On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 1:55 PM, Chris Dunford <[email protected]>wrote:
> > If it were true it would be yet another tempest in a tea pot, something > > of no consequence. Is somebody writing M$ instead of MS the best > > diversion from reality that our dear WFBs can come up with? > > > > Bottom line is that they can't continue their good-because-its-cheap > > propaganda campaign any further so they have to change the subject with > > feigned outrage. > > > > Silly boys. > > I want to confirm that you are saying it is OK to alter quoted text. > > I am not talking about someone writing "M$", I am talking about someone who > deliberately changed text when he quoted it. This is *not* the same as > "somebody writing M$ instead of MS". > > In your opinion, this is OK. No crap about Windows, WFBs, reality, or > propaganda. Is it OK to alter text that you are quoting, or not? Here is a > list of all possible answers to the question: > > 1. Yes, it is OK to alter quoted text. > 2. No, it is never OK to alter quoted text. > > 2 with a caveat. I would clearly Bowdlerize it if the language were getting rough, I needed the quote to make the point and quoting it as is would reflect back badly. The F-bomb gets changed to @#&$#% or some such. As for limiting my usage of M$ for microsoggy don't take my rhetorical tools from me. I refuse your dictates on that. It tells you where I'm coming from in two characters. Plus MS is multiple sclerosis and Balmer sure ain't one of Jerry's kids. The Redmond Menace produces some decent stuff every now and again. I was defending Office 2007 a while back. But they do so much badly that they deserve a bit of carping. -- John Duncan Yoyo -------------------------------o) ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
