I'm gonna need another lesson... :oops: :roll:captmojo wrote:I think I figured it out. Scrolling gown beyond the post tablet you can pick up from others.then another...captmojo wrote:How does one go about "multi-quoting" ?another...colchar wrote:wilson wrote:The key is that the number of tags reading 'quote' and those reading '/quote' must be equal, and there must be no more than three each (tag examples denoted by quotation marks instead of brackets, lest the software think I'm actually quoting...also, I love the word "lest").
How many times are you planning to use it in your dissertation not counting quotations of primary sources?still another...wilson wrote:The key is that the number of tags reading 'quote' and those reading '/quote' must be equal, and there must be no more than three each (tag examples denoted by quotation marks instead of brackets, lest the software think I'm actually quoting...also, I love the word "lest"). Your problem is that you're repeatedly trying to quote too many posts at once.devildeac wrote:Alright folks, for the 3rd time today I have been called out for my horrible/worst ever quoting ability, or complete lack, thereof. Time for some on-line lessons. Teach away... :oops:
Proper quoting lesson
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Maybe if I had spelled it right, "scrolling gown" is quite different from "scrolling down".
I threw away my scrolling gown when I reached 13 years old.
I threw away my scrolling gown when I reached 13 years old.
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I knew what you meant. ;) I am surprised someone did not nitpick that one.captmojo wrote:Maybe if I had spelled it right, "scrolling gown" is quite different from "scrolling down".
I threw away my scrolling gown when I reached 13 years old.
[redacted] them and the horses they rode in on.
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I was quick to nitpick myself.devildeac wrote:I knew what you meant. ;) I am surprised someone did not nitpick that one.captmojo wrote:Maybe if I had spelled it right, "scrolling gown" is quite different from "scrolling down".
I threw away my scrolling gown when I reached 13 years old.
To make a PW, such as ...well, let's just say I got another post out of it.
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Is there a special ceremony for throwing away your scrolling gown?captmojo wrote:Maybe if I had spelled it right, "scrolling gown" is quite different from "scrolling down".
I threw away my scrolling gown when I reached 13 years old.
And I figured out the lesson! Thanks, Captmojo!devildeac wrote:I knew what you meant. ;) I am surprised someone did not nitpick that one.captmojo wrote:Maybe if I had spelled it right, "scrolling gown" is quite different from "scrolling down".
I threw away my scrolling gown when I reached 13 years old.
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