multi-quote a message in a post - how???

free4440273

you know some forums have a button where you can multi-quote messages in a post very easily. how does one multi-quote here? believe it or not, but since being a member for nearly two years i still don't know how to. could someone please explain. thanks as always

dbtor

free4440273 wrote: »

you know some forums have a button where you can multi-quote messages in a post very easily. how does one multi-quote here? believe it or not, but since being a member for nearly two years i still don't know how to. could someone please explain. thanks as always

When you click on the quote button you'll get something like

[*quote*=free4440273*;6584507*]
blah blah
[*/quote*]

without all the *'s of course.

the bit after the = relates to your username - in this case it's free4440273

The number after the semi-colon is the post number (The full link to your post is http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.html?p=6584507&postcount=1 but all you need is that number) - To get the number click the #1 or #x thats on the top right of your topic and copy it from the url.

I don't know an easy way to multi-quote, but I assume you just enter the username and post id/number into new quote tags.

Very bad explanation! ^.^

free4440273

^thanks, very kind of you. I wish MSE would attach a multi-quote button

dbtor

I find it easier if you open the reply box in a new window so you can easily copy what you need to quote (along with username etc)

No need for a button I guess it'd make life simpler :P

free4440273

^it would make it simpler for dimwits like myself

b33r

somebody wrote:

Quote is just a tag which wraps round text to format it in a different way, you can do what you want..

somebodyelse wrote:

for example put quotes inside quotes like this

BillGates wrote:

or go to a 3rd level

To start a quote open it [*quote=person;postnumber(optional)] and then close it [/*quote] so to multi quote just embed quotes within others:

[*quote=person]

Some quoted text

[*quote=person2]
an embedded quote
[/*quote]

some more content in top quote

[/*quote]

and by removing the *'s this looks like:

person wrote:

Some quoted text

person2 wrote:

an embedded quote

some more content in top quote