So, I've just discovered that if you use the QUICK POST**** box at the bottom, left of a thread, you aren't offered an opportunity to PREVIEW.  

However, if you use the POST REPLY feature WITHIN the post you want to reply to, then it DOES offer a PREVIEW..

If you fail to use the PREVIEW option, you CAN always edit your posts.  When you do, be SURE to use the preview option then so that you don't have to edit repeatedly.


 

If you want to QUOTE another poster's words, just click on the QUOTE option within the post that you want to quote. 

It will automatically select the entire post, but you can edit it to include only what you want to quote. 

You may want to add a line, such as ================ or ------------------------ beneath the quote to clearly distinguish it from your text or you can use the ITALICS option. 

If a thread is fairly long OR has several responses after the one you want to respond to, it's best to use the QUOTE option so that readers know WHO & WHAT you are responding to, so as to avoid confusion.


 

This is a very cool link to check out.  It's found under the HELP option to the far right when posting.  Or you can click here if you are simply reading and want to check it out.

http://civilizeddiscussion.boardhost.com/help.php

There's SO MUCH stuff there, including how to use a SPOILER box so that you can keep something "hidden" until someone is ready to read the spoiler or EXAMPLE: you want to discuss a movie that just came out without spoiling the end for those who haven't seen it, but want to discuss it with those who have.  So, create a SPOILER BOX and that way, others won't have the movie ruined for them accidentally.  Plus, so much more stuff you can do.  You can also use the shortcuts up top of this post composition box directly under the bolded blue word MESSAGE. 

This is what a SPOILER BOX looks like.  It's useful in acting questions for people to guess at or the punchline of a joke.

Ha Ha, made ya look

MORE ON HOW TO DO A SPOILER BOX 2 POSTS BELOW THIS

If you want to post a "spoiler", such as the answer to a question or a joke, but not have it seen until posters have a chance to figure it out for themselves, you can use something called a SPOILER button. 

You do it by posting the word "spoiler" surrounded by [ and ] -- then the answer -- then end it with the word "/spoiler" (with the / first) surrounded by [ and ].   DON'T use the " though

What results is something like this

Isn't this cool?

 

When posting an article from on the web, always add at least one line (preferably TWO) between each paragraph because many articles' spacing will be ignored by Boardhost software and it will wind up being a giant jumble with no paragraph separations.  If you preview BEFORE adding a line space between them, then you'll have to spend considerable time figuring out where the paragraphs are supposed to break. 

Examples:
First example is not adding the line (but I did add *to show where it should have been) Mueller documented a ‘pattern of conduct that leaves us wondering whether Barr made the right call’
Laurie L. Levenson is professor of law and David W. Burcham chair of ethical advocacy at Loyola Law School. She was formerly an assistant U.S. attorney in Los Angeles.*It is actually surprising how much Barr tried to spin this report in favor of the president. Given his prior public service, I had hoped Barr to rise to the occasion and be more forthright with the American public. But, he wasn’t. At minimum, the report details how the Trump campaign took advantage of Russian election interference, and the president himself made many efforts to stymie the investigation into what exactly happened. The report may not make a finding of criminal wrongdoing, but it certainly presents troubling behavior by a person who should be trying to protect our democracy.*After this report, I think that the Trump presidency will be forever under a cloud. The details of the report portray a president who is obsessed with his own political power and who was, in the report’s words, willing to engage in “multiple acts … that were capable of exerting undue influence over law enforcement investigations, including the Russian-interference and obstruction investigations.” What is troubling here is that these were not simply individual acts by the president; it is a pattern of conduct that leaves us wondering whether Barr made the right call in not authorizing the obstruction charges.*

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Second example, I added two lines of separation to the piece prior to previewing.

Mueller documented a ‘pattern of conduct that leaves us wondering whether Barr made the right call’

Laurie L. Levenson is professor of law and David W. Burcham chair of ethical advocacy at Loyola Law School. She was formerly an assistant U.S. attorney in Los Angeles.

 It is actually surprising how much Barr tried to spin this report in favor of the president. Given his prior public service, I had hoped Barr to rise to the occasion and be more forthright with the American public. But, he wasn’t. At minimum, the report details how the Trump campaign took advantage of Russian election interference, and the president himself made many efforts to stymie the investigation into what exactly happened. The report may not make a finding of criminal wrongdoing, but it certainly presents troubling behavior by a person who should be trying to protect our democracy.

 After this report, I think that the Trump presidency will be forever under a cloud. The details of the report portray a president who is obsessed with his own political power and who was, in the report’s words, willing to engage in “multiple acts … that were capable of exerting undue influence over law enforcement investigations, including the Russian-interference and obstruction investigations.” What is troubling here is that these were not simply individual acts by the president; it is a pattern of conduct that leaves us wondering whether Barr made the right call in not authorizing the obstruction charges.

 

I've discovered that it is easiest and better results when you use the ATTACH IMAGE and ATTACH LINK functions to add pictures or links.  The automatic functions use the correct BBC instead of having to use trial and error.  Remember, this forum uses BBC more so than HTML.

This is where you can find the POST REPLY FUNCTION WITH PREVIEW.  (SEE PIX).    Otherwise, if you choose "quick reply", there is NO preview function.