Something I still haven't figured out.
How do you quote another user's comment on Datalounge?
by Anonymous | reply 135 | January 18, 2022 5:16 AM |
[quote] Something I still haven't figured out.
Are you slow, OP?
by Anonymous | reply 1 | November 3, 2020 6:54 AM |
If only there was a link to a "help" section where you could find it out. I would put it in the upper right corner of the page but I suppose idiots would never be able to find it.
by Anonymous | reply 2 | November 3, 2020 6:57 AM |
Type the word [quote] inside brackets in lower-case letters, hit the space bar, and then paste the text you want to quote.
by Anonymous | reply 3 | November 3, 2020 6:59 AM |
If you have to ask, you shouldn't.
by Anonymous | reply 4 | November 3, 2020 6:59 AM |
[quote]Type the word [quote] inside brackets in lower-case letters, hit the space bar, a
You don't have to "hit the space bar".
by Anonymous | reply 5 | November 3, 2020 7:03 AM |
lol, R5. You're a cunt.
by Anonymous | reply 6 | November 3, 2020 7:04 AM |
[quote] You don't have to "hit the space bar".
I always do.
by Anonymous | reply 7 | November 3, 2020 7:05 AM |
Those of us who are more genteel merely press the space bar and never do anything so uncouth as hit it.
by Anonymous | reply 8 | November 3, 2020 7:07 AM |
There should be a short cut for this, Muriel.
by Anonymous | reply 9 | November 3, 2020 7:11 AM |
[quote]Type the word [quote] inside brackets in lower-case letters, hit the space bar, and then paste the text you want to quote.
Thank you, dear. At least you don't have to do an end-bracket, as in HTML code ( [/quote] )
And yes, there should be a shortcut to do this.
by Anonymous | reply 10 | November 3, 2020 7:23 AM |
It's too cumbersome. Sometimes I just start the quoted part with a ". Sometimes I bother with a closing " Sometimes I don't.
And then I write my response.
by Anonymous | reply 11 | November 3, 2020 7:33 AM |
[And then I write my response.]
by Anonymous | reply 12 | November 3, 2020 7:53 AM |
[quote] And then I write my response.
by Anonymous | reply 13 | November 3, 2020 7:54 AM |
[quote] And then I write my response.
Ditto.
by Anonymous | reply 14 | November 3, 2020 8:43 AM |
I've yet to find anyone quotable on here except me, so I've never had the need to know this. And, yes, you can quote me on this.
by Anonymous | reply 15 | November 3, 2020 9:00 AM |
[quote] And then I write my response
So you use the word 'quote' with two square brackets?
by Anonymous | reply 16 | November 3, 2020 9:21 AM |
[quote] So you use the word 'quote' with two square brackets?
Yes, like this but before the line you are quoting: [quote]
[quote] This is what happens when you do it. Unlike with html, don’t close the line with the bracketed term. You only need it at the beginning of the line, if my understanding is correct. Try it in this thread to get the hang of it.
by Anonymous | reply 17 | November 3, 2020 9:31 AM |
Go AWAY, n00b!
by Anonymous | reply 18 | November 3, 2020 9:34 AM |
[quote]Then paste whatever it is you wish to quote. Then, press the space bar twice.
by Anonymous | reply 19 | November 3, 2020 9:34 AM |
[quote]Those of us who are more genteel merely press the space bar
I like this
by Anonymous | reply 20 | November 3, 2020 9:35 AM |
Can you cut & paste on your phone?
by Anonymous | reply 21 | November 3, 2020 9:39 AM |
I'm not sure I like this quoting system.
I prefer using the 'R number' which creates an immediate cross-reference to the complete post that I'm quoting. It supplies the complete post rather than just a phrase or sentence.
by Anonymous | reply 22 | November 3, 2020 9:40 AM |
[quote] I prefer using the 'R number' which creates an immediate cross-reference to the complete post that I'm quoting. It supplies the complete post rather than just a phrase or sentence.
