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actionforum@comcast.net wrote:
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As I understand it, it is a blockable offence to change another's comments. Do you have a link to the appropriate page?
Chris
They are changing their mutually certified statement of dispute at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_comment/Silverback
So in a sense it is changing their own comments, but it is after I have
responded, so it is changing the meaning of my responses, etc. I still think to protect the integrity of my response, etc. The should make changes in a separate section where they respond to my responses, etc. I am a little surprised that they would give
each other carte blanche to make changes above each others signature. I don't
think they have all agreed to that yet either.
-- Silverback
Perhaps in your response to the points raised by the other people you could quote what they are saying, to ensure that it is clear what you are responding to?
Chris
The signed the statement of Dispute and then notified me. They shouldn't be changing it underneath my responses. Yes, I could quote them, because they might delete from underneath me, but what is an RfC/user doing lacking even the basic integrity of a talk page. You were right the first time. It is a blockable offense. But I wanted you to know that some of the community seems to think nothing of this behavior. -- Silverback
actionforum@comcast.net wrote:
The signed the statement of Dispute and then notified me. They shouldn't be changing it underneath my responses. Yes, I could quote them, because they might delete from underneath me, but what is an RfC/user doing lacking even the basic integrity of a talk page. You were right the first time. It is a blockable offense. But I wanted you to know that some of the community seems to think nothing of this behavior. -- Silverback
(could you turn on word wrap in your email client please).
It is a blockable offence to modify other users' statements, not your own. It is definitely dubious if people modify their original statements to make replies by another person sound out-of-place, but not blockable.
I think you should quote the original version of the text you are replying to, adding it into your statement. I suggest you ask the people who are changing the text to stop, but I would caution against accusing them of trying to make your replies out-of-context (question the action, not the motive). This also assumes good faith, if you request politely.
Chris