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Subject:FWD: Re: (Possibly OT) Can I quote you? From:Aahz <aahz -at- pythoncraft -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 24 May 2002 00:59:40 -0400
----- Forwarded message from Aahz <aahz -at- pythoncraft -dot- com> -----
> Newsgroups: bit.listserv.techwr-l
> Subject: Re: (Possibly OT) Can I quote you?
> Date: 17 May 2002 02:26:34 -0400
>
> In article <000001c1f1f5$8e015ca0$4700a8c0 -at- Compaq>,
> Diane L. Fixx <dianefixx -at- vtlink -dot- net> wrote:
>>
>>If you quote from a discussion list, you need give credit to the author
>>of the posting. Even if you are not using a direct quote from the list,
>>but are summarizing the information and putting it into a paper, you
>>need to include the posting in your bibliography. Not citing your
>>source can be seen as a violation of the ethical standards at most
>>universities.
>
> It's also a violation of copyright.
> --
> Aahz (aahz -at- pythoncraft -dot- com) <*> http://www.pythoncraft.com/
>
> "In the end, outside of spy agencies, people are far too trusting and
> willing to help." --Ira Winkler
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