that have gotten a few replies, but when I am trying to reply to them, I get a bit lost.

Is there a way to quote a specific message in a thread? I can quote, but it adds everything and then I have to go through it and delete everything outside of the message.

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[esjliv]

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@johnprince wrote:

Did I what?

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Get it?

@johnprince 

[johnprince]

Did I what?

[esjliv]

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@johnprince wrote:

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@esjliv wrote:

@johnprince - seems like you got it! 🙂

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Does it @esjliv ?  😋

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I dunno, did you  @johnprince  ?

[johnprince]

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@esjliv wrote:

@johnprince - seems like you got it! 🙂

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Does it @esjliv ?  😋

[esjliv]

@johnprince - seems like you got it! 🙂

[johnprince]

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@esjliv wrote:

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@johnprince wrote:

Yes that has been figured out, but the original query, no.

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@johnprince  if you are trying to reply to those specific posts of someone else you would need to choose the "Reply" button of that particular post, then QUOTE it and tag that person (which is helpful if you are directly your response to them).

Does that make sense?

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It has been previously figured out.

Yes.

[hairbag1]

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@dabr wrote:

@johnprince   You want the entire message or just partial part of the entire message?  Both have already been mentioned earlier.   Which is to copy and paste for partial quote and then put that part in quotation marks and you can add @johnprince  wrote: at the beginning of that part?  You did say you could quote the entire message but wanted to quoted only smaller more relevant part right?

@hairbag1   @esjliv   he did tag me so he knows how to use the @key   😊

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@dabr  @johnprince ....I see that now, yes.

[johnprince]

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@darlicious wrote:

@johnprince 

Oh I get your question...click the reply button of the person you want to quote from their post. Then when you hit the quote icon their post will be quoted.

To contact customer support :

Submit a support ticket via Simple--Simon the chat bot Click here 

Or if you prefer or cannot submit a support ticket you may send a private message : Click here 

To pre-verify add in your private messaging only your full name, address, email, phone # & 4 digit account pin #

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Aha! Thats it. Looks as if you click on the main reply button it gives you all of it... but the reply of the specific post does it (as per my clicking on reply to your post in this thread)

To contact customer support :

Submit a support ticket via Simple--Simon the chat bot Click here 

Or if you prefer or cannot submit a support ticket you may send a private message : Click here 

To pre-verify add in your private messaging only your full name, address, email, phone # & 4 digit account pin #

[esjliv]

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@johnprince wrote:

Yes that has been figured out, but the original query, no.

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@johnprince  if you are trying to reply to those specific posts of someone else you would need to choose the "Reply" button of that particular post, then QUOTE it and tag that person (which is helpful if you are directly your response to them).

Does that make sense?

[johnprince]

The entire message, not the entire thread, as previously stated.

No.

[darlicious]

@johnprince 

Oh I get your question...click the reply button of the person you want to quote from their post. Then when you hit the quote icon their post will be quoted.

To contact customer support :

Submit a support ticket via Simple--Simon the chat bot Click here 

Or if you prefer or cannot submit a support ticket you may send a private message : Click here 

To pre-verify add in your private messaging only your full name, address, email, phone # & 4 digit account pin #

[johnprince]

Yes that has been figured out, but the original query, no.

[johnprince]

Yep - your message was two independent things - which were apparently the same thing.  Either way - figured out. 🙂

@esjliv 

[johnprince]

Thanks for the clarification.

Lol.. - to go to the effort of doing that to direct me to contact customer support for such a simple thing is absurd.

[dabr]

@johnprince   You want the entire message or just partial part of the entire message?  Both have already been mentioned earlier.   Which is to copy and paste for partial quote and then put that part in quotation marks and you can add @johnprince  wrote: at the beginning of that part?  You did say you could quote the entire message but wanted to quoted only smaller more relevant part right?

@hairbag1   @esjliv   he did tag me so he knows how to use the @key   😊

[hairbag1]

@johnprince...

click the Reply button..when new envelope opens type the @ and you'll see a list of contributors to your question. Click the name you'd like to respond to.

[esjliv]

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@johnprince wrote:

lol.. how? I do not know what you just did.

@dabr 

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type the 'AT SYMBOL = @' then you will see other members names populate in the thread, this is tagging someone.

You can also tag anyone not included in the thread if you know their username.

edit - you just did it with @dabr , i just realized!! hahaha

[esjliv]

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@johnprince wrote:

 I just thought that was the signature of that user. Not something I would contact customer support about.

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@johnprince  - only Oracles have the ability to add signatures to posts, no one else. That was an intentional copy/paste of information and space.

[johnprince]

lol.. how? I do not know what you just did.

@dabr 

[johnprince]

No, I want the entire message quoted for which I am clicking on reply for, just not the entire thread. What is "Vern space"?

[dabr]

@johnprince   wrote:

"What is adding a member?"

You could do what I just did.  A member are other customers responding to you in this forum.  Just use the @key and you'll see a list of other users in this conversation and then click the one you are responding to.

[JL9]

If you only want a portion of something you could copy and paste and then put italicize and/or bold it.. And Vern space it and put it in quotes so as not to leave any question or to confuse anyone 

[johnprince]

What is adding a member?

[johnprince]

That's a terrible thing to have to have a workaround for.

That was directed to my query? I just thought that was the signature of that user. Not something I would contact customer support about.