Shouldn't the news articles be in quote boxes with a link? I ask, because I find myself reading some posts only to realise it was a news article and not something the poster had typed up himself.
I assume this is directed towards me since I post most of the articles to the boards. I surf a ton of scifi and fantasy website daily and if I find something interesting I post it here. I don't quite understand your concern with this. You say that "I find myself reading some posts only to realise it was a news article and not something the poster had typed up himself." Do you have something against news articles? Do you feel that I am cheating by posting news articles. I really don't understand why this bothers you. Please explain.
Actually, I think I know what he's talking about...for once
In the iPhone thread, Kenny, you posted a new story about the service plan and I initially thought it was from you as opposed to a new story qoute. Capt. J.L.P. can correct me if I'm wrong, but I think that is what he means. I just figured you were qoutinbg someone....unless you work for AT&T, which I know you don't.
I see nothing wrong with posting news articles that we may all be interested in reading but CJLP may have a valid point. On most message boards, which I have been associated with, they require you to not only use quotes when posting news from outside sources, but also to provide a link back to the original article. It's just common message board etiquette.
However, I would like to thank you Kenny for all the cool stuff you turn us on to. Many of the articles you post provide information I was not aware of.
Kevin
Quote from: StarTrekFanatic5 on June 27, 2007, 06:24:33 PM
I assume this is directed towards me since I post most of the articles to the boards. I surf a ton of scifi and fantasy website daily and if I find something interesting I post it here. I don't quite understand your concern with this. You say that "I find myself reading some posts only to realise it was a news article and not something the poster had typed up himself." Do you have something against news articles? Do you feel that I am cheating by posting news articles. I really don't understand why this bothers you. Please explain.
It's not directed at you, but you did inspire the discussion. I have
nothing against you posting your news articles. I'm not bothered in the least. I just wasn't sure if we (as a community) should be using quote code and providing a link when posting a news article. As Kevin mentioned, most other message boards require this.
I'm just looking for clarity, that's all. :)
I tend to post things in bold when quoting from an outside source. I also try to post the link back to the original story location. May not always happen, but that's what I try to do most of the time.
Seems like there's no specific rule for how to post a news article. Thanks for clearing this up guys. 8)