How to prevent quotes in replies to posts

[Littlemarten]

I notice that every time I reply to a post, the post I'm replying to gets put into the reply. How do I prevent this, or truncate the quote to the specific item I'm addressing?

 

[urumomo]

I just post a reply without first hitting the " reply " button ,
Copy and paste whatever is relevant from whatever post you might be addressing when necessary .

It used to be possible to hit reply and then modify the quote down to what you need , and then post your response / comment but that seems to have stopped working that way and it strands you within that quote body .

 

[urumomo]

I notice that every time I reply to a post,

Oh ,
well , it appears to function normally again .
You can hit reply and then erase whatever you need to from the quote capture and then post your reply beneath

 

[urumomo]

Is it working that way on your end ?

 

[BarleyBop]

Is it working ?

Works for me! Thanks for the tip

 

[Littlemarten]

Oh ,
well , it appears to function normally again .

Yes, that works. When I first tried erasing part of the quote, I got trapped as you said. Now it doesn't.

Thanks to everyone who replied

 

[urumomo]

Hmmm ,
it must still be intermittently wacky .

 

[Littlemarten]

Hmmm ,
it must still be intermittently wacky .

Hey, it's the internutz …

 

[Jakko]

I notice that every time I reply to a post, the post I'm replying to gets put into the reply. How do I prevent this

You can reply without quoting by typing what you have to say into the text field at the bottom of the thread without pressing a Reply button.

or truncate the quote to the specific item I'm addressing?

Select the part of the message that you want to reply to. A popup appears that says "Reply". Click that and your reply will only include a quote of the text you selected.

 

[the Baron]

"Reply" probably ought to labeled "Quote".

 

[Jakko]

That can be done, if the forum admin wants to delve into the text strings behind the scenes.

 

[the Baron]

That can be done, if the forum admin wants to delve into the text strings behind the scenes.

That's what admins are for. It's an enhancement request for whomever is responsible for maintaining the site.