# When Quoting Another Poster

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-quoting-another-poster/253573>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [July 5, 2004, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-quoting-another-poster/253573 "2004-07-05T00:26:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![SmackFu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@SmackFu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmackFu)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2004, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-quoting-another-poster/253573/21 "2004-07-05T05:19:23Z")

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People who do this aren’t smart enough to realize they do it.

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**Author:** ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2004, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-quoting-another-poster/253573/22 "2004-07-05T05:51:54Z")

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> [@SmackFu](#):
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> How dare you misquote me?

I’m supposing this behavior is frowned upon by the mods, therefore I will cease and desist. Had to try it though.

> [@MasterControl](#):
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> Program terminated. User license revoked. Please enter password…

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**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2004, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-quoting-another-poster/253573/23 "2004-07-05T06:15:57Z")

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Keep it down, guys! Another day of this and the Grapist will come in to show us how to change the color!

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**Author:** ![Yumblie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/76d3ee/32.png) [@Yumblie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yumblie)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2004, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-quoting-another-poster/253573/24 "2004-07-05T08:20:37Z")

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> [@interface2x](#):
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> Keep it down, guys! Another day of this and the Grapist will come in to show us how to change the color!

This post has been quoted by the Quotist!

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**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2004, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-quoting-another-poster/253573/25 "2004-07-05T12:09:09Z")

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> [@dnooman](#):
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> I’m supposing this behavior is frowned upon by the mods, therefore I will cease and desist. Had to try it though.

You suppose correctly. There was an instance wherein Scylla (IIRC) changed a word (black, maybe?) to Jew (again, I’m old and trying to remember) in a quote. There was a great frothing flap. I think the word ‘legality’ was tossed around. It’s a GIANT NO NO. So don’t.

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