She's not dumb. She gets that it's quoting communication. Her point is why you would even bother pointing it out. It's benign and no half-reasonable host would modkill over it. Bring it up now just distracts conversation and really should just be dealt with by PM'ing Firebringer if you're actually concerned.
So I ask: What do we stand to gain from you bringing up the "no quoting the mod" rule publicly?