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NonMetro

(631 posts) Tue Oct 6, 2015, 12:48 PM Oct 2015

What Are The Rules About Quoting From Outside Sources?

Is it sufficient to just quote and add the link to your post? I've seen a lot of quotes here that don't have quotation marks, either, but just a link at either the top or bottom. if I should quote the New York Times on something, for instance, would I just quote and put the link above or below the quote?

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What Are The Rules About Quoting From Outside Sources? (Original Post) NonMetro Oct 2015 OP

The rules are in the Terms of Service linked at the bottom of the page petronius Oct 2015 #1

Thanks! NonMetro Oct 2015 #2

petronius

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1. The rules are in the Terms of Service linked at the bottom of the page

Reply to NonMetro (Original post)

Tue Oct 6, 2015, 12:53 PM

Oct 2015

Don't willfully and habitually infringe on others' copyrights.

To simplify compliance and enforcement of copyrights here on Democratic Underground, we ask that excerpts from other sources posted on Democratic Underground be limited to a maximum of four paragraphs, and we ask that the source of the content be clearly identified. Those who make a good-faith effort to respect the rights of copyright holders are unlikely to have any problems. But individuals who willfully and habitually infringe on others' copyrights risk being in violation of our Terms of Service.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=termsofservice

Personally, I always use quotation marks or the excerpt, but blockquote works as well...

NonMetro

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2. Thanks!

Reply to NonMetro (Original post)

Tue Oct 6, 2015, 01:25 PM

Oct 2015

I'll always use quotation marks, too. I find that when people don't, I find myself wondering whether they are saying that, or if it's a quote. Of course, when they don't use quotation marks, it does prompt me to click on the link to find out!

Thanks again!

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