Suggestion on quotes in posts

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  1. ford84stepside

    ford84stepside Lone Wolf

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    I want to make a suggestion on quotes in posts. If everybody would cut the quotes down to the parts they really want to quote, instead of quoting an entire post, it would be a large help to those of us that sometimes surf the board from our phones. I know everybody's phones are different, and it may not affect all of them. Mine is a basic Motorola i776 Boost Mobile phone with limited memory. It is a pain sometimes to have to skip through the same post four or five times because it has been quoted that many times, when a line or two would have been enough. I hope I don't offend anyone by this, and it's only a suggestion to help your fellow board members. What do ya'll think?
     
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  2. Craig Selvey

    Craig Selvey Indiana State Rep - MCCI

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    Or maybe BOLD the portion you are referring too.
     
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    I just learned how to quote only part of the post!, maybe some others dont know how either, I am guilty of quoting whole post just to get to one line but gradually learning how to use computer!
     
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  4. scooper77515

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    Don't BOLD, it is annoying...

    Save it for where it is REALLY needed. It wasn't really needed here, though.
     
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    Craig Selvey Indiana State Rep - MCCI

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    But how does one know if it is really needed...or REALLY needed? Sometimes it is really needed, and should be used accordingly. Othertimes....it is really not needed. But how does one REALLY know?
     
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  6. ford84stepside

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    Bold doesn't bother me. Just makes it easier to see :D. I just hate to read the same post three or four times in a thread just to get to a one line answer. :cry:
     
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    Craig cracks me up...:rofl2:
     
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    blugene Senior member Supporting Member

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    That was pretty funny :yup:
     
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    Joebug Dude with a Maverick

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    How do you do that without deleting portions of it manually?
     
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  10. Earl Branham

    Earl Branham Certified Old Fart

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    After you click on "quote", just highlight and delete the portion you don't want to send.
     
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    PAINTANK Cometosis Obsessivus

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    This.....................
     
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    Click your cursor at the point you want to start deleting, the line should appear there, then hit the back space button until what you want to delete is removed. It works for pics, too. Just click at the lower right edge, hit back space, it's gone!
     
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    I am guilty as well of not knowing how to do that
     
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    Oh I knew that already... I thought there was some function key I was unaware of....thanks
     
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    Great idea. I already do this. :thumbs2:
     
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