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Old 28-12-2011, 17:04
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I can see how to do it now, just do not know where I get the highlight bits from, sorry to be a nuisance.
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Old 28-12-2011, 17:17
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I can see how to do it now, just do not know where I get the highlight bits from, sorry to be a nuisance.
You aren't being a nuisance at all, we all had to learn in the beginning.

You put in those exacts words in [highlight]then you put your text in[/highlight <---------with your closing bracket.
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Old 15-02-2012, 16:11
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I would like to know why on the main forum menu there is not a seperate section for each soap programme,which would make it a lot easier to find a particular soap programme that you were looking for.?
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Old 15-02-2012, 16:35
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I would like to know why on the main forum menu there is not a seperate section for each soap programme,which would make it a lot easier to find a particular soap programme that you were looking for.?
Well, there are rather a lot of soaps for a start, then you'd have people complaining why the non UK ones didn't have their own section, and before you could shout 'Jack' we'd be in a bit of a lather:

Corrie
Emmerdale
Pobol Y Cwm
Hollyoaks
Eastenders
Doctors
Fair City
Neighbours
Home and Away

I don't watch soaps so I've probably missed a few out.
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Old 15-02-2012, 16:42
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But it surely would be a lot easier if all the threads for one particular soap programme was all in the one section for that particular soap.
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Old 15-02-2012, 17:43
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Ahhhhh right, you possibly have to have been a member for a specific period. I think it's the same if you try to start up a blog. (or it used to be).
As somebody who used to use the blogs, I was informed by PM some months ago that the facility was being stopped. So the answer is, no more blogging on DS

Can anyone tell me how I can avoid seeing annoying adverts which pop up and run half way down a thread please
If you are using Firefox Adblock Plus works for me... any other browsers, I don't have a scoobies but I'm sure there are ad-blockers on those too

But it surely would be a lot easier if all the threads for one particular soap programme was all in the one section for that particular soap.
I agree with you, a sub-forum for each soap would make it a lot clearer A main forum menu listing for each might be excessive and lengthy
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Old 18-02-2012, 15:42
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I have sent a PM twice to Tom Miller:Community Manager and had no responce.
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Old 24-02-2012, 14:31
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How do I change my bold colour from Black to red or blue.

Like this I Mean
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Old 24-02-2012, 14:45
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How to reply and multi quote?

It says to hit the second button. It turns red.

Fine. What then?

What is needed is a sequence of steps:

1. ----

2. -----

3. -----

etc.

So which step is hitting the second button? And what is the next step?
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Old 24-02-2012, 14:45
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How do I change my bold colour from Black to red or blue.

Like this I Mean
For RED
[highlight] say what you want to say[/hihlight]
But make sure you spell highlight properly both times and remember the / in the 2nd highlight.
For BLUE
Same as above but put [url] in the brackets.

If you quote my post you will see how I've done it
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Old 24-02-2012, 14:48
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How to reply and multi quote?

It says to hit the second button. It turns red.

Fine. What then?

What is needed is a sequence of steps:

1. ----

2. -----

3. -----

etc.

So which step is hitting the second button? And what is the next step?
1. Hit second button, it turns red.
2. Hit the 2nd button on all posts you wish to quote
3. Hit add reply
4. Write your response beneath each post
5. Submit reply.
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Old 24-02-2012, 14:51
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For RED
[highlight] say what you want to say[/hihlight]
But make sure you spell highlight properly both times and remember the / in the 2nd highlight.
For BLUE
Same as above but put [url] in the brackets.

If you quote my post you will see how I've done it
[url] Is This Right [url]

Thanks Joni
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Old 24-02-2012, 14:52
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Yep, you just needed the / in the 2nd bracket [/url]

Press 'preview post' first and it will let you see if it's worked Vic
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Old 24-02-2012, 14:54
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Yep, you just needed the / in the 2nd bracket [/url]

Press 'preview post' first and it will let you see if it's worked Vic
[hightlight] Thanks Joni [highlight]
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Old 24-02-2012, 14:56
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I've said it before but the easiest way to find out how to do something "special" that you've seen in another post is simply to hit the "quote" button and then scrutinise all the fancy code within the quote.

