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Reminder on Good Quoting Etiquette

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Reminder on Good Quoting Etiquette
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RE: Reminder on Good Quoting Etiquette
June 7, 2014 at 6:51 pm
(June 7, 2014 at 3:57 pm)Fidel_Castronaut Wrote: 2. ... However, please note that it is against the rules to edit/amend the text of another member (Rule 14:"Quoting others accurately"). This includes leaving out content that subsequently alters the meaning/context of the quoted post (quote mining).
OK, question....

What about those times where a poster says something like "Apples are proof of God."
And we quote that, edit it to say "Apples are proof of Odin." with the 'fixed for ya' statement?
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Reminder on Good Quoting Etiquette

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Reminder on Good Quoting Etiquette - by Rampant.A.I. - June 7, 2014 at 4:09 pm
RE: Reminder on Good Quoting Etiquette - by Nine - June 7, 2014 at 4:53 pm
RE: Reminder on Good Quoting Etiquette - by LostLocke - June 7, 2014 at 6:51 pm
RE: Reminder on Good Quoting Etiquette - by Angrboda - June 7, 2014 at 7:51 pm
RE: Reminder on Good Quoting Etiquette - by Violet - June 7, 2014 at 7:50 pm
RE: Reminder on Good Quoting Etiquette - by LostLocke - June 7, 2014 at 8:55 pm
RE: Reminder on Good Quoting Etiquette - by Cyberman - June 8, 2014 at 12:00 pm
RE: Reminder on Good Quoting Etiquette - by Nine - June 9, 2014 at 8:42 am
RE: Reminder on Good Quoting Etiquette - by Losty - June 9, 2014 at 9:08 am
RE: Reminder on Good Quoting Etiquette - by Losty - June 9, 2014 at 9:16 am
RE: Reminder on Good Quoting Etiquette - by Cyberman - June 9, 2014 at 10:20 am

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