Temporary solution to the quoting issue

[Bluey's Dad 3,419]

A lot of people have been having issues with the quote feature, where it remembers a previous quote and you can't get rid of it in your next post. I think Andy said this isn't a bug, but a feature that allows you to come back to an unfinished post and complete it later.

Unfortunately it has the effect of leaving quotes in when you don't want them.

There's an easy way to 'clear' the history of a post before you start a new one to avoid it.

Before you start a new post, if there's a legacy quote in there you don't want, click the 'source' button in the post editing tools. Highlight everything in there and delete it. This will delete all the legacy code from your previously saved post, letting you start fresh.

[daisycutter 29,613]

1 hour ago, Choke said:

A lot of people have been having issues with the quote feature, where it remembers a previous quote and you can't get rid of it in your next post. I think Andy said this isn't a bug, but a feature that allows you to come back to an unfinished post and complete it later.

Unfortunately it has the effect of leaving quotes in when you don't want them.

There's an easy way to 'clear' the history of a post before you start a new one to avoid it.

Before you start a new post, if there's a legacy quote in there you don't want, click the 'source' button in the post editing tools. Highlight everything in there and delete it. This will delete all the legacy code from your previously saved post, letting you start fresh.

you can get rid of it

above the quote you will see a small box with arrows. drag this anywhere into the quote (it won't move just the cursor moves), press delete......bingo gone

however, it is more than just the "feature". sometimes it is broke. yesterday i quoted in a thread, and my reply got posted correctly. later i the same thread i went to post without a quote and my previous quote was still there. i double checked to see that it had posted previously and yep it had. this is intermittent

[Bluey's Dad 3,419]

I don't see the arrows, even when hovering. I have to use the source button to remove

[daisycutter 29,613]

Just now, Choke said:

I don't see the arrows, even when hovering. I have to use the source button to remove

it is a square box with a cross in it just above the top left hand corner of the quote, the ends of the cross are tiny arrow heads. you only see it if your cursor is in the quote

i use a pc not a mobile. maybe it doesn't show on a mobile?

[Whispering_Jack 30,036]

Can't we just notify whoever runs the site's software or whatever of the problem to see if they can rectify it?

[Bluey's Dad 3,419]

Andy knows about it, I just thought this tip might help while it's being sorted out.

[stuie 7,374]

On 25/1/2016 at 1:21 PM, Choke said:

Andy knows about it, I just thought this tip might help while it's being sorted out.

Another tip is use the "multi quote" button but then just reply to the 1 post.