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QQ rules on quoting QQers on other boards?

Discussion in 'Announcements and Rules' started by magic9mushroom, May 14, 2022.

  1. magic9mushroom

    magic9mushroom BEST END.

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    Is it considered bad form/punishable to, elsewhere on the Internet, quote a post from the hidden boards of QQ (in particular Rants)?

    Does it change things if the poster isn't named?

    (Somebody elsewhere on the Internet is saying that they haven't seen X argument raised; the most easily findable case I remember was in QQ Rants.)
     
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    Biigoh Primordial Tanuki Moderator

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    It's generally in bad taste... after all, it'd be taken out of context.
     
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    magic9mushroom BEST END.

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    You assert that it would be taken out of context, but there are plenty of cases in which the context is of little relevance and it's entirely possible to quote an entire interaction.

    Also, is your concern here one of pointing the Eye of Sauron at someone? That can be avoided by the aforementioned lack of naming the person (or even the site). "Somebody said X somewhere on the 'net" is hardly painting a target on anyone.
     
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    Biigoh Primordial Tanuki Moderator

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    Look, I didn't say it'd be against the rules. Only that it'd be in bad taste.

    If you want to quote people on QQ else where, sure... you can do so. People have done so before, with or without context. But is it a good idea to do so in terms of your rep on QQ? Different story.
     
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