Please don’t add things to people’s quotes when you are using the quote tags. No warning issued.
[QUOTE=Pit Rules]
Quoting: do not alter words within quote tags beyond fair usage standards
Do not change quotes of other posters or off-board citations beyond fair usage standards. If you delete material, use either ellipses or descriptive tags (e.g., <snip>, [material deleted], etc.) to indicate you’ve done so. To add non-editorial explanatory material, use square brackets, which means things like [sic] or replacing a pronoun to make a partial quote clearer. If you add formatting for emphasis, please indicate you’ve done so, either in square brackets within the quote or immediately after the quote. Quote tags are for actual quotes only - don’t use them to paraphrase another’s argument or make a joke.
[/QUOTE] Revised Forum Rules for the BBQ Pit: read this before posting - The BBQ Pit - Straight Dope Message Board
By the way, among dubious accomplishments that make me proud, I offer up this thread about Chinese internet censorship (particularly posts 13 and 28-34) that led some time later to a creation of mine being hailed as the omega of the worst of the LOLcats.
I haven’t been in the Pit enough times to have an opinion - other than the carpets a bit worn but the chairs sure are nice. Now, could you pass the popcorn this way a little? I need something to wash down with some rye.
