Hello Daniel!

26 Oct 07 20:23, you wrote to me:

 >> If you quote/reply someones message, you are not to alter the
 >> original text that you bothered to include in that quote/reply.
 >>
 >> The whole purpose of quoting to begin with is to remind the person
 >> you are replying to, in addition to everyone else, as to what your
 >> point is going to be. Editting quoted text changes the meaning (or
 >> it can), therefore is a mark of dishonesty on your part, as your
 >> reply is now going to be crafted around the quote you editted.

 DP> I disagree.

Your disagreement is irrelevant.

 DP>   If someone refers to someone else by the wrong name, and
 DP> it's corrected in the quote, the only way that it changes the meaning
 DP> is that their name can no longer be used, within that message, to
 DP> incite controversy.

You can disagree with what you quoted within your reply, do not edit the
words of others.

 >> If you dont agree with what someone said, quote back what was said
 >> uneditted and say why.
 >> or
 >> Dont quote it and ignore it.

 DP> If the incorrectly used name is within the text I'm quoting, then I
 DP> guess the only alternative that leaves me is to censor it.

You can omit it or you can cite it and voice your displeasure.

 >> Which doesnt excuse you from violating messaging etiquette that has
 >> been in existence since before you were born.

 DP> Calling somebody by their desired name has probably been accepted
 DP> etiquette in polite society for even longer, but apparently that's not
 DP> the issue here.

I dont care, the issue is you editting the words of others.

 DP> What's interesting is that THIS is the issue that gets the attention
 DP> of the moderator, but the personal attacks don't.  Nice.

Editting like you did got my attention.

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