# Proposed rule: cut-and-paste from AI must be in quote box

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**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")\
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**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2026, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proposed-rule-cut-and-paste-from-ai-must-be-in-quote-box/1028051/2 "2026-02-27T16:06:58Z")

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Continuing the discussion from [What were you THINKING?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/6746):

> [@What were you THINKING?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/6746):
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> > [@What were you THINKING?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/6737):
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> > This is a faceless, anonymous message board. All you have is the text you write - it’s not only what you say, as far as the rest of us are concerned, it’s who you _are_. That’s why the text of your post is supposed to be something you yourself wrote.
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> > So if you’re quoting someone or some thing, put it in a quote box.
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> I’ll endorse this and go so far as to say it should be enshrined as a rule on this board.

This is an excellent idea and should get some discussion outside the BBQ Pit. To repeat for emphasis.

Proposed rule:  
If you’re quoting something not written by yourself, put it in a quote box. This could be text from another poster or copied from another source, such as another website or an AI chatbot.

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