Name Warping and FIFY

[genuineoriginal]

That is called dishonest dialog. He's reading something into your post that you never said. That fall under provoking other members.

Okay, thank you.

[Rosenritter]

So using myself as a target example, I could refer to someone who named themselves "God's Truth" as "GT" but an alternate spelling of "GE" (for "Great Ego") would be out of line.

[Grosnick Marowbe]

So using myself as a target example, I could refer to someone who named themselves "God's Truth" as "GT" but an alternate spelling of "GE" (for "Great Ego") would be out of line.

Hopefully, GT is spreading her 'false doctrine' elsewhere.

[Sherman]

So using myself as a target example, I could refer to someone who named themselves "God's Truth" as "GT" but an alternate spelling of "GE" (for "Great Ego") would be out of line.

"GT" is fine. It's a acronym for a username. It isn't an insult. What this thread is addressing is insulting or belittling perversions of usernames.

[ok doser]

"GT" is fine. It's a acronym for a username. It isn't an insult. What this thread is addressing is insulting or belittling perversions of usernames.

how about ambiguous names like "gooseneck marmalade"?

[JudgeRightly]

Two practices that will now draw infractions for being disruptive.

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2. FIFY --Fixed it For you. It is the practice of altering a person's post in the quotes to change it's meaning. TOL members did this quite a bit.

In my early years here I have been guilty of both. I have discovered that large healthy websites have rules against Name Warping and FIFY. They are conversation killers.

Just don't do it. It does not help dialog when users do this.

I prefer "FTFY" (Fixed that for you)... But that's not why I'm quoting your post.

My question is this:

Is it alright to fix grammar and spelling mistakes in the person's post we're quoting provided that instead of removing the bad spelling/grammar, we leave it in the quoted post, but put the [STRIKE][/STRIKE] tags around the bad grammar/spelling and put the correction before/after it?

For example, Keypurr for whatever reason can't learn to use "you're" instead of "your", and vice versa. Would it be fine to do this?:

. . . blablablabla your you're blablablabla . . .

[Grosnick Marowbe]

how about ambiguous names like "gooseneck marmalade"?

Post that egregious name change again, and I'll hire TH as my Lawyer and sue you. Did I make myself clear enough for you?

[ok doser]

somebody tagged me with "dorky hoser" way back when

always figured if I came back with a new name I'd choose that one

[Sherman]

how about ambiguous names like "gooseneck marmalade"?

Not acceptable. Abbreviations like GM are acceptable, but no alteration of the name that changes its meaning is acceptable unless the the alternation is meant as a compliment.

[Right Divider]

I can't even count all of the times that I've been called "Wrong Divider".

It's a good thing that that is wrong.

[Grosnick Marowbe]

I can't even count all of the times that I've been called "Wrong Divider".

It's a good thing that that is wrong.

You're RIGHT.

[Right Divider]

You're RIGHT.

Thank you brother!

[ok doser]

You're RIGHT.

and You're GROSNICK!

[glorydaz]

So using myself as a target example, I could refer to someone who named themselves "God's Truth" as "GT" but an alternate spelling of "GE" (for "Great Ego") would be out of line.

I hope not, because I certainly can't call her "God's Truth". Perhaps I can remember to leave it at a simple GT instead of God's Untruth, but I'm not so sure. It feels like blasphemy to me.

[glorydaz]

Post that egregious name change again, and I'll hire TH as my Lawyer and sue you. Did I make myself clear enough for you?

And here I was getting a bit attached to "Dazed".