Slight Change in Posting Replies to Threads

[Ron Ramirez]

I have decided to make a change to how users may reply to threads. This has been on my mind ever since the switch to the new MyBB-powered Phorum, and I decided to make the change today.

This affects the quotes you often see in posts. You know, the ones like:

somebody Wrote:bla blaaaa aaaaaaaaaaa

When it is necessary and relevant to the discussion, I don't mind it. But repeated quotations make what could be a short reply into an unnecessarily long one, like this:

Elmer Wrote:

Bugs Wrote:Duck season!

Daffy Wrote:Wabbit season!

Bugs Wrote:Duck season!

Daffy Wrote:Wabbit season!

Enough! Enough!

It did not help that the "reply" button at the end of every post automatically quoted the post above it.

I have therefore removed the "reply" and "reply with quotes" buttons.

So how am I supposed to reply to a thread now?

Simple - just look at the graphic below.



Either click the "New Reply" button at the end of a thread, or enter your reply in the "Quick Reply" box at the end of a thread. (See the thread "How to Post to the Phorum" in the "Phorum 101" section of the Phorum for details.)
http://philcoradio.com/phorum/showthread.php?tid=4562

If you want to quote someone in a reply:

Use the "quote" code as follows:

Code:

[quote]This person said this before me.[/quote]

or

Code:

[quote="username"]This is what he said.[/quote]

Notice how you place the word quote inside brackets to make a quotation. To end it, you type /quote (a forward slash, then the word quote); again, inside brackets.

However, I ask all of you to please use quotes sparingly, to make posts easier to read.

Thank you.

[Arran]

Bugs Wrote:
"Would you like to shoot me now or wait till you get home?"
Daffy Wrote:
"Shoot him now, shoot him now"
Bugs Wrote:
Would you like to shoot him now or wait till you you get home"
Dafffy Wrote:
"Shoot Me now, shoot me now"
BLAM
Daffy Wrote:
"Let's try that again."
Good cartoon classics from Warner Brothers
Regards
Arran