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On May 18 Sun-Times reporter Lucio Guerrero produced a story on user reaction to the new CTA test cars -- the ones lined on each side by a single row of seats facing inward. Guerrero wrote: "'I love the new layout,' said Tony Coppoletta, 25, who rode one of the two test cars being used on the Brown Line. 'I found that from the seats you actually have a nicer view of the city than when you're facing in the direction of the train, because you're not just looking at a specific forward angle, but getting a more panoramic view of the city.'" Coppoletta went on to praise the cars' new straps in considerable detail. There's nothing to object to in this passage except the word "said." Guerrero found Coppoletta's comments, and those of someone else he quoted in the article, on the Web's "chicagotransit" discussion board. He contacted both chicagotransit regulars, verified the quotes, and got permission to repeat them. But they hadn't been said -- not to him. They'd been posted. "It's your call, but seems nitpicky . . ." Guerrero told me -- e-mailed me, rather. "Because I wasn't standing next to them on the train, in my estimation, is not relevant." ( Michael Miner in the Chicago Reader)<p>***Yes, it is.***
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