Once you've figured it out, hit your browsers "back" button rather than actually posting a reply.
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Old 24-02-2012, 14:57
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1. Hit second button, it turns red.
2. Hit the 2nd button on all posts you wish to quote
3. Hit add reply
4. Write your response beneath each post
5. Submit reply.
Hi Joni, thanks but you seem to be suggesting that I can quote from more than one post rather than quoting different bits from one post?

I was going to try to follow your steps by attempting to quote different parts of your post with the steps numbered 1 to 5.
So to do that, what exactly do I do after step 1?

And the same question for step 2 if quoting from different posts.
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Old 24-02-2012, 15:00
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Hi Joni, thanks but you seem to be suggesting that I can quote from more than one post rather than quoting different bits from one post?

I was going to try to follow your steps by attempting to quote different parts of your post with the steps numbered 1 to 5.
So to do that, what exactly do I do after step 1?

And the same question for step 2 if quoting from different posts.
If you want to dissect a specific post in order to address individual points you have to chop it up yourself.

Just add a {/quote} at the end of the first bit then type your reply then add a {quote} at the start of the next bit and a {/quote} at the end and add your next reply and so on.

Changing the {}s for []s, obviously.
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Old 24-02-2012, 15:13
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Thanks. I have to go out now but I'll come back and try it later.
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Old 24-02-2012, 17:29
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1. Hit second button, it turns red.
2. Hit the 2nd button on all posts you wish to quote
3. Hit add reply
4. Write your response beneath each post
5. Submit reply.
If you want to dissect a specific post in order to address individual points you have to chop it up yourself.
Okay. So I have to type, at the end of the bit of required text, the word QUOTE in square brackets with an oblique symbol inside the first square bracket.

Just add a {/quote} at the end of the first bit then type your reply then add a {quote} at the start of the next bit and a {/quote} at the end and add your next reply and so on.
Right. So I've put the word QUOTE in square brackets with oblique, at both the beginning and end of the next bit I wish to quote.

Changing the {}s for []s, obviously.
And now I've typed a QUOTE with the usual brackets and oblique at both the beginning and end of the final bit of text from your post that I wish to quote and reply to.

Now to see if it works...I will submit my reply, hoping for the best.

Edit: Well, the first bit I did worked and appears in a nice Quote box. The next two bits didn't.
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Old 24-02-2012, 17:32
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I did all that and look how it turned out. What do I need to do to fix it?
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Old 24-02-2012, 17:34
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I did all that and look how it turned out. What do I need to do to fix it?
At the 1st [quote]you don't use the / you only use that at the start of the 2nd bracket.
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Old 24-02-2012, 17:43
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[quote=Scots rool;56758446]At the 1st
you don't use the / you only use that at the start of the 2nd bracket.
Ah, thank you. I've fixed it now. That's quite a palaver, though. So every time I've seen a long post split into several separate quotes and each one replied to separately, the poster has had to do all that typing of QUOTE in brackets each time. Blimey!
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Old 24-02-2012, 17:48
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Ah, thank you. I've fixed it now. That's quite a palaver, though. So every time I've seen a long post split into several separate quotes and each one replied to separately, the poster has had to do all that typing of QUOTE in brackets each time. Blimey!
You could do it a simpler way, if you click on the icon at the top of the box (4th in from the right) & paste in between the brackets the part of the post you wanted to quote.

Does that make sense to you?
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Old 24-02-2012, 17:48
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1. Hit second button, it turns red.
2. Hit the 2nd button on all posts you wish to quote
3. Hit add reply
4. Write your response beneath each post
5. Submit reply.
So I did.
Yep, you just needed the / in the 2nd bracket [/url]
So I did that
Press 'preview post' first and it will let you see if it's worked Vic
And that.
I've said it before but the easiest way to find out how to do something "special" that you've seen in another post is simply to hit the "quote" button and then scrutinise all the fancy code within the quote.

Once you've figured it out, hit your browsers "back" button rather than actually posting a reply.
And again.

Let's see...
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Old 24-02-2012, 17:51
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So I did.

And that.


And again.

Let's see...
By jove he/she's got it. Well done.
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