Punctuation with quotations marks

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Would like to know if the punctuation mark in the following sentence is correct or not.

The story revolves around how the team manages to stay sane amidst the "Shroud".
I have followed rules as per British English in which punctuations go outside the quotation.
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Seetha E wrote: 19 Jul 2023, 23:51 Would like to know if the punctuation mark in the following sentence is correct or not.

The story revolves around how the team manages to stay sane amidst the "Shroud".
I have followed rules as per British English in which punctuations go outside the quotation.
I'm aware different styles and/or dialects have different rules about how to treat punctuation marks at the end of a quote. Since all styles and dialects are acceptable here, you can use whichever you prefer. If it was about listing errors in books, I would not list that as an objective error.

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Thanks for your response. The above sentence in question was a part of my review which was marked as an error. Would you suggest I can safely send this error for a review to increase my score?
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John Owen wrote: 20 Jul 2023, 23:13
Seetha E wrote: 19 Jul 2023, 23:51 Would like to know if the punctuation mark in the following sentence is correct or not.

The story revolves around how the team manages to stay sane amidst the "Shroud".
I have followed rules as per British English in which punctuations go outside the quotation.
I'm aware different styles and/or dialects have different rules about how to treat punctuation marks at the end of a quote. Since all styles and dialects are acceptable here, you can use whichever you prefer. If it was about listing errors in books, I would not list that as an objective error.

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Thanks for your response. The above sentence in question was a part of my review which was marked as an error. Would you suggest I can safely send this error for a review to increase my score?
TIA
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Seetha E wrote: 21 Jul 2023, 02:19
John Owen wrote: 20 Jul 2023, 23:13
Seetha E wrote: 19 Jul 2023, 23:51 Would like to know if the punctuation mark in the following sentence is correct or not.

The story revolves around how the team manages to stay sane amidst the "Shroud".
I have followed rules as per British English in which punctuations go outside the quotation.
I'm aware different styles and/or dialects have different rules about how to treat punctuation marks at the end of a quote. Since all styles and dialects are acceptable here, you can use whichever you prefer. If it was about listing errors in books, I would not list that as an objective error.

Thanks.
Thanks for your response. The above sentence in question was a part of my review which was marked as an error. Would you suggest I can safely send this error for a review to increase my score?
TIA
If you have followed British English rules consistently in the rest of your review, then, yes, I think you can safely ask for a recheck. I would attach a reliable source to support your claim.
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Thanks Diana. 😊
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