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>> As for quoting from stories... isn't it an idea to add a button to the
>> system, review form where a reviewer can click on (telling or putting
>> it in the faq that you have to put the <blockquote> code around it
>> will not work...). Let's say you want to quote from a story, a quick
>> click, in which it automatically adds the quote-code (or maybe a java
>> script kind of thing where you can paste the part in, click on ok and
>> it gets inserted)...
>>
>
> Anthony, is this possible? I wouldn't mind having a piece of code that
> automatically inserted the blockquotes, but it's up to you whether you
> want to do this.
>
> Rhapsody, would it work if we put a note *on the form where you insert
> the vote* that said something like:
>
> All quotes must be surrounded by tags so that they are not counted when
> determining points. Please place "<blockquote>" before the beginning of
> any quote you include in your review and "</blockquote>" at the end of
> the quote. If you have any questions about this do not hesitate to
> email the administrators at <link>mefasupport@gmail.com</link>.
>

I am planning, time permitting, to do a 'review preview' page before
you submit your review. On that preview page, I will mark any quotes
that I see, make sure they have start/end tags, and show the parts that
count in one color and the parts that don't in another color, and give
you a total character count (minus the quotes) and a point score.

I think this, combined with some clear instructions on how to do quotes
will work just fine.

I also am planning to change the quote marking to something like [This
stuff's a quote], that offsets the quotes but isn't very intrusive, so
it can be used inline, and allows dialog quotes " and ' inside it to
work well.

Anthony

> Message: 23
> Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2006 02:19:09 -0600
> From: Anthony Holder <aaholder@swbell.net>
> Subject: Review Quotes, Preview
>
>>> As for quoting from stories... isn't it an idea to add a button to
>>> the
>>> system, review form where a reviewer can click on (telling or putting
>>> it in the faq that you have to put the <blockquote> code around it
>>> will not work...). Let's say you want to quote from a story, a quick
>>> click, in which it automatically adds the quote-code (or maybe a java
>>> script kind of thing where you can paste the part in, click on ok and
>>> it gets inserted)...
>>>
>>
>> Anthony, is this possible? I wouldn't mind having a piece of code that
>> automatically inserted the blockquotes, but it's up to you whether you
>> want to do this.
>>
>> Rhapsody, would it work if we put a note *on the form where you insert
>> the vote* that said something like:
>>
>> All quotes must be surrounded by tags so that they are not counted
>> when
>> determining points. Please place "<blockquote>" before the beginning
>> of
>> any quote you include in your review and "</blockquote>" at the end of
>> the quote. If you have any questions about this do not hesitate to
>> email the administrators at <link>mefasupport@gmail.com</link>.
>>
>
> I am planning, time permitting, to do a 'review preview' page before
> you submit your review. On that preview page, I will mark any quotes
> that I see, make sure they have start/end tags, and show the parts that
> count in one color and the parts that don't in another color, and give
> you a total character count (minus the quotes) and a point score.
>
> I think this, combined with some clear instructions on how to do quotes
> will work just fine.
>
> I also am planning to change the quote marking to something like [This
> stuff's a quote], that offsets the quotes but isn't very intrusive, so
> it can be used inline, and allows dialog quotes " and ' inside it to
> work well.
>
> Anthony
>

Anthony, all of this sounds excellent. I think it will really help
alleviate confusion.

Thanks,
Marta