I tried cutting and pasting and
putting quotes before the post I'm
responding to (like this).

Well, that didn't quite work, and you ran into another internet standard.

You did start with "by Jose..., but there wasn't any place where you
said "end quote" or something like that. It is this that is the problem
reading some of your posts - knowing when the quoted stuff ENDS.

That's why I suggested the ending arrows too.

Now, there is another internet standard - that is that of a signature
line. Any lines which follow a line which consists of just two dashes
and a space will be considered a signature, and many newsreaders will
format it differently. Some newsreaders can be set to hide signatures.
Your post quoted mine in its entirety (including the signature) and
your new text followed mine, after my signature line separator, and was
thus considered a "signature" by my newsreader (and most other
newsreaders I'm sure). You probably want to avoid that. So, be aware
(or make your website aware) of signature line separators when you post,
and more of your posts will be readable.

Yes, manually inserting arrows on each line is a pain, which is why I
suggested a simple "quote" and "end quote" method for you. I do it
myself when necessary.

Jose
--
He who laughs, lasts.
for Email, make the obvious change in the address.