airtren - the FAQ are a bit 'gash' to say the least, and are taken from the Vbulletin board help files. The options you refer to have not been enabled on this board for some years, but the FAQ has not been kept up to date..
Somewhere eons ago when I was modding here I posted a guide to posting etc - maybe someone could explain 'quoting' to you'. There is a little yellow [IMG]
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I see that little image copy failed! It is the 3rd from the right on my screen.