# Is "Bolding mine" on a quote: required, polite, unnecessary or other?

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**Created:** [March 30, 2018, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bolding-mine-on-a-quote-required-polite-unnecessary-or-other/811480 "2018-03-30T15:13:12Z")\
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I see “Bolding mine” when bolding a quoted post where there was no original bolding and in fact, I usually try to do it. Is it required because of the “don’t change quoted posts” rule or is it just considered polite?

If it’s required, I need to report myself because I forgot to add it and my 5 minutes is up.

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