(July 13, 2017 at 1:21 am)Thena323 Wrote:(July 13, 2017 at 1:03 am)Losty Wrote: It's a pain to get it to copy from my phone but here's a link to the rules: https://atheistforums.org/rules.php and the rule violated was quoting inaccurately
Quote:Quoting Others Inaccurately
When quoting another member of the forums, whether using quote tags or putting quotes between quotation marks, members may quote them in whole or in part, but may not change the quoted text by adding, modifying, or deleting words. An exception to this rule is where the member is paraphrasing, provided that the paraphrased quote does not change the meaning of the original quote, or takes the quote out of its original context.
Adding formatting for purposes of clarification or highlighting (e.g. making certain words bold, adding reference numbers, etc.) is allowed, provided that the member indicates that the additions are their own and not in the original quote, and provided that the formatting does not change the meaning of the quoted text.
Changing quoted text for the purpose of parody is allowed, provided that the parody is clear to members. In the case of ambiguity, staff will err on the side of preserving the author's original words rather than preserving a member's artistic license.
Not sure how any of this applies to me. I didn't change, add, modify, or delete any of Shell's post.
I just quoted it.
Thanks anyhow, Losty.
You did add something, though. What you added may have been a part of the pre-edited post but seeing as all users have a right to edit their posts it still counts as adding something that's not in the post.