You can do both, R22.
by Anonymous | reply 23 | November 3, 2020 9:42 AM |
[quote]And yes, there should be a shortcut to do this.
Yes, because typing seven characters LITERALLY takes forever.
by Anonymous | reply 24 | November 3, 2020 9:49 AM |
[quote] just a phrase or sentence
test
by Anonymous | reply 25 | November 3, 2020 10:08 AM |
[quote] Pictures are worth a thousand words.
So how do I post a picture? I forgot how to do it, and I don't see that in the Help section.
by Anonymous | reply 26 | November 3, 2020 10:11 AM |
[test]
Test.
by Anonymous | reply 27 | November 3, 2020 10:13 AM |
[quote] how do I post a picture?
It's more difficult to do that nowadays, R26, as photo copyright has become more strict.
by Anonymous | reply 28 | November 3, 2020 10:14 AM |
I just do not understand people who get something new and don't want to press every button and find out what is does. Maybe Muriel needs to change the help button so that it reads, "DO NOT CLICK ON THIS ICON" HELP just doesn't seem to interest anyone.
by Anonymous | reply 29 | November 3, 2020 10:19 AM |
No, sometimes I don't use [ ] at all.
by Anonymous | reply 30 | November 3, 2020 11:19 AM |
[quote] this is just a test
by Anonymous | reply 31 | November 3, 2020 11:54 AM |
I wish to practice this here.
[quote] I wish to practice this here. [quote]
by Anonymous | reply 32 | November 3, 2020 12:56 PM |
[quote] I wish to practice this here.
by Anonymous | reply 33 | November 3, 2020 12:56 PM |
There should also be a shortcut to reply to a post instead of having to type out the post number along with the letter R. Why is DL so lame? Is it Muriel?
by Anonymous | reply 34 | November 3, 2020 1:05 PM |
You aren't a real DataLounger unless you have
[italic]typed something in italics[/italic]
and [bold]something in bold[/bold]
by Anonymous | reply 35 | November 3, 2020 1:06 PM |
The coding is confusing to us because it resembles html but uses different rules.
by Anonymous | reply 36 | November 3, 2020 1:14 PM |
[quote] Just giving this a try, not sure I have the hang of it.
by Anonymous | reply 37 | November 3, 2020 1:46 PM |
Does anyone do html anymore? I thought it was all templates. I haven't done html in 20 years.
by Anonymous | reply 38 | November 3, 2020 1:56 PM |
The "help" function in the upper right mentioned by R2 is not available via the mobile site, which I use almost exclusively for posting here. I am on the desktop version right now and I see it.
For everyone's sake, I'll post the fomatting info from the help section below. I don't understand why everyone here has to be such an unhelpful jerk when it is easy to explain or to paste the instructions here. Yes, I know, DLers are proud of being assholes. We're in the Trump era now and I am assholed out. I'm over it. Just try to be halfway decent.
Note that bolding and italics do use standard html coding, with [ ] preceding the text and [/ ] closing the area. It seems only the quoting function does not include a closing tag.
You can format posts as follows:
Separate paragraphs by pressing return twice.
[quote]A quote from another poster or an offsite article. Will be in the quote style until you press return twice
For inline text you can mark a word or phrase as:
[bold]This text will be in bold[/bold] but this will be normal text.
[italic]This text will be italics[/italic] but this will be normal.
Please make sure to close the tags properly.
To reference another post in the same thread, simply type R and the post number. EG.
Web Site Link:
You can link to other sites but providing the url (starting with the http part) Where possible the system will generate a preview for the link based on the target sites policies.
