Quoting selected text

[ixlr82 7]

Two questions to anyone that's got time to answer.
1. How do I select part of a message to respond to?
I assume you hit the quote or reply prompt next to the persons message that you want to respond to? But how to select just part of it?
2. What the heck is "LOL"? I am embarrassed just to ask. Reminds me of the time I was playing Trivial Pursuit and I was the only one who didn't know who Tutenkamen(sp?) was!

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[AggieDave 6]

Hit reply to a post, when you do, notice the post under the text input box? Hit the quote button, then go down the the original post, highlight the selection to quote, copy, then past behind the quote tag, hit the quote button again.

LOL = Laugh Out Loud

There are quite a few accronyms out there, that's been on the 'net and BBSes since Christ was a carpenter.

ROFLMAO = rolling on the floor laughing my ass off
WTF = what the fuck
BTW = by the way

These two are newer:
PEBKAC = Problem Exsistes between Keyboard and Chair

ID10T = Idiot

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

[skr 1]

>How do I select part of a message to respond to?

I use the mouse to highlight, copy and paste.

I also use the "> quoted text" form above because
with the horizontal lines that come from the quote
button it's too hard to tell what's quoted and what's
reply.

I also usually quote whatever I'm replying to so that
whoever reads it can tell what I'm talking about.

I notice that lots of people just reply, but whatever
they are replying to is often several posts up from
where their reply is so if I want the context I have
to notice who they are replying to and then scroll
upwards looking for it, which often means that I just
scan their post or even skip it.


I also leave lots of white space when writing for the
computer screen to make it easier to read.

I find the long posts with no paragraph breaks too
hard to read. They may be saying great stuff but
it's like ascii sludge running down the screen.

If I really really need to read it I'll copy and paste
it to an editor window and create my own white
space.


Maybe they're just 20 years old and their eyes are
still good, I don't know :-) :-)

Skr

[JohanW 0]

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I also use the "> quoted text" form above because with the horizontal lines that come from the quote button it's too hard to tell what's quoted and what's reply.

Did you know you could close reply tags? Indentation shows nesting.

Johan.
I am. I think.

[DivinDon 0]

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ID10T = Idiot

now thats funny lol


Peace Don