User blog comment:MrDupin/Rant about periods and quotations marks/@comment-25226524-20150213151949

I'm American and I actually agree with this. If punctuation isn't part of what you're quoting, e.g. - There was a huge red sign that said "STOP". - then the punctuation should go on the outside. It just doesn't make sense to say, "STOP." when there is no period on the sign. That being said, I don't really find this a pressing issue. I would say just leave it whichever way you find it, just make sure it's used consistently within that particular story.