# Has the rule on altering quotes changed?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-rule-on-altering-quotes-changed/656815>\
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**Created:** [April 27, 2013, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-rule-on-altering-quotes-changed/656815 "2013-04-27T02:31:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Krav\_Manga](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/krav_manga/32/3153_2.png) [@Krav\_Manga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Krav_Manga)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2013, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-rule-on-altering-quotes-changed/656815/1 "2013-04-27T02:31:30Z")

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In [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=16236231&postcount=84) thread, **ladyfoxfyre** said:

> [@](#):
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> How ridiculous you are being.  
> I await your inevitable report of this post.

Later, when moderating, **Marley23** quoted her as saying:

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> Quote:  
> Originally Posted by ladyfoxfyre  
> How ridiculous you are.  
> I await your inevitable report of this post.

This seems to be a clear violation of [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=7697048&postcount=11) rule.

The only other explanation I can think of is if ladyfoxfyre’s edit was to add the word ‘being’ before Marley saw it.

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**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2013, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-rule-on-altering-quotes-changed/656815/2 "2013-04-27T02:57:53Z")

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She posted at 7:12, then the post was edited at 7:15. Marley posted at 7:17, but he may have quoted it at 7:15 or earlier, so he may not have picked up the change. Or he just made a mistake in editing his post. I’m pretty sure he knows about the rule.

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**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2013, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-rule-on-altering-quotes-changed/656815/3 "2013-04-27T02:59:28Z")

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> [@Krav\_Manga](#):
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> The only other explanation I can think of is if ladyfoxfyre’s edit was to add the word ‘being’ before Marley saw it.

I checked the original versus the edited version (which mods can see), and that’s the rather obvious explanation. **Marley** quoted the original version, and then **ladyfoxfire** changed it after **Marley** had quoted it.

Why on Earth you would assume **Marley** made the change rather than **ladyfoxfire** I can’t imagine.

The rule hasn’t changed. This is closed.