FR Posting Style Book - format for replying (We seem to be slipping)

Me, Myself and BJungNan | April 9, 2005 | BJungNan

[BJungNan]

Lately there seems to be some slippage of what has been for years the common style for replying to posts. In the interest of FR Stylebook maintenance, here is what has been proper style on replying to comments in a thread.

The common form for replies is as follows:

1. Quote the person you are replying to with italics (if you are replying to someone specifically and what they said).
2. Seperate with a paragraph mark.
3. Show your reply in regular text

Example:
Even after five years (or so) of reading FR, I still find myself amazed at the quality of discussion and the wealth of information, especially posts from the many experts that are members of FR. Who would have thought we would have experts in typefonts of all things (to Dan Rather's chagrin).

You sure have that right BJungNan. Jim and FR are the greatest!

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Placing the comments of the person you are replying to in quote marks or in Bold may get the job done, but really it is not common style. At least not to my FR eyes. Those using quotes perhaps don't know html but it is really easy. FR is where many people learned html. Somewhere on here is an html sandbox (perhaps someone can offer up that link).

[LisaMalia]

Thanks for the link!

[Buddy B]

(Balloon valve)

True, would not want to let the air out.

[Quix]

THANKS TONS, BOTH OF YOU.

Will print that off.

Blessings,

[TaxRelief]

...would not want to let the air out.

:-D

[Quix]

Have long had fits about table material in html.

Do you have a good tutorial link on it or can you list it out in a post conveniently?

[perfect stranger]

bttt

[TaxRelief]

Tables are easy.

<TABLE BORDER=3 WIDTH=75%>
<TR>
<TD>Cell</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

Gives you this:

Cell

and this:

<TABLE BORDER=3 WIDTH=75%>
<TR>
<TD>Cell</TD><TD>Cell</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

Gives you this:

Cell

Cell

[Alamo-Girl]

Thank you for your reply!

I learned something new today.

One of the great things about Free Republic is that I learn something new almost every time I logon!

[Alamo-Girl]

Congratulations! It worked! And what a perfect prayer to emphasize!

[Quix]

thanks tons.

hAVE SEEMINGLY ENDLESSLY POURED OVER DOZENS AND DOZENS OF PAGES OF HTML SITES AND NEVER FOUDN IT SO CLEAR.

tHANKS.

[Buddy B]

Thanks for the post, made a most enjoyable day.

Buudy B
Moses Lake, WA

[TaxRelief]

And this:

<TABLE BORDER=3 WIDTH=75%>
<TR>
<TD>1st row</TD><TD>Cell</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>2nd row</TD><TD>Cell</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

Gives you this:

1st row	Cell
2nd row	Cell

[Dean Baker]

If you want all this done, it all needs to be easier to do. Like other forums.

[TaxRelief]

If you want all this done, it all needs to be easier to do. Like other forums.

It's just not inherent in a conservative's nature to look for the easy way out.

[k2blader]

Good grief. You can't be serious.

[Rocky]

Yes, but there is one thing FReepers are not and that is they are not lazy.

Spk fr yrslf.

[It's me]

That was fun when someone would set off the whole rest of a thread in bold until someone switched it off.

OH! I remember that!!
This is a very much needed thread!

[scott7278]

Thank you for your reply!

You're very welcome -- thank you for all the work you do here at Free Republic!

[Misty Memory]

Why does it matter?

Doesn't really matter. I just like learning new things.

Tables are more versatile.

I use tables all the time. Easier to control layout.

How much I learned today

Learning curve over the next week

[mowkeka]

Is there some way to put in italics, without entering Word?