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Quoting External Sources

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When quoting published sources, especially large sections, it is best to use the "quote" BBCODE tags.

The following comes from the BBCODE guide located <a href="faq.php?mode=bbcode"> HERE</a> (and incidentally is not in quote tags b/c BBCODE had to be disabled to display the post).

Quoting text in replies
There are two ways you can quote text: with a reference or without.
When you utilise the Quote function to reply to a post on the board you should notice that the post text is added to the message window enclosed in a [quote=""][/quote] block. This method allows you to quote with a reference to a person or whatever else you choose to put. For example, to quote a piece of text Mr. Blobby wrote, you would enter:

[quote="Mr. Blobby"]The text Mr. Blobby wrote would go here[/quote]

The resulting output will automatically add: Mr. Blobby wrote: before the actual text. Remember that you must include the quotation marks "" around the name you are quoting -- they are not optional.
The second method allows you to blindly quote something. To utilise this enclose the text in [quote][/quote] tags. When you view the message it will simply show: Quote: before the text itself.

Of course, the source should be credited and if possible instructions on how or where to find it should be included.
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