The information at the link Jar gave in message 7 explains the quoting codes about as well as it can be done. Again, that is at
here.
My guess is your problem is how the get the desired text into the quote box. That is done through copying and pasting just like you can do in a word processor.
I find it easiest to right click on the "reply" button, and then choose "open in a new tab" or "open in a new window". That way you have separate tabs/windows for the message you wish to reply to and the text entry box. You then don't have to scroll up and down a page to see both.
To copy, highlight the text you wish to copy and hit "control c". Then go to the text entry box, find the location you wish to enter the text, and hit "control v". That will paste the copied text. Then you need to put the desired startquote code in front of that text, and the corresponding endquote code at the end of that text. Be careful to use the normal slash (/} and not the backslash (\).
Quite a while back we had a "reply with quote" button, that would automatically quote the entire message. Various problems of people misusing it caused us to disable that feature.
When replying, please note that there are two types of "reply" buttons. If you are replying to a specific message, use the little reply button at the bottom of that message. That causes the "reply to" and "reply from" information to be displayed.
If you are making a general reply, use the "Gen Reply" button at the top or bottom of the page. Be careful not to use the "New Topic" button.
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