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:::Not if it's really ''used'' only in one direction. [[User:Dpbsmith|Dpbsmith]] 08:38, 8 March 2007 (EST)
:::Not if it's really ''used'' only in one direction. [[User:Dpbsmith|Dpbsmith]] 08:38, 8 March 2007 (EST)
::::Good point. [[User:Tsumetai|Tsumetai]] 08:54, 8 March 2007 (EST)
::Maybe we could change it to a more abstract (and made-up) example that emphasizes the point while at the same time simply telling the context in which the term is often used (Evolutionists accusing Creationists of doing so, possibly with the reply by Creationists as Richard gave it - I haven't checked that link)? The quote strikes me as needlessly complicated, especially for an example that is supposed to make a point clear. --[[User:Sid 3050|Sid 3050]] 08:33, 8 March 2007 (EST)
::Maybe we could change it to a more abstract (and made-up) example that emphasizes the point while at the same time simply telling the context in which the term is often used (Evolutionists accusing Creationists of doing so, possibly with the reply by Creationists as Richard gave it - I haven't checked that link)? The quote strikes me as needlessly complicated, especially for an example that is supposed to make a point clear. --[[User:Sid 3050|Sid 3050]] 08:33, 8 March 2007 (EST)
:::(MAD Magazine once had a very funny article about the way in which movie advertising takes reviewers' quotes out of context.) [[User:Dpbsmith|Dpbsmith]] 08:37, 8 March 2007 (EST)
:::(MAD Magazine once had a very funny article about the way in which movie advertising takes reviewers' quotes out of context.) [[User:Dpbsmith|Dpbsmith]] 08:37, 8 March 2007 (EST)
::::I suspect you're right; while the phenomenon is fairly ubiquitous, the 'quote mine' tag seems to be a neologism more or less unique to this case. [[User:Tsumetai|Tsumetai]] 08:54, 8 March 2007 (EST)