A challenge to Statler Waldorf

[Angrboda]

First off, I don't believe the bolding emphasis was in Statler's original post; please, if you change bold, italics or elsewise in a poster's text when quoting, alert your reader that you have done so. Arguably, it doesn't change his meaning any, but that's his decision to make, not yours.

To be fair, that rule was added a day or two before he made that post and it was not announced. If you feel that a post breaks the rules, feel free to report it. You don't have to chastise the poor guy for doing something that was done regularly here until very recently.

Perhaps, and if such was common here before, I thank you for pointing out his consistency with the established ethic. However, outside this board and beyond your rules, it is commonly accepted that it is unethical to quote someone in a way that is either inaccurate or unfair to the original. But your point is taken. I wasn't interested in having him disciplined so much as simply bringing what, I'm sure, was likely a simple oversight to his attention.

ETA: It's worth pointing out in hindsight that, given your recent announcement of rule changes which you made in this thread, I partook to familiarize myself with the rules and etiquette posted elsewhere on this forum. Upon reading the section on quoting, giving that it is a commonly accepted standard, I presumed the rule was long standing. I did not realize there was any controversy surrounding the matter. As a side note I will simply suggest that when you post about rule changes in the future, it would help your users to specify what changes you are referring to.

Now that I've made a tempest in a teapot, I leave you to return to your regularly scheduled cat strangling.