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Replying to a Message

Here in the Literary Forum, we like to keep discussions on each topic all in one thread. Before replying to a message, please read these guidelines:

  • Please don't start a new thread (discussion) when you want to reply to a message in an existing thread, or post a general comment on the same subject. Just go to the message you want to reply to, and click the “Reply” button immediately below that message.
  • If you want to post a general message to everyone participating in the thread, click the “Post Reply” button at the top or bottom of the page.
  • It's perfectly all right to revive an old discussion, as long as your comment is relevant.

Quotebacks

IMPORTANT! When you reply to a post, we STRONGLY recommend quoting at least a little bit of the post you're replying to. (If you click on the Reply button below the message, the system will do that automatically.) This is the only way that the system can keep track of the post being replied to.

Quote back just enough to make your message clear. Please don't quote the entire message when you are replying to what someone else has said. You can assume that anyone reading your message has already seen the one you are replying to.

Tagging

If you wish to draw someone's attention to a particular message or thread, you can “tag” that person by typing @ followed by his or her username in double quotes. For example, @“Karen Henry” or @“Diana Gabaldon”. You can tag multiple forum members in a single post using this method. The person(s) being tagged will get an alert with a link to this message.

replying.1512694150.txt.gz · Last modified: 2017/12/08 00:49 by karen_henry