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I'll just add that I have many times been misquoted in a disparaging manner (usually via inaccurate paraphrasing rather than direct quoting). No doubt many others here can say the same.

Im my opinion, misquoting can actually be a worse offense than a direct insult: it can be less conducive to further rational discourse, and can be a more damaging form of mudslinging due to its indidious nature.

One unavoidable problem is that sometimes ideas are not expressed or understood with complete clarity, so that when another goes to reference those ideas, shortcuts or mistakes may occur. This could result in an unintentionally incorrect paraphrasing rather than a malicious paraphrasing. However both have occurred fairly often on this forum, and at a much higher rate than should be considered acceptable (to anyone).

In summation I would ask that all try their very best to be precise both when writing and when reading. This is just a good habit to acquire, anyway.