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).

[thoughtomator]

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.

But isn't this much more aesthetically pleasing?

[Normal4me]

"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."

Hear Hear!

[CindyDawg]

huh?

[afraidfortherepublic]

Hear! Hear!

However, I do not expect anything to change. ;)

[RedBloodedAmerican]

greatpostgoodideashopeitworks

[beltfed308]

"Those using quotes perhaps don't know html but it is really easy. FR is where many people learned html."


OK

[lafroste]

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

That has always been SOP for my responses to other posts. It makes things very readable.

[lafroste]

Ohh, you're bad.

[Sonny M]

Show off.

[Serenissima Venezia]

okey-dokey

[nhoward14]

So sorry to have offended

you with my non-standard

replies in the

past.

Remember to close your tags!

[The_Victor]

An don't forget to close your tags. :) </ancient history>

[BJungNan]

But isn't this much more aesthetically pleasing?

Now that you mention it, all the colors and font sizes are kind of pretty.

[umbagi]

isn't this much more aesthetically pleasing?

Well, it's almost--how do I say this?--"Classy"...

[CzarNicky]

1. Quote the person you are replying to with italics (if you are replying to someone specifically and what they said).I really hoep this catcheson,p>

[Republican Wildcat]

That color kind of strains the eyes. :-)

[Publius6961]

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.

"Separate" is spelled wrong.

[thoughtomator]

Ohh, you're bad.

Join the FR green-bold-blink-reply club - or FRGBBR as we like to call ourselves - you'll love it... it's a way of life!

[Alamo-Girl]

Just a quick comment on your post..

That has always been SOP for my responses to other posts. It makes things very readable.

I agree that italics are easiest to read. Personally, I like to also use the indentation (DIR and /DIR in HTML) to separate my words from the correspondents, excerpts, etc.