Please note - do not copy entire article into posts. You may provide key quotes (see quote formatting above) and your own commentary but let the users click through if they want to read the entire page on the other site.
by Anonymous | reply 39 | November 3, 2020 2:06 PM |
This thread is like rubber-necking on the highway -- I scanned the title, and thought, [italic]oohh, this is gonna get ugly.[/italic]
by Anonymous | reply 40 | November 3, 2020 2:27 PM |
I'm on another message board that is practically idiot-proof. It has quotation marks within each post, so all you have to do is click on that & the post is incorporated in your new post.
by Anonymous | reply 41 | November 3, 2020 6:34 PM |
R41 People come here to call people idiots, so idiot proofing would take the joy away for many.
by Anonymous | reply 42 | November 3, 2020 6:38 PM |
[space] Type the word [quote] inside brackets in lower-case letters, hit the space bar, and then paste the text you want to quote.
Test
by Anonymous | reply 43 | November 4, 2020 8:38 PM |
[quote] Type the word [quote] inside brackets in lower-case letters, hit the space bar, and then paste the text you want to quote.
once again
by Anonymous | reply 44 | November 4, 2020 8:39 PM |
[quote] Type the word [quote] inside brackets in lower-case letters, hit the space bar, and then paste the text you want to quote.
I did it.
by Anonymous | reply 45 | January 25, 2021 6:43 AM |
The use of quote inside square brackets only works for the first paragraph of the quoted text, doesn't it? If the text you are quoting includes a new line, you need to use the quote tag multiple times. An html-style end tag would have a been a lot cleaner and simpler.
by Anonymous | reply 46 | January 25, 2021 6:54 AM |
[quote] Can you cut & paste on your phone?
Trying!
by Anonymous | reply 47 | January 25, 2021 6:55 AM |
[quote] Maybe Muriel needs to change the help button so that it reads, "DO NOT CLICK ON THIS ICON" HELP just doesn't seem to interest anyone.
by Anonymous | reply 48 | January 25, 2021 7:01 AM |
quote Type the word [quote] inside brackets in lower-case letters, hit the space bar, and then paste the text you want to quote.
by Anonymous | reply 49 | January 25, 2021 7:07 AM |
[quote] Type the word [quote] inside brackets in lower-case letters, hit the space bar, and then paste the text you want to quot
by Anonymous | reply 50 | January 25, 2021 7:08 AM |
[quote] this is just a test [quote]
test
by Anonymous | reply 51 | January 25, 2021 7:37 AM |
[quote] this is just a test
fuck this
by Anonymous | reply 52 | January 25, 2021 7:39 AM |
[quote] test
by Anonymous | reply 53 | January 25, 2021 7:47 AM |
[quote] I just do not understand people who get something new and don't want to press every button and find out what is does. Maybe Muriel needs to change the help button so that it reads, "DO NOT CLICK ON THIS ICON" HELP just doesn't seem to interest anyone.
by Anonymous | reply 54 | January 25, 2021 7:49 AM |
[italics] test [/]
by Anonymous | reply 55 | January 25, 2021 7:49 AM |
What is the format for italics and bold again?
by Anonymous | reply 56 | January 25, 2021 7:51 AM |
[I] test [/I]
by Anonymous | reply 57 | January 25, 2021 7:54 AM |
[italics] test [/italics]
by Anonymous | reply 58 | January 25, 2021 7:57 AM |
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Somethings wrong.
by Anonymous | reply 59 | January 25, 2021 8:13 AM |
R12 and R13 are so cute. Like watching bambi to walk!
by Anonymous | reply 60 | January 25, 2021 9:07 AM |
[quote] There should be a short cut for this, Muriel.
by Anonymous | reply 61 | January 25, 2021 9:41 AM |
Remember the days when someone would post in [bold]bold[/bold] but forget to close it and then you have pages of replies in bold?
Good times.
by Anonymous | reply 62 | January 25, 2021 11:34 AM |
[quote] Type the word [quote] inside brackets in lower-case letters, hit the space bar, and then paste the text you want to quote.
by Anonymous | reply 63 | January 25, 2021 11:44 AM |
How does it know when you want to stop quoting, though? Do you just do a double-enter and start a new par?
