Talk:1963 Edmonton municipal election

Unflagged quotes

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• I have been informed that the article Edmonton municipal election, 1963 contains a quote. Now that I know it is a quote, I can see it. However, I have mistaken it more than once for ordinary text and converted a unit in the text. This has unintentionally annoyed the most frequent editor (User:Sarcasticidealist). I think that there is something unusual about unflagged quotes. There must be some way in which that article can flag quote text to the uninitiated user. Can anyone suggest what needs to be done? Lightmouse (talk) 11:05, 15 June 2008 (UTC)

• If it's a direct quote, the editors inserting it should make that clear. Personally, I either use regular double-quotes "like this," or the {{cquote}} tag (though that tag can get distracting for large numbers of quotes). — The Hand That Feeds You:^Bite 12:03, 15 June 2008 (UTC)

• The tag would make it easier for a bot to avoid. I am in the bad books of the principle editor, having failed to see the unflagged quote on three occasions. Can you take a look at the article? Lightmouse (talk) 12:34, 15 June 2008 (UTC)

• Yeah, I took a look. I can see why the editor doesn't want the quoted material converted. And quoting could interfere with the flow of the article (most of the text outside the tables would be quotes). However, as you point out, it causes confusion for other editors, who don't realize it's direct quotes.
• I suggest bringing this up on the article's talk page for discussion. See if Sarcasticidealist would be willing to place quotes himself, or allow you to place quotes. My personal suggestion would be to quote the actual ballot questions themselves, individually, and leave the result numbers unquoted. — The Hand That Feeds You:^Bite 12:59, 15 June 2008 (UTC)

Can somebody take a look at the text of this article and make the quote explicit? If a quote tag is used, it will be easier to avoid. Thanks. Lightmouse (talk) 13:16, 15 June 2008 (UTC)

I've added block quotes. JIMp _talk·cont 07:28, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. That should make it easier to avoid in future. Lightmouse (talk) 19:16, 16 June 2008 (UTC)