Dumb Question Time!!!

frostman · Post by **frostman** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 6:08 pm

how do you use the quote function

Craig · Post by **Craig** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 6:13 pm

frostman wrote:how do you use the quote function

I clicked on "Quote".

That displays your posting in my reply.

Born Tired · Post by **Born Tired** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 7:21 pm

Craig wrote:
frostman wrote:how do you use the quote function
I clicked on "Quote".

That displays your posting in my reply.

frostman,
Just be sure that if you delete any portion of the quoted body, you leave the bracketed words "quote=XXX" at the beginning and the ending "/quote" intact--including the brackets themselves. If you have those missing, it won't work right.
Esther
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biggziff · Post by **biggziff** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 7:28 pm

the only dumb question is the one not asked!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 7:48 pm

frostman wrote:how do you use the quote function

thanks for asking, I didnt know how either

dsm · Post by **dsm** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 10:27 pm

biggziff wrote: >>the only dumb question is the one not asked!<<

Yes, to take that further, there is no such thing as a dumb 'genuine' question, only a dumb answer.

phantom quote inserted by this poster wrote: Hi Folks

Cheers DSM

Plato · Post by **Plato** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 11:02 pm

Born Tired wrote:
Craig wrote:
frostman wrote:how do you use the quote function
I clicked on "Quote".

That displays your posting in my reply.

WOOOOOOOHOOOOO !!! is there no END to the possibilites !!!!
(I am soooooo brave, now that my username and login are completely broken)

As for dumb questions, those who are in denial of such, are not married. I have deduced that ALL my questions (to my spouse) are "dumb". But they come in two varieties: 1) Those that have an answer, in which case I should have already known the answer (therefore it was a dumb question), and 2) those that DO NOT have an answer, and therefore I should not have asked it, (i.e. the ultimate DUMB question).

All the other questions, like the ones I see posted here are good (smart) questions, and I enjoy reading all the good answers to questions I would otherwise be afraid to ask, or otherwise would not have known to ask in the first place.

Or as Descartes once said:

Descartes wrote: How do you use the bloody quote function, darn computers anywayz !!! bloody complicated!

(I'm pretty sure he said that).

-r

frostman · Post by **frostman** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 7:54 am

[quote="Esther". frostman, Just be sure that if you delete any portion of the quoted body, you leave the bracketed words "quote=XXX" at the beginning and the ending "/quote" intact--including the brackets themselves. If you have those missing, it won't work right.
Esther
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Now this is a good answer, detailed, and full of information, definitely not a dumb answer

frostman · Post by **frostman** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 8:00 am

See, its still not working, how do you get text outside the brackets

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 8:31 am

frostman wrote:frostman
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2005 8:54 am Post subject: Re: Dumb Question Time!!!
Esther wrote: frostman, Just be sure that if you delete any portion of the quoted body, you leave the bracketed words "quote=XXX" at the beginning and the ending "/quote" intact--including the brackets themselves. If you have those missing, it won't work right.
Esther
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Now this is a good answer, detailed, and full of information, definitely not a dumb answer

Frostman,

I think I figured out why you (AND I) haven't been able to get this to work.
You deeded a "right bracket" ] to the right of the " mark on the word Esther.
That closes the frame with the user's name in it......or something like that.

Try it.

I've had a helluva time with this, too.

Snoozie · Post by **Snoozie** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 9:09 am

Now this is a good answer, detailed, and full of information, definitely not a dumb answer

Just checking this as I don't know how to do it either.

Snoozie · Post by **Snoozie** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 9:10 am

FINALLY! I figured it out. I'm not real computer literate as you can see.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 12:14 pm

Snoozie wrote:
Now this is a good answer, detailed, and full of information, definitely not a dumb answer

Just checking this as I don't know how to do it either.

still trying

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 12:15 pm

Now this is a good answer, detailed, and full of information, definitely not a dumb answer

Just checking this as I don't know how to do it either.[/quote]

Grabraham · Post by **Grabraham** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 8:58 pm

biggziff wrote:the only dumb question is the one not asked!

I used to think that was true until one day I was sitting with a co-worker in the vestibule of the office to the parking garage. They where working on the elevator and the elevator door was half open ...with no elevator there. The building management hd put 3 orange cones in front of the elevator, made a big X out of bright yellow CAUTION!! tape across the door and plastered OUT OF ORDER PLEASE USE STAIRS signs all over the rest of the door.

A woman comes in to the vestibule stares at the signs,cones and caution tape then turns to us and says " Does this mean we can't use the elevator? "

No she was not trying to be funny, she was seriously asking us.

From that day forth I chuckle whenever anyone tells me there is no such thing as a dumb question.

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