Clarification

[Captain Obvious]

These "announcement" tips are kind of useless when the thread is locked, just saying.

http://thepoliticalforums.com/thread...=1#post2008436

So for clarification, I was dinged for truncating a quote, because sometimes people blather and I might want to focus on just one part of their comment (without altering the meaning of that specific section - not changing the meaning).

So is it ok to edit (truncate) a quote if the meaning isn't materially changed? Or is bolding the part you're referring to in a quote the better option?

[Private Pickle]

These "announcement" tips are kind of useless when the thread is locked, just saying.

http://thepoliticalforums.com/thread...=1#post2008436

So for clarification, I was dinged for truncating a quote, because sometimes people blather and I might want to focus on just one part of their comment (without altering the meaning of that specific section - not changing the meaning).

So is it ok to edit (truncate) a quote if the meaning isn't materially changed? Or is bolding the part you're referring to in a quote the better option?

You should bold your trunk.

[rcfieldz]

Ya what he said.

[Mister D]

I sometimes do that particularly when a member's comment is based upon an absurd premise. I quote the comment through the premise in question.

[Captain Obvious]

You should bold your trunk.

I beg your pardon...

[DGUtley]

I cut quotes and cut out irrelevant language but I don't change meaning.

[Chris]

These "announcement" tips are kind of useless when the thread is locked, just saying.

http://thepoliticalforums.com/thread...=1#post2008436

So for clarification, I was dinged for truncating a quote, because sometimes people blather and I might want to focus on just one part of their comment (without altering the meaning of that specific section - not changing the meaning).

So is it ok to edit (truncate) a quote if the meaning isn't materially changed? Or is bolding the part you're referring to in a quote the better option?

Yes, that's fine.


And feel free to discuss announcements in seperate threads like this. We just want to keep announcements clean.

[Chris]

I sometimes do that particularly when a member's comment is based upon an absurd premise. ...

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