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December 01, 2019, 10:42:01 AM
#21
Maybe this method can be used temporarily.

For this example, I'll quote Theymos's post to this topic.

Step1 - I seek the sources that I'll quote in the history of Theymos's post.



Step2 to 3 - Then I copy the quote link in a new tab and change the source topic link that I marked above




with the number of the OP link (in this topic).



Step4 - Then click enter
And I managed to quote Theymos locked posts
 cheers  Cheesy Cheesy
I hope this helps to claim ownership of someone's account in the future.


If you get a message similar to "your account is locked"

You should be given an email address in the error message. Send an email there and you will be given further instructions.
~snip~



Edit...

Maybe, the post label also need to be changed

Sorry for my bad English, I hope these pictures help you understand what I mean .
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November 30, 2019, 03:43:47 PM
#20
Is it possible to implement? It’s not super important (like the new forum software) but would be nice in my opinion.  Smiley
We must know that it is possible but will theymos decide to apply it?
Now, the only thing we can do is waiting for his response. Let hope that some suggestions above can trigger the expected decision.  Smiley
legendary
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November 30, 2019, 03:03:34 PM
#19
Supporting this.
The problem I face today is posting some connected accounts and all the proof is in locked topics. Editing manually all those quoted posts is just waste of time.
I know exactly that feeling, I got headache too many times when quoting post and then c/p author then numbers...oh, then archive everything because posts tend to disappear. When I am too lazy to do all this, I just quote post and c/p link under quotation.
legendary
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November 28, 2019, 04:05:42 AM
#18
I still think this should be implemented in the forum.
The problem I face today is posting some connected accounts and all the proof is in locked topics. Editing manually all those quoted posts is just waste of time.
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November 27, 2019, 01:55:32 AM
#17
This doesn't include the username of the poster, the link to the quoted post and the time that post has been created.
You should use the following code instead.

Code:
[quote author=X link=topic=Y date=Z]

X: the username of poster
Y: Click on the post you want to quote and copy what exists after "topic="
Z: Use epochconverter. Enter the exact time the post has been created and copy "Epoch timestamp"

Shoot, you managed to quote my previous revision. :p

The one you showed would do, although I'm more familiar with the simpler copypasta approach.
legendary
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November 27, 2019, 01:51:42 AM
#16
Well for this, a simple workaround would do, with some extra effort of copying and pasting:

Code:
[quote=author][/quote]

It just takes several extra seconds. A little bit of a hassle but not much of a big deal.

This doesn't include the username of the poster, the link to the quoted post and the time that post has been created.
You should use the following code instead.

Code:
[quote author=X link=topic=Y date=Z]

X: the username of poster
Y: Click on the post you want to quote and copy what exists after "topic="
Z: Use epochconverter. Enter the exact time the post has been created and copy "Epoch timestamp"
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November 27, 2019, 01:41:27 AM
#15
A simple workaround would be just copying and pasting the contents inside the quote=author tags

While it might be a nice feature to add, there's a reason why the topic stays lock and hence, quotes/ replies are not allowed Smiley
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November 27, 2019, 12:50:16 AM
#14
Taking the link to the first image in the OP as an example: https ://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FmBsrI4Z.jpg&t=607&c=1NdT52aa5A3yJw

Extract the embedded URL (the bolded section): https%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FmBsrI4Z.jpg

Convert the 'encoded' symbols using the following:
%3A => :
%2F => /

=> https://i.imgur.com/mBsrI4Z.jpg
So that's how it is, sometimes really I experience this one especially if the thread is locked and can't be quoted and just open a new tab or copy the image address of it but still goes through decoding that link and I didn't know what they mean, really helpful HCP.



I know, it’s also a solution to just quote the text and add a link manually but that wouldn’t include the date of the quoted post and need more time to type the author, especially for multiple quotes.
Yeah, it's a hassle especially if you don't know to manually add the needed text to make it like the original quoted message, what I really do is really manual and the most hassle part is adding the date so I reach for help in this website http://www.onlineconversion.com/unix_time.htm it is same as epochconverter.[/quote]
HCP
legendary
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November 26, 2019, 11:53:51 PM
#13
Does anyone know how to do an image quote? Or at least find out the "https://i.imgur.com/" link to the pictures, I get a URL that starts with https://ip.bitcointalk.org/ when I click on "copy image address."

Yeah... the imgur link is actually embedded in the ip.bitcointalk.org URLs...

Taking the link to the first image in the OP as an example: https ://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FmBsrI4Z.jpg&t=607&c=1NdT52aa5A3yJw

Extract the embedded URL (the bolded section): https%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FmBsrI4Z.jpg

Convert the 'encoded' symbols using the following:
%3A => :
%2F => /

=> https://i.imgur.com/mBsrI4Z.jpg
legendary
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November 24, 2019, 01:46:44 PM
#12
But you can use epochconverter for adding the time of quoted post.

-snip-
Here[1] are some snaps that explain how this can be done. thanks @shahzadafzal

[1] https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.38212859
Nice tools, I wasn't aware about their existence. That should solve the problem for long and specially formatted topics. However, the procedure is still quite complicated and I guess most users don't know about it (including myself)  Cheesy

For everyone who has experienced this, I know how you feel. Lol.

