If you click the post reply to add a reply I find it rather sucks to say the least. You end up with this little box to write in
How I reply is to click the reply button and then I copy and paste ctrl-a then ctrl-v the text into textpad. If I want to quote more then one post I will go back to the thread to the other post I want to inculde and do the same.
Click post reply then ctrl-a then ctrl-v to put it into textpad (any text editor will work like notepad).
I then will delete any info not needed in the quotes I have copied to shorten the post.
I then check the spelling (if I am not to drunk to remember to do so) then add in any Smilies for added effect. For Smilies I do the same thing. Highlight them with the mouse and then ctrl-c and ctrl-v to add them to the post like this
If you are trying to find some info on a post that is several pages long I will click printable version to get all of the posts in one page.
Sometimes if I am lazy I will just throw in a quick quote like this
Quote What ever the quote is Quote
Many know this stuff already but for the others hope it helps