I've been on lots of sites that use HTML and never had a problem, but this one is definitely harder.
While we're at it - does [bold]anybody[/bold] know how to quote lyrics so they come out one line under the other as they should?
by Anonymous | reply 64 | January 25, 2021 11:57 AM |
Remember that anything you write after [quote] will stay in the smaller quote font
until you hit two returns, then it reverts back to normal size.
by Anonymous | reply 65 | January 25, 2021 12:02 PM |
[quote] The "help" function in the upper right mentioned by [R2] is not available via the mobile site
Thanks R39,
by Anonymous | reply 66 | January 25, 2021 2:13 PM |
[quote] Type the word [quote] inside brackets in lower-case letters, hit the space bar, and then paste the text you want to quote.
by Anonymous | reply 67 | January 25, 2021 2:19 PM |
[quote] Remember that anything you write after [quote] will stay in the smaller quote font
by Anonymous | reply 68 | January 25, 2021 2:39 PM |
[quote] Then paste whatever it is you wish to quote. Then, press the space bar twice.
What brand of paste?
by Anonymous | reply 69 | January 25, 2021 4:27 PM |
[quote] Type the word quote inside brackets in lower-case letters, hit the space bar, and then paste the text you want to quote.
Testing testing 123
by Anonymous | reply 70 | January 25, 2021 4:56 PM |
[italic] why R58 's post don't work? [/italic]
by Anonymous | reply 71 | January 26, 2021 6:49 PM |
[bold] oh yes the s [/bold]
by Anonymous | reply 72 | January 26, 2021 6:52 PM |
How did you do that R71?
by Anonymous | reply 73 | January 26, 2021 7:21 PM |
R73, is italic without s
by Anonymous | reply 74 | January 26, 2021 11:01 PM |
[quote] Test.
by Anonymous | reply 75 | January 26, 2021 11:08 PM |
Hack their IP address, fly to their home, kill them and take their device so you can use their login to copy the quote. Easy peasy.
by Anonymous | reply 76 | January 26, 2021 11:21 PM |
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by Anonymous | reply 77 | January 26, 2021 11:38 PM |
[italic] test [/italic]
by Anonymous | reply 78 | January 27, 2021 3:45 AM |
[bold] test [/bold]
by Anonymous | reply 79 | January 27, 2021 3:47 AM |
[quote] I just do not understand people
by Anonymous | reply 80 | January 27, 2021 4:56 AM |
[quote]How many returns to I have to put to end the quote. Just one
Or two
Or more?
by Anonymous | reply 81 | January 27, 2021 8:10 AM |
I was unsure of quoting as well. I saw the instructions in 'help' but felt unsure about it because closing it HTML style wasn't mentioned like other formatting.
I'm just going to try it in this thread.
by Anonymous | reply 82 | January 27, 2021 8:59 AM |
[quote]I'm just going to try it in this thread.
I can't see if it worked until I hit 'post' I guess.
by Anonymous | reply 83 | January 27, 2021 9:00 AM |
[quote]I can't see if it worked until I hit 'post' I guess.
Yea! I worked. I feel smarter and more complete!
by Anonymous | reply 84 | January 27, 2021 9:01 AM |
I haven't cut and pasted since I was in kindergarten.
by Anonymous | reply 85 | January 27, 2021 9:09 AM |
Sardonically.
by Anonymous | reply 86 | January 27, 2021 9:45 AM |
MOOOOMMMMMMMM! Eddie’s COPYING me again!!!!!!! MAKE HIM STOPPPPPPP!!
by Anonymous | reply 87 | January 27, 2021 11:47 AM |
[quote] MOOOOMMMMMMMM! Eddie’s COPYING me again!!!!!!! MAKE HIM STOPPPPPPP!!
