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Yes - You need to cite your source

Posted: Sep 18th, 2019 - 7:59 am In Reply to: The source of article in the - original post is...

I’ve seen it here before. Sometimes there isn’t even a link, sometimes there’s an article that appears to be written by the poster until you read it and realize that it was copied verbatim from another source. There are publications who copyright their material and it’s an infringement on copyright law to reproduce it without permission. My opinion is that it is dishonest to post giving people the impression that it’s original content or that you were the author. If you remember your high school and college writing classes, you’ll remember that we were required to use footnotes to annotate information taken from other sources. I didn’t see the link at first because it was at the bottom of the page but after I read a little it was obviously written by someone else. This was a long explanation, but a link to the site with a brief synopsis might have been more appropriate. Anyone who uses this forum to disseminate and obtain news news has issues anyway, but that’s a topic for another day.

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Here are 4 ways the left is grabbing power - in America. (Views: 488, 2019-09-16, 9:26 am)
- Socialism is grandiose, coercive...it's govt control of - everything in your life. (Views: 200, 2019-09-16, 9:39 am)
  - The OP is not about socialism...NM - Anon (Views: 202, 2019-09-16, 1:27 pm)
    - That is Dems ultimate goal. Just posting about the - logical conclusion (Views: 224, 2019-09-16, 1:46 pm)
      - All Dems DO NOT want to turn the US into - a socialist country. (Views: 233, 2019-09-16, 1:59 pm)
        I've watched the debates. - sm (Views: 205, 2019-09-16, 2:14 pm)
        I was not just talking about presidential - candidates...SM (Views: 236, 2019-09-16, 2:39 pm)
        Well, sad to say, but they're the only ones who matter - right now. (SM) (Views: 181, 2019-09-16, 5:53 pm)
        They're not the only ones who matter now. - The rank and file... (Views: 403, 2019-09-17, 5:45 am)
      - So is gun confiscation. They don't even hide it anymore. - Sheila Jackson Lee wants to flood (Views: 183, 2019-09-17, 3:28 pm)
  - I vividly recall reading Clinton Rossiter's about out of - control politicians like Dems are now. (Views: 185, 2019-09-17, 5:55 am)
    - Along with Bernard Bailyn, Forrest McDonald and Gordon - S. Wood, Rossiter's work help (Views: 189, 2019-09-17, 12:16 pm)
- Here's proof of what Chaffetz is saying. - Just ONE example. (Views: 235, 2019-09-16, 9:53 am)
- I'll add this one...public admission of not liking the - Constitution, i.e. wanting to confiscate (Views: 174, 2019-09-16, 1:49 pm)
  - Where are you coming up with this stuff? - Anon (Views: 212, 2019-09-16, 2:05 pm)
    - Ever hear of Beto? - sm (Views: 250, 2019-09-16, 2:16 pm)
      - Is that something he said? - Anon (Views: 216, 2019-09-16, 2:50 pm)
        Seriously? He said it last week during the debate. He also - wants to tear down the existing (Views: 208, 2019-09-16, 5:12 pm)
        They know that. There is a lot of trolling going on. - sm (Views: 219, 2019-09-16, 5:46 pm)
        Another tactic is for them to hijack an OP - sm (Views: 207, 2019-09-16, 5:49 pm)
  - There's no running from it now. Beto's on record saying - he wants to confiscate guns. (Views: 220, 2019-09-16, 5:14 pm)
    - You're right. It was supposed to be a secret. - sm (Views: 208, 2019-09-16, 5:50 pm)
    - Beto is not a viable candidate - He will drop out (Views: 204, 2019-09-16, 6:28 pm)
    - Oh here we go. He said assault rifles. The scare tactic is ridiculous. - sm (Views: 276, 2019-09-16, 6:41 pm)
    - He did say confiscate AR and AK type - guns. Do you think (Views: 307, 2019-09-16, 10:50 pm)
      - How can they "buy back" guns, they didn't sell them. - Will they "buy back" guns with (Views: 278, 2019-09-17, 4:13 am)
      - Beto wants to confiscate any semi-automatic gun - Truthhurts (Views: 188, 2019-09-17, 9:54 am)
    - He also said they'll use fines to "compel compliance" - to follow the law. Except for (Views: 342, 2019-09-17, 4:16 am)
      - Obama and the Dems used fines to compel compliance - with the ACA. Just look how well (Views: 254, 2019-09-17, 4:17 am)
    - Beto keeps ramping up his gun-grabbing insanity... - he wants to turn us all into criminals. (Views: 205, 2019-09-17, 4:19 am)
    - Doubt very much Beto will get elected... - SM (Views: 260, 2019-09-17, 6:21 am)
      - If you didn't watch the debate, how can you say - Truthhurts (Views: 218, 2019-09-17, 9:58 am)
        I know what the leading candidates stand - for from other sources (Views: 202, 2019-09-17, 11:02 am)
- Stop - You need to cite your source (Views: 278, 2019-09-18, 4:06 am)
  - The source of article in the - original post is... (Views: 190, 2019-09-18, 5:27 am)
    - Yes - You need to cite your source
      - Why are you getting all wrapped around the axle - about how others post? (Views: 171, 2019-09-18, 8:43 am)
        I wasn’t addressing you - Whatever (Views: 176, 2019-09-18, 11:21 am)
      - People post a link, which.. - CITES THE SOURCE (Views: 165, 2019-09-18, 3:09 pm)
  - No one is begging you to comment. - OP (Views: 175, 2019-09-18, 12:37 pm)