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).

[BJungNan]

An don't forget to close your tags. :)

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

[don-o]

no

[Skooz]

Oh, do NOT go there............

[BJungNan]

"Separate" is spelled wrong.

There is not spell checker in the post article function. Besides, this thread it not about spelling! Or at least it wasn't.

[Publius6961]

Not nearly as much fun as setting font size to 24pt

[Dog Gone]

And remember to use distinctive fonts to make your post stand out from the crowd!

[mdittmar]

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).

Here you go,HTML Bootcamp

[JennysCool]

Ahh, those were the days!

[queenkathy]

Fussy Fussy..I just learned how to do the italics thing. Thanks for that info though. I need to exercise my brain and learn new things.

[Lil'freeper]

Those were the days!

[MisterRepublican]

I shake my fist at your grammatical hegemony!

[D Rider]

But isn't this much more aesthetically pleasing?

I prefer mine. This color reminds me of the B210 Honey Bee.

[GeekDejure]

Quote the person you are replying to with italics (if you are replying to someone specifically and what they said).

< P >

Show your reply in regular text. !!! ;-))

[Lady Jag]

Poor color choice. Try again.

[The_Victor]

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

Good times!

[uncitizen]

Sheesh! Need we be so militant? I think it a good thing that we have so much "diversity" in the way we Freepers reply.

[BJungNan]

Somewhere along in this thread someone is going to bring up Marv. For those of you that have not met him yet...

[FreedomCalls]

Just don't use that danged "blink" tag!

[sionnsar]

 But this is so much more fun! 

[CindyDawg]

Separate" is spelled wrong.

Really? It's first choice on our spell check :')