Rules on Use of Quotations

[davidbfpo]

Stan,

You'll note the attention to detail with clean links - someone please teach David and Pete how to do that

Just as long as the teaching does not involve high explosive. I await my teaching with some trepidation, but then I am British and a stiff, upper lip is my best defence.

[Stan]

BTW, Tom taught me how to do it

Regards, Stan

[SWCAdmin]

Pete asked for the rules. He got some good comments and suggestions for responsible practices. But here's a recap on the rules.

From the FAQ > General > ROE: Respect copyrights and fair use.

A link to a source is good practice but no safe harbor. There is a lot to copyright law. We provide a link in the FAQ > General > to a good reference. We take a dim view when members lift others' works; on the other hand, a fair use excerpt with a little value added commentary is often VERY helpful to the discussion.

The User Agreement which all members agree to prior to being able to post, makes it clear that responsibility lies with the member. You can access the agreement here and should review in its entirety. A few relevant excerpts are:

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[Schmedlap]

Pete asked for the rules. He got some good comments and suggestions for responsible practices. But here's a recap on the rules.

Oh come on now. You're preaching doctrine. We're trying to operationalize it.

[SWCAdmin]

Oh come on now. You're preaching doctrine. We're trying to operationalize it.

Tough to codify common sense, and we're happy if it emerges.

Operationally, the roles & responsibilities are all there, and a reference to support detailed analysis in pursuit of execution, or at least avoiding the pitfalls therein.

I think you're trying to get a tactical checklist, and there isn't one and there isn't going to be one.

I vaguely recall seeing guidance to the effect of not making lengthy quotations when a link to the original material could be inserted. I have reviewed the FAQs and User Agreement but have been unable to find the rule.

Not sure what you're referring to, though it sounds like a good practice.