# Proposed rule: cut-and-paste from AI must be in quote box **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [February 27, 2026, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proposed-rule-cut-and-paste-from-ai-must-be-in-quote-box/1028051 "2026-02-27T16:01:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 16
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2026, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proposed-rule-cut-and-paste-from-ai-must-be-in-quote-box/1028051/16 "2026-02-27T16:56:20Z")
That is someone being angry at another poster, but it points to here: > [@What were you THINKING?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/6587): > > Well it was not my intent to insult anyone. So perhaps my choice of words was poor in using hyperbole to make an overly sweeping statement. I asked ChatGPT “is collecting things the sign of a disturbed mind” and here is what it responded (I assume there’s no SDMB policy against posting quotes from AI?): " No — collecting things is not inherently a sign of a disturbed mind. In fact, collecting is extremely common and usually psychologically healthy. What matters is how and why someone collect… Is that correct? --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proposed-rule-cut-and-paste-from-ai-must-be-in-quote-box/1028051)._