# If starting with a quote, email begins with ellipses "\*\*\*"

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/if-starting-with-a-quote-email-begins-with-ellipses/59248>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [3월 16, 2017, 1:38오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/if-starting-with-a-quote-email-begins-with-ellipses/59248 "2017-03-16T13:38:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![sjmscott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sjmscott/32/198290_2.png) [@sjmscott](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sjmscott)\
**Post date:** [3월 16, 2017, 1:38오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/if-starting-with-a-quote-email-begins-with-ellipses/59248/1 "2017-03-16T13:38:58Z")

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On my installation it seems that if I begin a message by quoting someone the email begins with an ellipses which hides my response. If you click on the three dots then the message is expanded.

![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/4/b/4b235174c85e900dfa56cbb2935fa7e5410d6b0e.png)

Is this expected behavior? Is it possible to avoid this or should I tell users not to begin with a quote?

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Post date:** [3월 16, 2017, 1:44오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/if-starting-with-a-quote-email-begins-with-ellipses/59248/2 "2017-03-16T13:44:16Z")

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That’s because your mailer (Gmail, I’m guessing) thinks you don’t care about seeing quoted material.

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/system/32/443519_2.png) [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [5월 14, 2019, 4:08오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/if-starting-with-a-quote-email-begins-with-ellipses/59248/3 "2019-05-14T16:08:57Z")

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/system/32/443519_2.png) [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [6월 13, 2019, 4:23오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/if-starting-with-a-quote-email-begins-with-ellipses/59248/4 "2019-06-13T16:23:18Z")

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