I am getting really tired of people "fixing" my posts and making it look I am writing something else. Take for example:

http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthr...93#post4894693

This practice should be banned.

EDIT: The post I pointed too has now been edited to take out "originally posted by chanster"

Fixed.

I don't know about banned, but I do think for the large part they're incredibly stupid. I think if someone wants to object to what someone else says they should at least have the decency to say it in their own words.

I think it's done more for a comedic purpose, than a serious objection of what the original poster wrote.

I know what you mean, but that's not the way it's usually used in the political threads.

I think it helps because in some cases a point that was originally trying to be made is overlooked, then when it is seen in the "fixed" post the original will be re-read.

Oh, well I usually try to stay out of most political threads. Too much emotion.

I think it's fairly well established that you can't trust the quoted language. And I see very few attempts, if any, where someone really tries to pass off the quoted language as what was originally said. The whole concept of "fixed" means "You didn't really say this".

I agree, we should use corrected instead of fixed


I agree with Charlie Goose it's done for comedic reasons, which is one of the reasons I love this forum, please don't ban fixed, if people need to know what a person really said they should read the orginal post not the fixed one

It's meant as comedy. Those damn political threads sucking the life out of that forum

Unfortunately, there's nothing in the forum rules that prohibit members from being smart asses. On the bright side, if there were such rules, there would be no Other forum.

Fixed

I think to enjoy the other forum, you have to have a sense of humor. Debates, especially political ones, get out of hand sometimes, and a "fixed" with a smiley lighten things up. I've never done it myself because I don't like to mock what others said, but I can see a few who goes around just having fun. I have no problem with that.

fixed

That's the spirit

Perfect!

To the issue at hand, one shouldn't worry that they're being misrepresented because it's obvious to the reader that the quoting poster has edited the quote from it's original composition by the simple fact that the quoter puts 'Fixed' in the post. This is a clear indicator that the quoted post has been jacked with for political/comedic/fill-in-the-blank intent.

Seems to me I have heard that before.

Wait, I know! Here:

Why, thank you!







Oh, and fixed.

Hm....

Just kidding.

Usually when posts are changed, it's done for comedic effect. It should be bannable when it is done only with the intent of passing it off as the original posters language.

I could see this still being a problem when the original poster doesn't find it funny.

Like if a conservative/liberal member has his post in a political thread quoted and changed to a view point he finds offensive. That could be construed as flame bait and simply likely to start a fight.

I don't think the whole practice needs to be banned, but rather it just needs to be judged on a case by case basis as there are more issues that passing it off as the original poster's language.

FIXED

I agree. But I don't think it's the problem of the person who "fixes" the original post.

The solution, of course, is to not take oneself so seriously.

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I agree.

Just because someone is offended doesn't make something offensive.