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Timothy
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Posted 09/20/09 - 06:45 PM: Subject: quote boxes	#1
I don't know if it's just me, but sometimes I find it real difficult to distinguish a post main body from the quote boxes embedded in them. This could cause major misunderstandings and a lot of useless discussion if people are prone to use quote boxes, like myself.
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Posted 10/03/09 - 08:55 PM:	#2
I have to agree. The new standard color scheme makes it rather difficult to distinguish quotes from response text. The indentation helps, but only so much.
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Posted 10/03/09 - 09:15 PM:	#3
Just throw a color border around it and I think a lot of people would be happy. border: 1px dashed blue;
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