and we were the ones with reading comprehension issues......
Oh, in this case you definitely have a reading comprehension issue.
You can't alter a post without going into edit mode (clicking the edit button).
And they're synonyms anyway.
To alter your own post, you have to go into edit mode for the post. The two are literally interchangeable in the context of this message board and that's the context of midnight tea's words.
Also, they're synonyms anyway.
5. alter (v.)insert words into texts, often falsifying it therebySynonyms:edit, redact, interpolate, falsifyShe already addressed your second point in post 3405, which it seems you've missed for some reason. Not sure why you're still carrying on about it.Now, I personally don't mind that the discussion got broader, or for @Patricia08 to edit her initial post or topic name accordingly. That's not the issue here, so don't try to make it one. The recent issue at hand wasn't even about people liking or disliking in general, but some expressing confusion why would someone who openly declared they're done with the franchise spend time in a thread where people are focused on a character they're apparently sick of focusing on.
@Almostfaceman
A synonym is a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase in the same language.alteratealter and edit aren't 100% the same wordedit:prepare (written material) for publication by correcting, condensing, or otherwise modifying it.alter:change or cause to change in character or composition, typically in a comparatively small but significant way.thatThat you posted your source to prove your point doesn't mean anything becausethisthese two words are synonyms but not with the exact same meaning.Yes i saw the post 3405 which clearly was also a way that Midnight used to excuse a misinterpretation made over the OP post.
To alter my posts, I have to hit the edit button here on the forum. You also make my point for me while - it seems - not understanding you made my point for me. That's because they're synonyms and can be used interchangeably. But by all means, keep ignoring context and the plain use of the language. It's amusing.
You say midnight tea made a statement to "excuse" something. How so? You are a diviner of motivations? Why did you go on like you hadn't read the post, instead of only addressing it when I brought it up?
@Almostfaceman
In semantics, synonymy indicates the relationship between two lexemes with a similar meaning.The recognition of synonyms can be guided by the criterion of substitutability, but the absolute substitutability of two words is not acceptable. The report meaning, signifier and extralinguistic referent is unique and unrepeatable for each word individually.I'm not sure why you tried to correct me based on those sources you posted since they don't even contradict me.I'm not sure why I try to use the English language since I treat it poorly, bashing it about its head and face.
Of course they contradict you. Here, let me demonstrate.
See above? I altered, or changed, your post. It could also be said that I edited the post.
Done.
"Altered" definitely implies you made a change to a post in this context. 
You can't "alter" the meaning of the first post, without changing the first post. You could possibly "misinterpret" it, or "misunderstand" it, or "twist it's meaning", but that's not altering it by any definition of the word, because to "alter" you have to make a change to the actual object you are talking about , not simply your own understanding of it.
Wow, I left BSN for a couple of days and now the thread is arguing about semantics of synonym. What happened ?
To alter my posts, I have to hit the edit button here on the forum. You also make my point for me while - it seems - not understanding you made my point for me. That's because they're synonyms and can be used interchangeably. But by all means, keep ignoring context and the plain use of the language. It's amusing.
You say midnight tea made a statement to "excuse" something. How so? You are a diviner of motivations? Why did you go on like you hadn't read the post, instead of only addressing it when I brought it up?
I'm not sure when and where i used the word "edit" i said the word "alter" in the sense of try to alter the meaning of the post in the OP while arguing directly with the Op on how she was wrong about her own post.
I can't make my stance more cleary than this.
Of course they contradict you. Here, let me demonstrate.
See above? I altered, or changed, your post. It could also be said that I edited the post.
Done.
I'm not sure what the mechanics of Bsn have to do with the lexemes "alter" and "edit".You're not contradicting me you merely changed the subject.
And now you're demonstrating you can't follow along with what is being discussed. Please continue.
Wow, I left BSN for a couple of days and now the thread is arguing about semantics of synonym. What happened ?
I'm not sure either but i presume it started when some users rant over me on how i was not entitled to remain in the Thread because i did not liked the actual route of the series.
I'm not sure when and where i used the word "edit" i said the word "alter" in the sense of try to alter the meaning of the post in the OP while arguing directly with the Op on how she was wrong about her own post.
I can't make my stance more cleary than this.
You said that alter and edit can't be used interchangeably, because midnight tea used the word "edit". So I demonstrated that in this context they can be used interchangeably. Please try to keep up with the discussion.
