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Scott Martin
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iconnumber posted 05-15-2000 04:28 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Scott Martin     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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...Please can someone explain how the above message icons are used.... tia

All of the following features are only available to registered users. To register click on the Register Link at the top of this page which looks like this:

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Click on the Edit/Delete Message Icon to edit / correct / delete the post you have already made.

Click on Reply w/Quote Icon when you want to quote the particular post in your new reply. This will link to the compose a reply screen and the edit message area will include (and pre-format) the existing post. You can then add your own message and post your reply. This is particularly helpful when the "thread" is very long and you want to comment on something that was posted earlier in the thread.

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Scott Martin
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iconnumber posted 06-25-2006 04:29 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Scott Martin     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
The Preferences Link is where you set your default forum configuration.

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outwest

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iconnumber posted 06-25-2006 09:07 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for outwest     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I have never seen the "Reply with Quote" icon. Has that been disabled?

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Scott Martin
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iconnumber posted 06-25-2006 09:59 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Scott Martin     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
A few years ago it was over used, so we turned it off. I have turned it back on. Let see if is is used more appropriately.

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Dale

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iconnumber posted 06-25-2006 11:30 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Dale     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
For no clear reason I do not have the 'me' button. I am unable to access any profiles. Seems odd, but I don't find it on my screen. Have I mis-set something?

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iconnumber posted 06-26-2006 08:31 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Scott Martin     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
If you have the its the same thing.

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FWG

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iconnumber posted 06-26-2006 10:56 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for FWG     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
And email addresses were removed from the profiles too, right?

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iconnumber posted 06-26-2006 11:08 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Scott Martin     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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Originally posted by FWG:
And email addresses were removed from the profiles too, right?


Correct

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iconnumber posted 06-28-2006 04:24 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for swarter     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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Originally posted by Scott Martin:
A few years ago it was over used, so we turned it off. I have turned it back on. Let see if is is used more appropriately.

There now has been a demonstrated potential for overuse of this this feature.
Those who use this "reply with quotes" function (sometimes called the "lazy man's function) may find it more convenient than typing the quote tags and blocking and moving the portions they want to copy, but when they do, they should use the edit function in the post they are copying to, to delete the unneeded portions of longer postings, as unneeded repetition takes up too much storage space and makes the threads more difficult for readers to navigate.

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iconnumber posted 04-24-2012 03:22 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Scott Martin     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
its been a few years...

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