Fixed it for you?
 

In another thread, Glenn said, "I have no opinion on the volt. I will never own one. I don't care what other people buy with thier money."

Someone subsequently "quoted" him, but changed the words so his post read something else -
"Originally Posted by GH85Carrera View Post
I have no opinion on the volt. I will never own one. I don't care what other people buy with OUR money."
No, this wasn't originally Posted by GH85Carrera. It is not what he said and to state or imply that it was is a lie.
Is this practice supposed to be clever or do people do it because they are too lazy to type out their own thoughts? Either way, it's dishonest and a discredit to the person misquoted. It's pretty common for the animals over on PARF to do it, but on this board is supposed to be a little more mature, aren't we?

It's an internet meme -- people do it to share their opinions, and to poke fun at one another or a topic. I've never seen it used maliciously (hence the "fixed it for you" comment).

Sorry WD but I fail to draw the same conclusion as you.:confused:

I read that particular post. I fail to see where someone was putting words in someone else's mouth so to speak.

First, there is the quote. The changed word was put in caps and bolded. This was to let readers know (a) the quote was modified and (b) what was modified. From what I have seen in the past, this is typically the accepted method of taking a quote and modifying or expanding upon it.

Second there was the comment to the effect of fixed it for you. This would indicate that the above quote was modified or expanded upon and additionally would indicate that the modified quote is the idea(s) of the person modifying and not necessarily (but could be) that of the originator.

And lastly, nowhere was there any malice or ill intent on the part of the person modifying the quote.

I think it is a pretty transparent practice, no-one thinks the original poster actually said the bolded word. That said, it is a fairly lame practice too - always suggests to me the "fixer" doesn't actually have much to say, but just wants to get in a dig.

+1 john

Fixed it for you.
:)

I agree with WD. It is lazy, inaccurate, and disrespectful to the original poster. It has no place in OT. If we must "fix it", let's keep it in PARF.

Best,
Tom

My $0.42: it is a funny way to get your point across.

Example:

I would reply to that quote thusly:
Fix it for you! ;)

As long as the poster is stating that they are mis-quoting the OP (hence the 'fixed it for you') I don't see it as malicoius or rude.

It is kinda like our green text = sarcastic remark.

-Z-man.

And thus spake Zarathustra!

Best,
Tom

*shakes fist*
Hey you crabby 'ol geezers! Get off my internet!

Fixed that for ya :D

Some pretty snappy repartee on this thread :)

Best,
Tom

Fixed it for you.

(Did I do that right?)

Fixed that for ya ;)

I also hate it when people +1. ;)

Subscribed!

:rolleyes:

+1 on subscribing

This thread will be epic.

Someone should probably also explain Pedobear and Rick Astley....

Great!

You're just "never gonna to give it up" are you!

or let you down!

Are you just being silly to win an oscar?
If so you deserve two.

NO!

Poopyhead!

What is all this about PPOT being manure? Why... it is an internet website... you can't put it on your flowers to make the grow greener.

...and just where did the word "drover" come from? I've seen it a lot, but not knowing the origin irks me.

I HATE MANURE!!
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+1

Hugh Bollingsford was a shipwright during WW2. His job was to inspect the Liberty ships and make sure they were seaworthy, particularly the welds, as these were the first seam welded ships ever built. When he saw a defect, he would circle it, and write ''FIX THIS'' in bold crayon. The welders would perform the needed repairs, and write "Fixed it for Hugh'', in white chalk.

Fixed it for you is a corruPtion of tHAT weLL KnOwn PhrAZe.

The difference is, you left out "Originally Posted by ........" above the misquote. It's fine if you copy and paste and rewrite. Including "Originally Posted by ...." with the intentional misquote is misleading, at best.

Good thing he wasn't a Hebrew or things would have turned out very differently.

They don't cut off the whole crayon, just a little bit of the wrapper at the tip.

Not to detract from the brilliant levity of this thread, but . . .

There's nothing misleading about it.

The thing you need to understand is when you read "Fixed it for you," that really means "I have taken your quote and altered it."

To break it down:

"Fixed" = "I have altered"

"it" = "Your original post"

"for you" = "in an attempt to use Internet humor"

I don't make the rules, it's just the way these Internets work.

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fixed it for those of us with more boring lives

That's an easy one -- hop on to Rennlist, go to the DE/Racing section, and search for "Ghetto Racer."

Have fun! :)
-Z

Where's that popcorn eating emocon (sp?) when I need it...

well, im a PARF animal, and i agree with you completely. This practice is the pits.

Fixed it for you!
(you forgot the green color to indicate sarcasm. ;) )

A930Rocket:
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-Z-man.

ftfy

No... no... no... then it would have been "fixed it for j*w."

Fixed it for me ;)

+1

Im not being sarcastic. I agree with the OP completely. Haven’t you just made the OP's point, or am I missing something completely, as usual.

Thanks for setting such a fine example. Green text seems unnecessary when you a perfectly good language at your disposal.