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		unethical_ban on Feb 9, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Stop defacing quotes with brackets Well now you know: It is to provide clarification, particularly with pronouns that have less context when one part of a quote is lifted into another conversation/article.

hnarn on Feb 10, 2021 [–]

Doesn’t help to know why it’s done if you think it’s wrong. Brackets are already used for non-destructive purposes and this example is destructive.

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