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[pwhodges]

On the other hand, being able to edit a quote means that a small selection from a large post can be isolated and responded to; something I encourage forum users to do to prevent walls of duplicated text building up.

Paul

[Vox Humana]

There is that. I think it just boils down to having the basic courtesy not to distort original posters' statements and the wit to realise when one might be doing it. (Says he, frantically hoping that he's not been guilty himself.)

[Rowland Wateridge]

36 minutes ago, pwhodges said:

On the other hand, being able to edit a quote means that a small selection from a large post can be isolated and responded to; something I encourage forum users to do to prevent walls of duplicated text building up.

But most of us do that already.  As S_L made clear it was the accidental (?) insertion in his original post by another of unauthorised text which should not have happened - and I would add, should not be possible.  That is also clearly Colin’s view. 

[Vox Humana]

I think the point is this, Rowland:

20 hours ago, Rowland Wateridge said:

It ought not be possible for others to ‘edit’ and change the meaning of what a contributor has written.  A matter for the editors to take steps to modify the website to prevent this happening?  

If the website was modified to prevent posts being edited, I don't see how it would then be possible for us to quote selected parts of them.

[Rowland Wateridge]

38 minutes ago, Vox Humana said:

There is that. I think it just boils down to having the basic courtesy not to distort original posters' statements and the wit to realise when one might be doing it.

Actually, I think it is quite difficult to do.  In fact I’m uncertain that it can be done accidentally!

Quoting just an extract from your comment (omitting the final sentence) it comes up on screen in its own box as above.  I can only add to or alter it by consciously typing inside the box.  That was the ‘problem’ which I felt the moderators needed to address and to prevent!

[Rowland Wateridge]

10 minutes ago, Vox Humana said:

I think the point is this, Rowland:

If the website was modified to prevent posts being edited, I don't see how it would then be possible for us to quote selected parts of them.

I didn’t suggest any such thing!  But we are writing to each other so rapidly. I hope my replies above to Paul and to you make sense.  It’s possible to quote any number of edits - even from different posts, and I’m sure you have done it. What shouldn’t happen is the insertion in another person’s original post of material altering the original poster’s text. The result is what lawyers call a ‘false instrument’!

[Vox Humana]

If you mean that it ought to be easier than it sometimes is to place your typing cursor outside the quote box, then I agree. The reply box is not always user-friendly  once it has a quote inside it.

[S_L]

Can I make it very clear that I have absolutely no doubts that, at the time, adnosad did not intend others to think that his addition to my post had come from me. I assumed it was a simple mistake of a cursor being put in the wrong place.

At least that is what I thought until he refused to amend it. 

[Adnosad]

On 01/02/2022 at 19:22, S_L said:

Can I make it very clear that I have absolutely no doubts that, at the time, adnosad did not intend others to think that his addition to my post had come from me. I assumed it was a simple mistake of a cursor being put in the wrong place.

At least that is what I thought until he refused to amend it. 

Quote my reply to aforesaid here :-

Reply sent Monday 18:01      "      Okay,fine by me, feel free to change".

[S_L]

1 hour ago, Adnosad said:

Quote my reply to aforesaid here :-

Reply sent Monday 18:01      "      Okay,fine by me, feel free to change".

And the other response from you?

Hi

eeerm............no actually.

On 01/02/2022 at 19:22, S_L said:

At least that is what I thought until he refused to amend it. 

 

As I said YOU refused to change it!!

[pwhodges]

Only the person who wrote the post in which the quote is embedded can change or correct that quote.  The person quoted has no access to it - the one quoting must take the responsibility.

Paul