The Basics | What to Quote | How to Quote | Adding the Author's Name | Text Following Quotations | Common Mistakes



The Basics

The quotations you see in some reports are created by the use of text known as "Tags" embedded in the report.

These Tags are not visible in the final text, their only purpose is to instruct the Forum how to format the report.

The "Quote Tags" tell the Forum to display the quoted text in the format you've seen in the Forum before.

FYI, when you use the Quote Button to quote another post, the Forum software automatically inserts these Quote Tags for you.



What to Quote

Please Quote anything that you didn't write yourself, including...

  • Copies of Escort Ads.
  • Copies of News Articles.
  • Content written by other members.
  • Content copied from other websites.
  • Copies of Emails you wish to post in the Forum.
  • Transcripts of Chat Room communications.
  • QUOTE ANYTHING YOU DID NOT WRITE YOURSELF.

Copied material should always be accredited to the original author.



How to Quote

The Quote tags are easy to use. All you have to do is surround the text to be quoted with the quote tags.

As Written in the Report [quote]Text to be quoted here.[/quote] As Displayed in Forum  Quote: Text to be quoted here.

• The beginning tag is [quote], and the ending quote tag is [/quote]

• Please note that the quote tags are written with the brackets as shown here.

• Please note that the ending quote tag has a "/" forward slash.

• You will only see the quote tags when you are writing the report. They are not displayed in the forum.



Adding the Author's Name

It's very easy to add the Author's name to the quote. All you have to do is edit the beginning tag.

As Written in the Report [quote=Author Name Here]Text to be quoted here.[/quote] As Displayed in Forum  Quote: Originally Posted by Author Name Here Text to be quoted here.

• The beginning tag is changed to [quote=Author Name Here].

• Please note that the beginning tag has an "=" equal sign.



Text Following the Quotation

You DO NOT need to add any returns AFTER the ending Quote Tag.

The forum will automatically add a blank line after the ending Quote Tag.

Posts CORRECTLY written with NO space after the ending tag... [quote]Text to be quoted here.[quote]Your text here Your text here Your text here Your text here Your text here Your text here Your text here Your text here Your text here Your text here Your text here Your text here. ...are CORRECTLY displayed with just one blank line AFTER the actual quote.  Quote: Text to be quoted here. Your text here Your text here Your text here Your text here Your text here Your text here Your text here Your text here Your text here Your text here Your text here Your text here.

Common Mistakes

It's pretty simple: if you don't write the quote tags correctly, they won't work.

Here are some examples of common mistakes.

No Forward Slash [quote]Text to be quoted here.[quote] Missing Tags  Text to be quoted here.[/quote] [quote]Text to be quoted here.  Spaces in Tags [quote ]Text to be quoted here.[ /quote] [qu ote]Text to be quoted here.[/quo te] [ quote]Text to be quoted here.[/quote ] Misspelled Tag [quitt]Text to be quoted here.[/qeote] [quote]Text to be quoted here.[/quot] Posts INCORRECTLY written with an unnecessary blank line AFTER the ending tag... [quote]Text to be quoted here.[quote] Your text here Your text here Your text here Your text here Your text here Your text here Your text here Your text here Your text here Your text here Your text here Your text here. ...are INCORRECTLY displayed with 3 extra lines AFTER the actual quote.  Quote: Text to be quoted here. Your text here Your text here Your text here Your text here Your text here Your text here Your text here Your text here Your text here Your text here Your text here Your text here. Posts INCORRECTLY written with an unnecessary blank lines INSIDE the Quote Tags... [quote] Text to be quoted here. [quote] ...are INCORRECTLY displayed with unnecessary blank lines in the actual quote.  Quote: Text to be quoted here.

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