tggzzz
Advanced Member level 4
I've just started using this forum, and I've encountered a problem that will significantly limit its usefulness for me, and I presume others. It is an obvious use-case that has been standard practice for >30 years (starting in usenet, of course), so I presume I'm missing something simple.
It is obvious how to reply to a simple message, including that simple message as a quotation. But how do I reply to a message that includes a quotation, including that complete message (i.e. including its quotation) within quotes?
In other words, how do I nest quotations in replies?
Without the ability to do that, necessary context is lost resulting in a stupid useless message such as:
instead of the far more informative, useful message:
That is so obvious, I'm sure I'm just being dimwitted, but I'd be grateful for enlightenment.
It is obvious how to reply to a simple message, including that simple message as a quotation. But how do I reply to a message that includes a quotation, including that complete message (i.e. including its quotation) within quotes?
In other words, how do I nest quotations in replies?
Without the ability to do that, necessary context is lost resulting in a stupid useless message such as:
But not if the voltage is too high.
instead of the far more informative, useful message:
But not if the voltage is too high.YesShall we use the oscilloscope
That is so obvious, I'm sure I'm just being dimwitted, but I'd be grateful for enlightenment.