# Quoting rules **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [August 7, 2021, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-rules/948188 "2021-08-07T13:02:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-rules/948188/21 "2021-08-09T15:58:40Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Hitler was right See? That radically changes the context and meaning. ---
**Author:** ![Enjoy\_Slurm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enjoy_slurm/32/3937_2.png) [@Enjoy\_Slurm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enjoy_Slurm)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-rules/948188/22 "2021-08-09T16:02:12Z")
Discourse has a nifty thing. If you click on the little down pointing thing to the left of the up arrow in the upper right of the quote box it shows the whole post that is being quoted so that anyone can see the whole context and meaning of the post. Just FYI, to help and try to un-confuse people. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-rules/948188/23 "2021-08-09T16:59:27Z")
> [@Stego](#): > > I think that I wrote it before, and I am sure that I was not the first one, but this community might benefit from a drastic, aggressive simplification of the rules. A few points about respecting others and their ideas, applying common sense, not being a jerk, something that a new poster could read and digest in a reasonable amount of time. Yes, the rules could use a refresh, and that would include simplifying them. A compromise would be to have a “newbie friendly” short version, with links to some special topics that might have more detail, but that could be inferred from the short version. ---
**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:** [August 9, 2021, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-rules/948188/24 "2021-08-09T17:18:38Z")
I thought this was resolved and did not realize it was not. **Mea Culpa:** I was instructed my interpretation of the rules is incorrect. We will not be modnoting for a lack of snipping or ellipses as long as the quote has the expansion button still intact or in fact in any cases except those where the quote is completely taken out of context to change the meaning. Hopefully this concludes it. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-rules/948188/25 "2021-08-09T17:21:21Z")
Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-rules/948188/26 "2021-08-09T17:33:22Z")
Yes, thank you. It will be good not to have to keep copying and pasting that giant snip, too. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-rules/948188/27 "2021-08-09T17:36:12Z")
At this point I’m fine if y’all want to shut this down. As BJ Novak famously said, my only friend in the whole wide world is a hippo named Boo Boo Butt. ---
**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:** [August 9, 2021, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-rules/948188/28 "2021-08-09T17:37:24Z")
I’m going to take you up on that offer. Thank you, Jim ---
**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:** [August 9, 2021, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-rules/948188/29 "2021-08-09T17:37:27Z")
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