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[Question] On quoting other people

Postby Elke and Elba » Mon Jul 21, 2014 9:47 am

Is it possible for the person who the quote originated from demand the removal of the quote from another's signature if he/she doesn't approve of it?
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Postby The 54th Squadron » Mon Jul 21, 2014 10:13 am

Elke and Elba wrote:Is it possible for the person who the quote originated from demand the removal of the quote from another's signature if he/she doesn't approve of it?


Yes.
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Postby Mousebumples » Mon Jul 21, 2014 11:12 am

The 54th Squadron wrote:
Elke and Elba wrote:Is it possible for the person who the quote originated from demand the removal of the quote from another's signature if he/she doesn't approve of it?


Yes.

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E&E, generally the answer is no - although it depends on context. If someone is misquoting you - or taking what you said out of context - then you would likely have grounds to request the removal of such a quote. (Quoting a rule-breaking post - i.e. trolling, flaming, etc. - is also not kosher, but I doubt that's relevant to what you're talking about here.)

Otherwise, if you don't want it quoted, you probably shouldn't have said it. However, if there's a specific example that you'd like looked at, please make the post in the sig thread.
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Postby Die Erworbenen Namen » Mon Jul 21, 2014 11:16 am

If I may ask, since it's on topic,

If someone quotes me looking rather stupid, and I did not like that, I would see it as embarrassing to my credibility. Could I ask that the quote in question is removed from they player's signature?
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Postby Mousebumples » Mon Jul 21, 2014 11:31 am

Die erworbenen Namen wrote:If I may ask, since it's on topic,

If someone quotes me looking rather stupid, and I did not like that, I would see it as embarrassing to my credibility. Could I ask that the quote in question is removed from they player's signature?

Decided on a case by case basis, but just like with reporting, while you can certainly ask, I'd consider your chances of having the quote removed unlikely.

Again, it's hard to be 100% clear when dealing with hypotheticals (and I'm not in charge of signatures, so don't post examples here - post them in the signature thread, as previously linked), but if you said something stupid .... then you said something stupid. We all do it - and to pretend otherwise ... almost strains the limit of credulity.

Granted, if someone is flaming you in their sig: "HAHA, PLAYER-X IS STUPID: {quote}" ... that would most likely be actionable.
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Postby Die Erworbenen Namen » Mon Jul 21, 2014 11:37 am

Thanks for answering (or trying to :P)!

If I see a problem, I'll just report it. Thanks again!
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