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- 15Another alternative is to summarise the post or just quote a small section.ChrisF– ChrisF2010-12-11 23:35:58 +00:00Commented Dec 11, 2010 at 23:35
- 1@Chris - your comment was exactly what i was going to suggest. I always quote or summarise and then include the link to the original source. An answer with not much more than a link is a crap answer.slugster– slugster2010-12-12 02:15:38 +00:00Commented Dec 12, 2010 at 2:15
- +1 very good Answer. Although, I think ChrisF is right, summarising and quoting should be fine as long as the link to the source is provided, since then you're not claiming anything. Though, you can still run into the blogger which goes all "OH MY GOD YOUR STEALING MY COPYRIGHT!" (the misspelling/nonsense is intended) on you, but that's to work out then, I guess.Time Traveling Bobby– Time Traveling Bobby2010-12-12 11:22:38 +00:00Commented Dec 12, 2010 at 11:22
- 3My issue with just posting a small section is that you may miss the details you need. Summarizing is better, but it's not a catch all -- although with the way some bloggers write, it may be the best idea (Myself included).George Stocker– George Stocker2010-12-12 23:16:33 +00:00Commented Dec 12, 2010 at 23:16
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