Use of [EX] and [BUNK] tags for external content

[Mick]

To clarify where quotes come from I've added the [EX] and [EX=] tags. Which should be used for quoting external sources. Examples

[EX]A wingnut is someone on the far-right wing or far-left wing of the political spectrum - the professional partisans, the unhinged activists and the paranoid conspiracy theorists. They're the people who always try to divide rather than unite us.[/EX]

becomes

Content from external source:

A wingnut is someone on the far-right wing or far-left wing of the political spectrum - the professional partisans, the unhinged activists and the paranoid conspiracy theorists. They're the people who always try to divide rather than unite us.

And

[EX=http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/o/oswaldmosl204923.html#y4VUkO3eFMzTkVPQ.99]Anyone who knows how difficult it is to keep a secret among three men - particularly if they are married - knows how absurd is the idea of a worldwide secret conspiracy consciously controlling all mankind by its financial power; in real, clear analysis.[/EX]

becomes

Content from external source

Anyone who knows how difficult it is to keep a secret among three men - particularly if they are married - knows how absurd is the idea of a worldwide secret conspiracy consciously controlling all mankind by its financial power; in real, clear analysis.

You can also EX something by selecting the text, and then clicking on the X button in the tool bar (next to the quote button)

[Mick]

I'm going to be fixing up quotes as I see them, in both new and old posts. So if you see "Edited by Mick" under a post, it's probably that.

One advantage of these EX tag is that the quote still shows up when you "Reply with Quote"

I might add a "BUNK" tag to label things that are probably bunk.

[JFDee]

May I suggest that the URLs in the EX tags are automatically length-reduced, just as the inline ones?
Mainly for aesthetic reasons, of course ...

[Mick]

I've changed it so it just links the "external source" now, so it's always the same size.

[Mick]

I've added an experimental BUNK tag, used for things that are obvious bunk, (or have a subsequent debunking). The intent is to indicate that the source is not to be trusted, and to differentiate the bunk quotes from non-bunk quotes. Example:

Bunk from external source:

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