Anyways what I normally do is just use the link of that post and somehow give a gist of what I want to quote in there. Just by clicking on the #49321059 on the post and pasting it as a reference. This is when I quote in bitcointalk.
Same here, I'm copying the text (unformatted) and post a link to the original post in the locked topic. It's working but I like normal (real) quotes much more...
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November 24, 2019, 01:36:43 AM
#11
For everyone who has experienced this, I know how you feel. Lol.

Anyways what I normally do is just use the link of that post and somehow give a gist of what I want to quote in there. Just by clicking on the #49321059 on the post and pasting it as a reference. This is when I quote in bitcointalk.

For other articles, I just put the author with the link, maybe you could use this too. Using the link coming from #59152874915 and posting that

Code:
[quote author=https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=524305108750251][/quote]
[quote author=https://article.com/123456789][/quote]

P.S. Those are random numbers only
legendary
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November 24, 2019, 01:27:19 AM
#10
< snip >
I did it 2 or 3 days ago, and I discovered that method has its disadvantages:
For example, you want to quote posts of poster A:
(1) If poster A deletes that post, then the image link you get will be invalid.
(2) If poster A changes avatar to new one, then the image link you get to image of previous avatar will be invalid. In fact, it will be changed to the current one.

(1) My post
The image link I used is
Code:
[img width=400]https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FxlxgP5x.jpg&t=607&c=XSlkMHNg6kYJMw[/img]

(2) In that topic, in early versions of OP, I was lazy and use direct links to avatars of users who made or worn those avatars. Then, I saw avatars in my OP changed, and I found out reasons. After that, I had to download their avatars, and uploaded to imgur, then posted imgur links to OP.
10th anniversary of the bitcointalk.org forum (signature)

I remembered I asked for scripts from community but it is likely no one has interested in script for such purposes.
legendary
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November 24, 2019, 01:23:24 AM
#9
I think the simple changes in this forum may take some time so it is better to rely on some alternative solutions.

-snip-
Here[1] are some snaps that explain how this can be done. thanks @shahzadafzal

Does anyone know how to do an image quote? Or at least find out the "https://i.imgur.com/" link to the pictures, I get a URL that starts with https://ip.bitcointalk.org/ when I click on "copy image address."
Can this be done using userscripts?
[1] https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.38212859
legendary
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Farewell o_e_l_e_o
November 24, 2019, 01:05:47 AM
#8
Sometimes, I feel inconvenient with locked topics because I can not fully quote posts inside.
Sometimes, I think the disable of quote button in locked topics make sense. It help to reduce drama. People tend to more lazily to spend time to self-compose quotes from locked topics.
legendary
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November 24, 2019, 01:03:11 AM
#7
This happens to me a few times also and would be realy nice to get this option.
But i guess we will not get it , as i remember there was already some kind of thread of that suggestion for it and its a long time ago.

But the hope dies at the last.
legendary
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November 23, 2019, 08:29:33 PM
#6
This was also my problem yesterday. Simply copying the text from the post in a lock topic will not copy its format in bbcode.

This is very time consuming especially when you are making or posting very important notice in a thread or just lazy to edit the entire text with same format of the quoted post.

There is a fairly easy workaround for that. Hit the "quote" button on any post, e.g. a post in the thread that you're posting in. Replace post ID in the URL (find quote=MMM and replace the MMM) with the ID of the post you want to quote from the locked thread. You'll get the bbcode. To complete the quote you'll also need to replace the whole link (topic=TTT.msgMMM#msgMMM) in the quote tag. Author and timestamp are good.

A bit of a hassle but worked fine the few times that I needed it and I wouldn't want to postpone the new forum software by 3 more years while the OP's suggestion gets implemented here Grin
legendary
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November 23, 2019, 07:59:38 PM
#5
Yep it's a PITA..
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November 23, 2019, 07:09:51 PM
#4
This was also my problem yesterday. Simply copying the text from the post in a lock topic will not copy its format in bbcode.

This is very time consuming especially when you are making or posting very important notice in a thread or just lazy to edit the entire text with same format of the quoted post.
legendary
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November 23, 2019, 06:42:38 PM
#3
I am in favor of enabling quotes in locked topics. But you can use epochconverter for adding the time of quoted post.
Enter the exact time the post was created and click on "Human date to Timestamp" button. Then Epoch timestamp will be shown.

Yeah, there is some alternative methods to quote from locked topics, but I think that they require too much hassle. Simple solution would be really needed. Because we often need to quote from locked topics, especially when we are talking about historic topics. Personally when I need to do it, I just copy text, insert it into quote tag and add link to original post above or under quote. For me it's simpliest way to quote from locked topic.
legendary
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November 23, 2019, 05:19:51 PM
#2
Right now, it’s not possible to quote a post from a locked topic because we can’t reply. Quoting from locked topics could be useful sometimes to refer to a normal quote like it’s possible for every unlocked topic. I know, it’s also a solution to just quote the text and add a link manually but that wouldn’t include the date of the quoted post and need more time to type the author, especially for multiple quotes.
I am in favor of enabling quotes in locked topics. But you can use epochconverter for adding the time of quoted post.
Enter the exact time the post was created and click on "Human date to Timestamp" button. Then Epoch timestamp will be shown.

Here is the code for quoting the post you referred to.

Code:
[quote author=theymos link=topic=5193860.msg53152306#msg53152306 date=1574458668]

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