# The tree of liberty needs to be watered with the blood of school children

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [February 15, 2018, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tree-of-liberty-needs-to-be-watered-with-the-blood-of-school-children/808854 "2018-02-15T02:32:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2018, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tree-of-liberty-needs-to-be-watered-with-the-blood-of-school-children/808854/575 "2018-02-24T21:45:54Z")

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> [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](#):
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> Didn’t you just get corrected for altering material in quote tags? Here you are at it again. {…}

> [@Can user names be altered for satiric purposes in the Pit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-user-names-be-altered-for-satiric-purposes-in-the-pit/776687/10):
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> {…} Text inside a quote box, including the username, should not be altered.

CMC fnord!  
There is an inverse relationship between the time it takes to construct a post and the degree to which it contributes to a discussion.  
Hentor the Barbarian’s[Rule of Post Composition](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=7063251&postcount=20)

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