Both? When I quote an article, in whole or in part, I will usually post a link so folks can verify or read the rest.
Paul
Suggestions & Requests
Re: Suggestions & Requests
I like having a link and the article, if it's less than about 1000 to 2000 words. If it's really long, quote the important sections.
I would also really like some personal discussion when quoting an article, especially if it's the first post in a new topic. Why do you think that it's important? What relevance does it have to current events, or to other stuff being talked about on the board? What is your opinion of the article, or of the reliability of the author and conclusions? Is there a reason for posting it, or is it to stir up crap.
I had that discussion several times with Eric and his article collections.
I would also really like some personal discussion when quoting an article, especially if it's the first post in a new topic. Why do you think that it's important? What relevance does it have to current events, or to other stuff being talked about on the board? What is your opinion of the article, or of the reliability of the author and conclusions? Is there a reason for posting it, or is it to stir up crap.
I had that discussion several times with Eric and his article collections.
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David Newton
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Re: Suggestions & Requests
There's also the matter of copyright to consider. It is NOT fair use to simply paste the entire text of an article without comment. It's competing with the original article's location, it's not transformative and therefore it automatically fails two of the four fair use tests and fails what is in many ways the most important one: transformative or not.