When Should I Use Quote Option On Forum Posts?

[Misanthrope 0]

I have a stupid Newbie question and haven't been able to find an answer on the this site. When is it necessary to utilize the quote tool on original posts? If someone could point me to a link I'd be most grateful. Thanks in advance for your help.

[Saint_Michael 3]

When post stuff from other sites or if you want to reply to a previous post in which you click on the quote button then click on add reply and the quote is generated for you to respond to.

[Plenoptic 0]

To add on to what SM said... Quote whenever it isn't your own words basically. This includes sites like SM said but also from books, magazines, newspapers, etc; Even if you make a post or a tutorial for another site, you must quote it if you are using it again on this site.