It's only a rule because a particular whiney-arsed conservative bitched and moaned about. There are not many rules for this board, and there are even less stupid rules. However, that one fits the bill....
But you do admit that altering a post to make it mean something entirely different than what the original poster meant is a dishonest tactic of debate . yes?
Umm, here's what gunny said, you moron
Well, I agree with you on that. I usually only quote what I'm responding to cause I hate scrolling through a thread where someone has written a book and everyone else has quoted it to reply. I consider it ommission rather than alteration. So far I've only had one poster whine that I didn't quote ALL his post and as it was the board's favorite Union cheerleader I considered the source and overlooked it.
It is still fine to post only that from a quote which you wish to respond to.
Which part of "It is still fine to post only that from a quote which you wish to respond to" do you not understand?
I don't understand why Gunny ended a sentence with a preposition. It should have been, "It is fine to post from a quote only that to which you wish to respond."
Gunny knows better than that. Are you sure you didn't change his quote?