The formatting shortcuts such as bold, italic and underline , as well as the quote feature is not available in the 'Political " or "general discussion " sections
[quote="Winchester"]They should be available once you've posted a few more times. IIRC they're disabled for new members to cut back on things that shouldn't be posted.[/quote]
But I have already posted a bunch of times in other areas and they were available from the beginning
Americans learn only from catastrophe and not from experience. -- Theodore Roosevelt My life has become a single, ongoing revelation that I haven’t been cynical enough.