[R] Malicious editing in California Misgendering Thread

[Omnonia]

Freedom inevitably and completely destroys civilization. It's the duty of states to destroy freedom where it raises its head - that's reasonable and justified self defense.

Jesus what is this 1984?

War is Peace. Ignorance is Strength. Freedom is Evil.

If your statements are indistinguishable from the slogans of a corrupt totalitarian dictatorship you might be in the wrong.

Len Hyet is cutting out a crucially important bit of my original post, changing the meaning entirely with intent to demonize me:

Without anarchy, freedom does not exist. What you call freedom is only privilege. So, yes! You are using the word freedom wrong.

Alright then. Going by your insane definition, I think everyone who doesn't oppose freedom is delusional, and has no place in civilized society. Freedom inevitably and completely destroys civilization. It's the duty of states to destroy freedom where it raises its head - that's reasonable and justified self defense.

(important bit bolded and colored blue)

[Reploid Productions]

Quoting only part of the post to highlight what he is specifically responding to is not malicious quote editing. Malicious quote editing is editing, changing, and/or adding to the actual content of the quoted post to make it appear you said something you didn't. Deleting part of the post for brevity is not that. Not actionable.

[Omnonia]

The deleted part completely changes the meaning.

If I quoted Len Hyet's post as:

War is Peace. Ignorance is Strength. Freedom is Evil.

And then took that as proof Len Hyet advocates Orwellian dictatorship, because Len Hyet indeed did literally say Freedom is Evil, that would not consitute malicious editing?

[Reploid Productions]

The deleted part completely changes the meaning.

If I quoted Len Hyet's post as:

War is Peace. Ignorance is Strength. Freedom is Evil.

And then took that as proof Len Hyet advocates Orwellian dictatorship, because Len Hyet indeed did literally say Freedom is Evil, that would not consitute malicious editing?

Malicious quote editing is editing, changing, and/or adding to the actual content of the quoted post to make it appear you said something you didn't. Deleting part of the post for brevity is not that.

[Omnonia]

I take from that that the answer to my question is no, it would not be malicious editing to make the hypothetical post in post #3.

Please confirm or contradict directly.

[Reploid Productions]

I take from that that the answer to my question is no, it would not be malicious editing to make the hypothetical post in post #3.

Please confirm or contradict directly.

We don't rule on hypotheticals.

[Omnonia]

Makes it near impossible for me to fathom what the rules here are supposed to be in regards to M.E., and what that term is to mean in actual practice.

Well, thanks anyway. I consider this matter settled then, if very unsatisfactorily.