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Quotelet is a site for quoting your friends’ witticisms, ramblings, and insights. See everything that your friends quoted you on, or read every quote that one of your friends was involved in. To get started, all you need is an e‑mail address. Yes, it’s free.

Quotelet began as an experimental single-user prototype in 2004. After receiving nothing but positive feedback from onlookers, it evolved into its current form—a site for everyone—and opened its proverbial doors in February 2007.

After logging in, simply:

1. Click “My Profile” in the sidebar on the left.
2. Click “edit profile”.

If two steps are too many, you can get there directly from here: http://www.quotelet.com/profile.php?edit.

Note that, if you’ve entered something into your profile bio, there will be a small “edit” link above it when viewing your profile (if you have JavaScript enabled in your browser). This link lets you quickly modify your bio in‑place.

Anyone who knows your username—not just Quotelet users—can view your profile. However, you can limit who can see certain parts of your profile. To do so, visit the “My Account” page (http://www.quotelet.com/account.php).

• Click. If you see someone’s username listed somewhere on the site (e.g., in the form of “Posted by <username>”), and that username is a bright red link, clicking that link leads to that person’s profile.
• Search. If you know the person’s username, enter it into the search box in the upper-right corner and click “Search”. Depending on information that people have put in their profiles, you can also search for people by name.

• Post awesome quotes. Every time someone votes up a quote that you posted, you’ll get a point. Of course, every time someone votes down a quote that you posted, you’ll lose a point, so only post the good stuff.
• Say awesome things. Whenever someone votes up a quote that you’re tagged in, you’ll get one-third of a point.

It happens. Use this form to get back on track: http://www.quotelet.com/forgot.php. Then, write down your login information in a safe place, and don’t forget again.

That’s really unfortunate, since that’s our last resort for verifying that you’re who you say you are. If you do remember your e‑mail address but it expired, try calling your e‑mail provider—explain your situation, and ask if they’ll temporarily reinstate your e‑mail account. If they do, then you can use this form to get back on your feet: http://www.quotelet.com/forgot.php.

If you still can’t access your e‑mail account, or you really can’t remember your e‑mail address at all, then we can’t help—it’s a security issue.

• Cool stuff. With JavaScript enabled, you can do some great things quickly, like vote on quotes, add a quote as a favorite, and edit your profile bio in‑place.
• Security. Quotelet uses JavaScript to encrypt your password after you enter it anywhere. If there’s someone in a big black van outside your house reading all of your e‑mails, at least your Quotelet password is safe.

1. Click “Add a Quote” in the sidebar on the left, and enter your quote in the large text field.
2. Enter extra info, such as who was involved, and when you heard or read the quote.
3. Select which people should be able to read your quote: everyone, only you, or you and your Quotelet friends. If you’ve already set up some friend circles, you can also make your quote available to just a few friends.

Want to post quotes even more quickly? Check out the bookmarklet!

You get to choose.

When entering a quote (http://www.quotelet.com/quote.php), find the “Who can read this?” menu, which lists a few options:

• Everyone. This option means that anyone—including people who haven’t registered with Quotelet—can read your quote.
• All my friends. The only people who can read this quote are Quotelet users whom you have added as friends. Note that they’ll need to log in to read such quotes.
• Just me. This results in a private quote that only you can read.
• Friend circles... This lets you choose one or more friend circles; only people in these circles can read the quote. This option gives you significant control over exactly who can read your quote. More information on using friend circles is available here: http://www.quotelet.com/help.php?faq=circles#faq_circles.

If you’re notified that someone has tagged you in a quote, it means that one of your Quotelet friends posted a quote in which you were involved. When posting the quote, your friend simply clicked the checkbox next to your username.

When you’re tagged in a quote, the “was tagged in” counter in your profile will increase. There is a “read” link next to this line in your profile, which leads you to a list of all quotes in which you’re tagged. If this information isn’t in your profile, then no one has tagged you in a quote yet.