Test. [italics/] test
by Anonymous | reply 88 | October 3, 2021 8:28 PM |
R88
[italic] test [/italic]
by Anonymous | reply 89 | October 3, 2021 8:31 PM |
and bold
[bold] bold [/bold]
by Anonymous | reply 90 | October 3, 2021 8:32 PM |
[bold] [italic] bold and italic [/bold] [/italic]
by Anonymous | reply 91 | October 3, 2021 8:32 PM |
[quote] inside brackets in lower-case letters, hit the space bar, and then paste the text you want to quote.
Test
by Anonymous | reply 92 | December 7, 2021 9:52 PM |
Lol perfect r1 in this thread! It’s a shame that r1 is a lost art.
by Anonymous | reply 93 | December 7, 2021 10:03 PM |
[quote] While we're at it - does anybody know how to quote lyrics so they come out one line under the other as they should?
r64 You just have to leave a space line between each line of the lyrics
Now I've heard there was a secret chord
That David played, and it pleased the Lord
But you dont really care for music, do you?
It goes like this, the fourth, the fifth
The minor falls, the major lifts
The baffled king composing Hallelujah
by Anonymous | reply 94 | December 7, 2021 10:50 PM |
Isn't it two spaces? Whenever I only hit Enter once, they come out all in a line.
by Anonymous | reply 95 | December 7, 2021 11:06 PM |
[quote]The baffled king composing Hallelujah
by Anonymous | reply 96 | December 7, 2021 11:25 PM |
How to post a photo so it appears in the thread rather than having to click a link?
Tell me this, boys.
by Anonymous | reply 97 | December 7, 2021 11:29 PM |
[quote] How to post a photo so it appears in the thread rather than having to click a link?
This is a test...
by Anonymous | reply 98 | December 7, 2021 11:38 PM |
All the single bitches had nasty comments - the nice, helpful comments came from those who are dating or partnered, I'm sure.
by Anonymous | reply 99 | December 7, 2021 11:42 PM |
[Quote]BLESS BILL TAYLOR.
by Anonymous | reply 100 | December 7, 2021 11:54 PM |
Ctrl C, highlight, Ctrl V.
by Anonymous | reply 101 | December 8, 2021 1:01 AM |
Who gives a fuck about other user's comments?
by Anonymous | reply 102 | December 8, 2021 1:47 AM |
OP Vere hipful.
by Anonymous | reply 103 | December 8, 2021 1:48 AM |
"Who gives a fuck about other user's comments?"
Depends on what they say, doesn't it?
by Anonymous | reply 104 | December 8, 2021 2:13 AM |
“Users’”, R102, not “user’s”.
by Anonymous | reply 105 | December 8, 2021 2:46 AM |
[quote]How do you quote another user's comment on Datalounge?
By listening to those who say "can".
And ignoring those who say "can't".
by Anonymous | reply 106 | December 8, 2021 3:25 AM |
does this work?
[quote] Type the word [quote] inside brackets in lower-case letters, hit the space bar, and then paste the text you want to quote.
why yes it does.
by Anonymous | reply 107 | December 8, 2021 3:30 AM |
[quote And yes, there should be a shortcut to do this.]
by Anonymous | reply 108 | December 8, 2021 3:32 AM |
[quote] And yes, there should be a shortcut to do this.
by Anonymous | reply 109 | December 8, 2021 3:36 AM |
[quote] Inside brackets in lower-case letters, hit the space bar, and then paste the text you want to quote.I
Testes, testes... 1, 2, 3
by Anonymous | reply 110 | December 8, 2021 3:43 AM |
This thread is the equivalent of a DL101 course - although some posters seem like they should have taken the non-credit remedial course (DL086) first.
by Anonymous | reply 111 | December 8, 2021 3:46 AM |
Let's all hit the bar; fuck the space bar.
by Anonymous | reply 113 | December 8, 2021 3:48 AM |
[Quote] who 's the rapist in trademark blue
pants?
by Anonymous | reply 114 | December 8, 2021 4:24 AM |
[quote] Who gives a fuck about other user's comments?
