"fixed" flamebait....

[Daistallia 2104]

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I thought this sort "fixing" was frowned upon...

[Ring of Isengard]

Even if I make it true?

[Kryozerkia]

It is frowned upon, but not actionable as far as I can see.

[Barzan]

That edit doesn't show what was added, though, only what was deleted. He needs to underline or bold his additions or it comes across as misquoting someone. Unintentional, I'm sure, but bad form and misleading nonetheless.

[The Emmerian Unions]

That edit doesn't show what was added, though, only what was deleted. He needs to underline or bold his additions or it comes across as misquoting someone. Unintentional, I'm sure, but bad form and misleading nonetheless.

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[quote="Ring of Isengard"][quote="Estainia"][quote="Ring of Isengard"]Whatever country they're from.[/quote]

I second that, fuck that " European " crap, a Frenchman is a [strike]Frenchman[/strike] coward, an Englishman is an Englishman, so on and so forth.[/quote]
Fixed.[/quote]


Notice how the second "Frenchman" has the [strike] tabs around it?

[Barzan]

That edit doesn't show what was added, though, only what was deleted. He needs to underline or bold his additions or it comes across as misquoting someone. Unintentional, I'm sure, but bad form and misleading nonetheless.

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[quote="Ring of Isengard"][quote="Estainia"][quote="Ring of Isengard"]Whatever country they're from.[/quote]

I second that, fuck that " European " crap, a Frenchman is a [strike]Frenchman[/strike] coward, an Englishman is an Englishman, so on and so forth.[/quote]
Fixed.[/quote]


Notice how the second "Frenchman" has the [strike] tabs around it?

Yes, I saw the struck-out text. I was, however, referring to the additions, not the deletions.

[The Emmerian Unions]

That edit doesn't show what was added, though, only what was deleted. He needs to underline or bold his additions or it comes across as misquoting someone. Unintentional, I'm sure, but bad form and misleading nonetheless.

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[quote="Ring of Isengard"][quote="Estainia"][quote="Ring of Isengard"]Whatever country they're from.[/quote]

I second that, fuck that " European " crap, a Frenchman is a [strike]Frenchman[/strike] coward, an Englishman is an Englishman, so on and so forth.[/quote]
Fixed.[/quote]


Notice how the second "Frenchman" has the [strike] tabs around it?

Yes, I saw the struck-out text. I was, however, referring to the additions, not the deletions.

What was added was "coward".

[Barzan]

Yes, I saw the struck-out text. I was, however, referring to the additions, not the deletions.

What was added was "coward".

Ah, now you see it's difficult to ascertain that without identifying the additions. That's what the underline and bold features are for. Instead of posting:

All Bigtopians are big douchebags. [*FIXED*]

write:

All Bigtopians are big douchebags [*FIXED*]

or alternatively:

All Bigtopians are big douchebags [*FIXED*]

This way it is clear that the quoted post didn't originally say "big douchebags". Once can now clearly see botht he original and the altered quote without any second-guessing.

[Dread Lady Nathicana]

Or you could, you know, use a bit of logic and scan back for the original post and not make such a big deal over semantics. It isn't difficult. And to point, I didn't have to do even that to see what change had been made simply in how it was handled right there. I'm sure others didn't either. I may think it's a lame way to handle an argument, but ...

[Katganistan]

Or we could avoid being annoying little gnats and stop putting words in other's mouths, so to speak.

[Curious Inquiry]

Or we could avoid being annoying little gnats and stop putting words in other's mouths, so to speak.

But some of those mouths are open SOOOO wide, and are SOOOO inviting . . . and who tries to be valorous these days?