Fixed It for You > General Discussion

Posted: 12/23/2004 11:50:43 AM EDT

Okay, time for a little gripe....

It has become a new (?) custom to edit someone's quote and post, "There, fixed it for you."

Example:

I support our troops.

Then someone comes along and posts:

I ~~support~~ hate our troops.

And says, "There, I fixed it for you."

No, you didn't.

What you did was to mis-quote the original author. That is not what he posted. If he had wanted to post that, then that's what he would have posted.

A Quote is an important thing to me. And for someone to mis-quote what I said, is the same as lying, IMHO.

Am I the only one?

Posted: 12/23/2004 11:54:02 AM EDT

[#1]

I have no problem if it is done to be humorous. In all other cases, it is obnoxious.

Posted: 12/23/2004 11:56:55 AM EDT

[#2]

Quoted:
I have no problem if it is done to be humorous. In all other cases, it is obnoxious.

I agree about the humor exception.

Posted: 12/23/2004 12:00:35 PM EDT

[#3]

OMG. Next to the sticky from Stryker regarding no more "stick it in her pooper, yada, yada, yada", this is ridiculous.

Everyday this site gets more and more fuddy-duddy.

I've got it, how about no more humor or any posts about anything other than bullet caliber discussions and politics.

Get over yourselves.

Posted: 12/23/2004 12:02:45 PM EDT

[#4]

Quoted:
Quoted:
I have no problem if it is done to be humorous. In all other cases, it is obnoxious.

I agree about the ~~humor~~ horror exception.

There fixed it for you.

(agreed and leave the humor to the professionals)

Posted: 12/23/2004 12:02:50 PM EDT

[#5]

Quoted:
OMG. Next to the sticky from Stryker regarding no more "stick it in her pooper, yada, yada, yada", this is ridiculous.

Everyday this site gets more and more fuddy-duddy.

I've got it, how about no more humor or any posts about anything other than bullet caliber discussions and politics.

Get over yourselves.

Can I put you down for a "No"?

I wasn't talking about a COC rule. Just something that bugs me.

Didn't mean to cause you to soil yourself.

Posted: 12/23/2004 12:03:01 PM EDT

[#6]

I would have to agree. It's disingenuous and not funny.

With the exception for when it's done to be funny.

Posted: 12/23/2004 12:03:24 PM EDT

[#7]

Quoted:
I have no problem if it is done to be ~~humorous~~ obnoxious. In all other cases, it is ~~obnoxious~~ humorous.

Fixed it for you.

Posted: 12/23/2004 12:05:41 PM EDT

[#8]

It's just the internet, guys. Put me down for a "no"

I really dont care... I pretty much always think it is funny.

Posted: 12/23/2004 12:06:10 PM EDT

[#9]

You should see the fun you can have when you can edit their ORIGINAL post

Posted: 12/23/2004 12:07:51 PM EDT

[#10]

Quoted:
You should see the fun you can have when you can edit their ORIGINAL post

Merry Christmas, old buddy.

Posted: 12/23/2004 12:07:53 PM EDT

[#11]

As long as it's clear what was changed--"stealth changes" are strongly frowned upon, especially if taken several pages later, and not indicated to have been changed. A simple addition, or correction is NBD, again, as long as it's clear what was done.

Posted: 12/23/2004 12:08:03 PM EDT

[#12]

Quoted:
You should see the ~~fun you can have~~ mischief you can cause when you can edit their ORIGINAL post

Posted: 12/23/2004 12:14:11 PM EDT

[#13]

Quoted:
As long as I dont personally see anything wrong with it.... then it is absolutely cool to do. As staff, I do it all the time, just to mess with people.

Posted: 12/23/2004 12:21:29 PM EDT

[#14]

Gee, I have alot of stuff to worry about today. Fortunately, this isn't one of those things.

Posted: 12/23/2004 12:24:03 PM EDT

[#15]

Quoted:
Gee, I have alot of stuff to worry about today. Fortunately, this isn't one of those things.

+1.

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