If you don’t want to be associated with a certain quote, you can “untag” yourself: simply click the “untag” link next to your username below the quote. This removes the quote from your “was tagged in ” list, but doesn’t modify the contents of the actual quote.

To see all quotes that you’re tagged in, visit the “My Profile” page (http://www.quotelet.com/profile.php). Look for a line that says how many quotes you’ve been tagged in; click the “read” link next to it. If there’s no such thing in your profile, then no one has tagged you in any quotes.

Alternatively, visit the “My Quotes” page (http://www.quotelet.com/quotes.php). In the dropdown menu that appears next to “Read quotes from:”, select “people who tagged me”.

Note that you have to have Quotelet friends before anyone can tag you in a quote. If none of your friends are here yet, invite them to join! This’ll let you quote them, and vice versa.

1. Go to that person’s profile.
2. Look for a line that says how many favorite quotes that person has. If this line doesn’t exist, then the person has no favorites yet.
3. Click the “read” link next to this line.

To delete a quote that you posted:

1. Click the “edit” link in the lower-right corner of your quote.
2. Click the “Delete” button at the bottom of the form for editing quotes.

Note that you can only delete quotes that you posted.

Let’s say you and a friend are looking at Quotelet while you’re logged in. It’d be a real shame if you recently posted an embarrassing private quote, and your friend sees it. To avoid this, all private quotes (and quotes for “selected friends only”) are automatically hidden behind a “read more“ link whenever you’re browsing quotes.

This feature is designed with your privacy in mind. However, if you’d rather have all quotes appear when browsing, simply visit the “My Account” page (http://www.quotelet.com/account.php), and uncheck the option “Collapse private and ‘selected friends only’ quotes”.

Moderators may block any public quote that is deemed inappropriate. For instance, moderators may block quotes that are not formatted cleanly, or contain personal information (e.g., a friend’s full name).

If one of your quotes has been blocked, you can find the reason in a red box above the quote.

To unblock your quote, you should edit it to remove the offending material, or fix its formatting (example). You can also edit it so that only friends can see it; such quotes cannot be blocked.

If you feel that a block was not justified, please submit a help request (http://www.quotelet.com/help.php). Be sure to include a link to the blocked quote.

Yes! Check out the bookmarklet, which lets you quote another web page easily. After following the simple setup steps, just click the bookmarklet and the “Add a Quote” form will appear in a new window. As a convenient touch, the quote form will include the URL of the page you’re about to quote, as well as any text you’ve highlighted.

Have an idea for more toys to post quotes more quickly? Send in your feedback. Thanks!

Yes, and it’s really simple. Quotelet supports an industry standard called RSS, which lets your computer automatically grab the latest quotes that are posted. Setup is a breeze: if you’re using a modern browser like Firefox, Safari, or Opera, click the icon at the right end of your location bar (example), then save the result as a bookmark. Done!

If you’re using a more advanced news reader (e.g., Google Reader, Thunderbird), you can also subscribe via the “ subscribe” link at the bottom of any Quotelet page. Note that Quotelet’s “Latest Quotes” RSS feed only tracks public quotes, and that the RSS feeds are in RSS 2.0 format.

If you posted a comment somewhere, you can delete it by simply clicking the “delete” link in its lower-right corner.

Note that, if you post a quote, you can delete any comment that it receives, regardless of who posted that comment.

You can add someone as a friend by sending him/her a friend request. Just follow these steps:

1. In that person’s profile, click the “add as friend” link.
2. In the resulting confirmation box, confirm that you want to send a friend request to that person.
3. Wait.

If that person accepts your friend request, then you’ll automatically be added to each other’s lists of Quotelet friends. Any “friends only” quotes that you posted before will automatically be available to your new friend.

Note: If you’re receiving a friend request from someone else, you can see all of your pending friend requests on the “My Friends” page.

If you reject a friend request from someone else, that request will be removed from the “My Friends” page. The person who sent the request won’t know that you turned it down—it’ll just look like the request is still pending, so that you don’t hurt anyone’s feelings.

