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).

[beltfed308]

Kool

[processing please hold]

greatpostgoodideashopeitworks

A little warning for those of us with old eyes would be nice. :-)

[beltfed308]

At least I have a thread to practice.

[supercat]

Leave all those rigid formats and rules for the government bureaucrats and corporate paper shufflers and lets make up our rules as we go along, and skip them when we feel like it. That's how we came up with bunny pancakes and viking kitties. I love Free Republic for the free-wheeling come as you are atmosphere.

One mark of a learned practitioners in most endeavors is that they are familiar enough with common practices to know when they should deviate from them.

[ncpatriot]

Testing Is this right?

How 'bout this?

Now I will try italics

Hey, I did it. How do I do font and size together? TESTING>font face=arial>OK, is this right?

I don't think the arial font face showed up, and I am TIRED Bye

[beltfed308]

This is big!

[No Blue States]

Now I mooch off other peoples articles, its easier.

The "new posts to you" factor was overwhelming.

[Buddy B]

My grand-daughter likes white paper with green ink on it.     About the size of a one dollar bill.     OH!, it is a                  d  o  l  l  a  r                     she likes.

[dixiechick2000]

dc2k....proud member of the FRGBBR since today. ;o)

[beltfed308]

This is big!

[beltfed308]

This is hard.

[Palladin]

OK...in grade school, back when the earth was cooling, we learned this:

There is A RAT in separate.

That's how I remember it.

[Buddy B]

POSTING

[beltfed308]

dc2k....proud member of the FRGBBR since today. ;o)

How is this?>/font>

[Eastbound]

IT ALSO MIGHT BE SAID THAT THOSE WHO USE ALL CAPS ARE JUST CLAMORING FOR ATTENTION. (oR P'HAPS THEIR ^K_Ey^{boa_rD _is bro_ke.}

[No Blue States]

Head on Fire

[brityank]

Y'all want color?? Here's yer color !!!

[BigSkyFreeper]

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).

I agree

[Misty Memory]

You can also control the width of the <HR> tag by adding a width tag as either a percentage or length:

<HR WIDTH=60%>

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<HR WIDTH=40%>

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<HR WIDTH=60>

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<HR WIDTH=40>

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[MediaMole]

Poor color choice. Try again.

Multicolor posts haven't been the same since Classygreeneyedblonde was outed as "none of the above."