And now you're demonstrating you can't follow along with what is being discussed. Please continue.
I'm not sure either but i presume it started when some users rant over me on how i was not entitled to remain in the Thread because i did not liked the actual route of the series.
Nobody said you weren't entitled to be in the thread. I wondered why you'd want to continue to participate. Do you understand the difference?
I don't understand why i should follow the routes you try to impose when you chance subjectsPlease continue.
Of course I've made it clear through this dialogue that you don't understand.
Please continue.
You said that alter and edit can't be used interchangeably, because midnight tea used the word "edit". So I demonstrated that in this context they can be used interchangeably. Please try to keep up with the discussion.
I'm not sure either but i presume it started when some users rant over me on how i was not entitled to remain in the Thread because i did not liked the actual route of the series.
Well, that was because you said you were done with the series, not because you disagreed with people. If you are "done" with the series, that means you aren't interested in it and won't be buying the next game, so it does seem pointless to be here.
If the Inquisitor is not back for DA4, I'll be done with the series - but I won't stick around on the forums to argue with people who are still interested in it. That's pointless, and it seems a little unfair to those that are still interested in the series to be butting in on their conversation - if I'm not buying the next game, my opinion is completely irrelevant to them.
We have two different users using the word "route" in an... interesting and similar manner. I detect sock puppetry.
Did i said you literally edited the OP post?I said altered not edited not sure why you was able to distort its meaning up to switch two different words with each other when they aren't strictly synonyms.I meant that you implied in one of your posts that this thread was only for those who love Solas while arguing with the OP about how she was wrong thus trying to alter the meaning of the OP post with that debate.
You were being obtuse, hence I addressed the issue on levels that made sense.
Either way I did NOT alter anything, in any sense of the word. The post is there, just like the thread's name, and it speaks volumes of the focus of the thread, at least the initial one. Even the fact that '(or not)' is featured there at the end of it, added as a mere afterthought, speaks volumes how much the focus of the discussion is asking why people LIKE Solas rather than the other way around.
and we were the ones with reading comprehension issues......
Yes, you are, actually. If you read my post you'd notice that I actually address my issue on more than one angle, since German's use of English is questionable at best and been so for a long time, for me as well as quite a few others. Either way German accuses me of altering either the post or the meaning - which I did NOT do.
I wondered why you'd want to continue to participate. Do you understand the difference?
er no?I said they are not 100% the same word and my post had nothing to do with the edit button of Bsn you and this midnight user started to talk about that out of the blue.
Midnight tea didn't talk about the edit button, I did.
"Out of the blue?" It was plainly a demonstration that since the board uses the word "edit" for altering, or changing a post, that's just yet another example of how interchangeable the words edit and alter are in this context. All germane to our discussion since you were making an argument that the words were not interchangeable.
Uhm BansheesOwnage i also meant why some of you don't like ( love ) him.
The topic of the thread is literally "Why do some of you girls maybe guys like (love) Solas so much". So is your first post.
Clearly this response you gave to Patricia was the fruit of my imagination
Indeed I wondered why that should concern you or the other users who passionately criticized me for that?Especially when unlike many others i didn't even diverged from the Thread Subjects.
I explained why it concerned me, please pay attention.
But thank you for acknowledging that I in no way ranted about whether or not you were entitled to remain in the thread.
It was plainly a demonstration that since the board uses the word "edit" for altering, or changing a post, that's just yet another example of how interchangeable the words edit and alter are in this context. All germane to our discussion since you were making an argument that the words were not interchangeable.
But that's an inane argument I never said or implied the edit button in my post you have done everything by yourself.
Clearly this response you gave to Patricia was the fruit of my imagination
Not really sure what is there that contradicts anything I said or claim? I've made no changes to my position and it is 100% true that the thread and focus of first post is why people like Solas so much. It's there, black on white. The little 'or not' added in brackets at the end of post that 99% focuses on asking a question why people like Solas merely strengthens my point.
This is also why I pointed out to Patricia that even if she intended or intends for the topic to not be so focused on one side, the way she formulated her OP post and thread name makes it so and why I said later that I wouldn't mind if she altered her posts to reflect a more general discussion about character. So far she didn't and so far the topic's name stays exactly what I said it is: "Why do some of you girls maybe guys like (love) Solas so much".
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