If you change your mind later, you can still accept an old friend request by going to that person’s profile, and clicking the “add as friend” link.

A friend circle is a group of people within your group of Quotelet friends. For instance, after you’ve added a few friends, you can divide them into separate circles based on how you know them, like “Classmates” or “Co-workers”. (A single friend can even be in multiple circles.) You can set up friend circles here: http://www.quotelet.com/circles.php.

After you’ve set up your friend circles, you can:

• Filter the “My Friends” page so that only a few select friends show up.
• Limit who can read the quotes that you post.

First, note that you must log in before sending someone a Quotelet message. There are at least two ways to send someone a Quotelet message:

• Visit that person’s profile, then click the “send message” link on the right.
• Visit the “My Messages” page (http://www.quotelet.com/message.php), click “write a new message”, and enter your recipient’s username and your message.

Huh, but why? Think of all the fun you’ll be missing here! :)

If you really, really want to disable your account, visit the “My Account” page (http://www.quotelet.com/account.php). Look for the section labeled “Account Status”, and follow the instructions given there.

After you disable your account, you will have a minimum of 30 days to re-enable it, which you can do by just logging back into Quotelet. After this period, your account will be eligible for permanent deletion.

To send someone an official Quotelet invitation, visit the “Invite a Friend” (http://www.quotelet.com/invite.php) page.

Note that you cannot revoke an invitation after sending it, so be absolutely sure that you entered the right e‑mail address; check with your friend if you have to. Also, note that only people age 13 or older can sign up. If you invite someone below this age range, that person’s account will be disabled. Details are available in this FAQ: Miscellany: Why can’t children under the age of 13 sign up?.

If your friend hasn’t received your invitation, it may have been mistakenly filtered out as junk mail. Have your friend check the junk mail/spam folder for that e‑mail account, and add Quotelet.com to his/her list of allowed e‑mail senders.

To resend an invitation, visit the “Invite a Friend” page (http://www.quotelet.com/invite.php). In the lower portion of that page, find your friend’s e‑mail address. If your friend has not yet accepted your invitation, there will be a “Resend” button here. Clicking this will resend your original invitation. Note that it may take a few minutes for an invitation to be sent.

To protect your privacy, Quotelet doesn’t allow public quotes to include friends’ last names. Furthermore, you can untag yourself from any quote: simply click the “untag” link next to your username below the quote. With these precautions, rest assured that we’re looking out for you.

With that in mind, note that even if we remove a quote from Quotelet, we can’t stop that same person from posting your quote on another website, in an instant messenger profile, on a huge poster in front of some famous landmark, or anywhere else. Try nipping the problem in the bud: talk with the person who posted the quote.

To solve this, visit the “My Account” page (http://www.quotelet.com/account.php), and scroll down to the “Date/Time Preferences” section. Select your time zone, check the checkbox if your area is currently using Daylight Savings Time (DST), and save changes.

Quotelet is part of a widespread movement to promote the use of modern web technologies and standards. The goal is to make the web a better experience for you.

To do that, we first need your help! If Quotelet looks strange on your computer, you probably need to upgrade your browser. (This is typically the case if you’re using Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or older.) Try some of the following (for Macs and PCs):

• Firefox (popular choice!)
• Safari
• Opera

These are free! Upgrading to a new browser generally takes no more than a few minutes. Not only do these browsers come with some terrific built‑in features, but they also follow the web standards that more and more professional websites are following today. Catch up with the web—upgrade your browser now!

If you’re using a modern browser but Quotelet still looks messed up, please let us know. Thanks!

• Short answer: It’s the law.

• Long answer: Quotelet accepts and displays certain pieces of personally identifiable information, such as e‑mail addresses. As a result, in compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA, effective 21st April 2000), Quotelet currently will not allow children under the age of 13 to create accounts, even when parental permission is granted. Accounts found belonging to children under the age of 13 will be suspended.

  More information on COPPA: http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/buspubs/coppa.htm