Question about what I see on my screen...

When I am reading posts, there is no text box below the last post to format a reply. I have to click on "quote this post" and then delete the quoted post to respond to postings. Am I doing something wrong? Is this normal?

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No that is not normal. When I get to the last post in a thread, I see a list of "Ads by Google." then there is the message YOUR REPLY:
And a yellow box in which to post your reply. There is not a place to format the text or use quotes.
I suspect you just aren't scrolling down the screen far enough to see the reply box. Try scrolling further. The "Posting Guidelines" Jacob added have pushed the actual box further down the page.
The reply box has changed, because there are now posting guidelines next to where the posting box used to be. You cannot post directly under "Your reply," you must scroll down to the box.
AustinMom Wrote:
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> The reply box has changed, because there are now
> posting guidelines next to where the posting box
> used to be. You cannot post directly under "Your
> reply," you must scroll down to the box.


Nope...I'm scrolled all the way to the bottom. I am using Firefox. I wonder if MSIE might look different?
Ahhhh...now I'm on Internet Explorer. There is my little reply box. Strange. Mystery solved! smiling smiley
I am using Firefox and it's working fine. Yellow "reply" box at the bottom with posting guidelines to the right side of it.
SpyGirl Wrote:
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> I am using Firefox and it's working fine. Yellow
> "reply" box at the bottom with posting guidelines
> to the right side of it.


I am using Firefox and there is no reply box for me. I have ABP enabled though, because I refuse to look at Google Ads (a side effect of managing a website that is financed partially by said ads).

I have to quote people to respond, then erase if I am not really quoting. It's a PITB and part of why I don't post a lot here.
Same thing here, well, it was. When I disabled Adblocker for this forum, it went back to normal.
nicelytwicely Wrote:
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> Same thing here, well, it was. When I disabled
> Adblocker for this forum, it went back to normal.


Interesting...I think I have Adblocker running, too...have to check. That must be it!
Well, I turned off Adblocker and was able to see the reply box without trouble. Unfortunately, I also saw how bombarded with ads I was as well. I decided to retreat to the safety of Adblocker and just delete the quoted part when I reply.
I know - same here. I understand sites needing to generate revenue, but there are just way too many ads here. I guess once in a while I will disable Adblock and click a few of them while here, just to generate some dough. I know hosting and other expenses can add up.

Karen IL Wrote:
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> Well, I turned off Adblocker and was able to see
> the reply box without trouble. Unfortunately, I
> also saw how bombarded with ads I was as well. I
> decided to retreat to the safety of Adblocker and
> just delete the quoted part when I reply.
I am using AOL an have no problems. I have all kinds of softwear installed and still no problems.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/22/2011 03:51AM by kittybratt.
Kittybrat, do you have an ad blocker installed? Can you see all the Google text ads? What browser do you use?
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