try this and let me know how it works for you.
Edit your bbcode_quote template:
If you just want the regular quoting style, but cleaned up the way you originally asked, this should do the trick. I just whipped this up real quick from the original template, so test it and see if it works for you.
Code:
<div style="margin:20px; margin-top:5px; <if condition="$show['iewidthfix']">width: 100%;</if>">
<div class="smallfont" style="margin-bottom:2px">$vbphrase[quote]<if condition="$show['username']"> from <span style="font-weight: bold">$username:</if></span></div>
<table cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%">
<tr>
<td class="alt2" style="border:1px inset">
<div style="font-style:italic">$message</div>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
If you want the ability to "collapse" quotes, try this one instead. All credit goes to
Hellcat for this code, BTW, I just removed the thick border and edited the attribution text the quotes included.
Code:
<div style="margin:20px; margin-top:5px; <if condition="$show['iewidthfix']">width: 100%;</if>">
<table cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%">
<if condition="$show[quoteid]=$show[quoteid] + 1 + $vbulletin->userinfo[lastactivity]"></if>
<tr>
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('quote_$show[quoteid]')"><img
id="collapseimg_quote_$show[quoteid]" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_tcat{$collapseimg_forumid}.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
<div class="smallfont" style="margin-bottom:2px">
<a href="#top" style="text-decoration:none" onclick="return toggle_collapse('quote_$show[quoteid]')">$vbphrase[quote]
<if condition="$show['username']">from <span style="font-weight: bold">$username:</if></span></a>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tbody id="collapseobj_quote_$show[quoteid]" style="{$collapseobj_forumid}">
<tr>
<td class="alt2" style="border:1px inset">
<if condition="$show['username']">
<div style="font-style:italic">$message</div>
<else />
$message
</if>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>