Missing the quotation feature?

[renormalize]

Why is "+Quote" unavailable for posts in closed threads?

 

[Nugatory]

Probably because it’s connected to the “Reply” logic, and replies are locked out in these threads. I’ve seen this on other forums and it is annoying when trying to quote content from a closed thread into a live one.

 

[Borek]

You can always mark/copy/paste and add quote BB tags manually.

 

[Nugatory]

You can always mark/copy/paste and add quote BB tags manually.

I expect that that's what @renormalize did here and that's what prompted this thread.

It's still a nuisance, and you lose the backlink to the source.

 

[mfb]

You can always work with the source code if you want, but it's more work than using a button.
Quote from this thread as template: [QUOTE="Nugatory, post: 7328012, member: 382138"][/QUOTE]
Post: https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/why-are-preon-models-in-particle-physics-often-overlooked.1006316/post-6530927
User: https://www.physicsforums.com/members/vanadium-50.110252/

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[QUOTE="Vanadium 50, post: 6530927, member: 110252"](quoted text goes here)[/QUOTE]
How it looks like:

(quoted text goes here)

 

[renormalize]

You can always work with the source code if you want, but it's more work than using a button.
Quote from this thread as template: [QUOTE="Nugatory, post: 7328012, member: 382138"][/QUOTE]
Post: https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/why-are-preon-models-in-particle-physics-often-overlooked.1006316/post-6530927
User: https://www.physicsforums.com/members/vanadium-50.110252/

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[QUOTE="Vanadium 50, post: 6530927, member: 110252"](quoted text goes here)[/QUOTE]
How it looks like:

Thanks for the detailed work-around for the lack of a quote button!