by Anonymous | reply 115 | December 8, 2021 5:20 AM |
Manvox's UI is so much more intuitive.
by Anonymous | reply 116 | December 8, 2021 6:42 AM |
I don't know how to post a "related thread". Help, anyone?
by Anonymous | reply 117 | December 8, 2021 8:36 AM |
You have to ask Muriel for permission to do that, R117.
by Anonymous | reply 118 | December 8, 2021 9:17 AM |
R117 you need to copy the url of the thread under Web Site Link:
by Anonymous | reply 119 | December 8, 2021 10:12 AM |
[quote] Serena Williams confirms in a shocking announcement that she will not participate in the Australian Open “following advice from her medical team.”
by Anonymous | reply 120 | December 8, 2021 11:05 AM |
[quote] How to post a photo so it appears in the thread rather than having to click a link?
That is tricky anymore, you can download the photo and then load it on a photo hosting site like imgur, or you can look for a article that has that as the first photo in the link. Once you post the link, wait a few seconds to see if the photo shows up in the preview before you post, if you don't see it then it won't show up in your post.
by Anonymous | reply 121 | December 8, 2021 12:15 PM |
How does no one on DL know that there's a FAQ? It's got a whole section on post formatting.
by Anonymous | reply 122 | December 8, 2021 12:17 PM |
It's dumb and counterintuitive. There should be an easy button to quote - not everyone has the time to search for information on it. And why do you have to press 'enter' twice to make paragraphs? That never makes sense to me. I love DL but it is still in the dark ages this way. Then again, at least they are still anonymous otherwise I wouldn't post.
by Anonymous | reply 123 | December 8, 2021 12:34 PM |
If you have time to post several sentences of whining, then you have the time to spend a few seconds on Google typing in
[italic] datalounge post formatting [/italic]
and having the answer come up immediately.
by Anonymous | reply 124 | December 8, 2021 12:38 PM |
Will you shut up r122? Of course we all know that.
R122 is the person who says, “I’m coming to your surprise birthday party on Saturday.”
by Anonymous | reply 125 | December 8, 2021 12:43 PM |
R125, stop being a damn dork. This thread is over a year old and R2 already answered the OP with basically the same information I did. This was never a "tee hee, let's not tell newbies how to format their post, whatta hoot!" kind of thread.
I briefly thought you unchecked the "Sign post as" box on purpose, but the more I read what you've posted in this thread, the more convinced I am that you did it because you honestly think doing so hides your redname.
by Anonymous | reply 126 | December 8, 2021 1:19 PM |
[quote]
by Anonymous | reply 127 | December 8, 2021 1:20 PM |
1. Highlight the post you wish to quote.
2. Frame said post in brackets.
3. Press CNTR-V while holding down CNRL-C with your tongue.
4. Simultaneously put your left foot in and your right foot out.
5. Do the Hokey-Pokey and shake yourself about.
Voila! Easy Peasy!
Note: Only works on pre 1996 desktops.
by Anonymous | reply 128 | December 8, 2021 3:54 PM |
[quote]3. Press CNTR-V while holding down CNRL-C with your tongue.
Test and LOL.
by Anonymous | reply 130 | January 18, 2022 2:32 AM |
Do I give a [ rat's ass]
by Anonymous | reply 131 | January 18, 2022 2:44 AM |
Shouldn't there be a shortcut somewhere on the page to do this easier? It's not hard but it could be even easier.
by Anonymous | reply 132 | January 18, 2022 3:39 AM |
You have to join DataLounge Plus...
by Anonymous | reply 133 | January 18, 2022 3:55 AM |
[quote]How do you quote another user's comment on Datalounge?
I don’t know.
by Anonymous | reply 134 | January 18, 2022 5:09 AM |
It should look like this:
[quote] [quote] Blah blah blah.
by Anonymous | reply 135 | January 18, 2022 5:16 AM |