I agree Gooddi, it can be difficult at times. If I am going to quote somebody, I usually put in 3 to 5 blank returns to create empty lines and then put the cursor in the middle of the blank lines before hitting the "Quote" button. Then I put the cursor on the last line under the quote-box and put my text there.

As for the ticking noise - try disconnecting the floppy drive before powering up, and see it the noise goes away. If not, I'm suspecting the usual suspects on the Analog Board - L1, R1, Q1, C1, Connector to the logic board and T1. Also like Uniserver said, their solder joints.