Posted by Dr. Bob on September 17, 2006, at 21:12:14
In reply to Again, out of context, posted by finelinebob on September 17, 2006, at 1:50:28
> what should I have posted? Perhaps this:
>
> I feel misrepresented when quotes of my posts are cited not just in portion, but incompletely (to wit: the use of ellipses to denote the removal of my own words) and used in logical arguments to provide support to points that may or may not reflect my own personal beliefs.
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> Would that be a fairly civil re-statement of the quote above?That would've been fine.
> "used in logical arguments to provide support to points that may or may not reflect my own personal beliefs" is again a demonstrable fact ... But how is that statement different from "used these quotes, I feel, to further your own interests with no regard to my own."?
As others have already said, the difference is that the former doesn't jump to any conclusions about the other person's intent.
Also, IMO, it sometimes can be uncivil to state something even if it's a demonstrable fact.
Bob
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