# A note on quotes from your friendly neighborhood TubaDiva **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 17, 2001, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-note-on-quotes-from-your-friendly-neighborhood-tubadiva/93974 "2001-11-17T19:20:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2001, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-note-on-quotes-from-your-friendly-neighborhood-tubadiva/93974/1 "2001-11-17T19:20:59Z")
We’ve had quite a few incidents of late where someone posts not only a link to a cite or an interesting article, but they also cut and paste the entire text into the thread. That’s not the way to do things around here. Not only is it a violation of copyright and a waste of bandwidth, you shouldn’t make everyone wade through an entire article just to prove your point. It’s very good to hyperlink to whatever it is you want people to read and it’s permissible to quote a **short** excerpt as a pointer. That’s it, though. Any questions about SDMB policy? Let us know. Send me an email ([TubaDiva@aol.com](mailto:TubaDiva@aol.com)) or open a thread in [About This Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/forumdisplay.php?forumid=2). Thanks. your humble TubaDiva Administrator PS I’m going against our usual rule and crossposting this in a couple other forums – I didn’t want to disturb Ed’s survey announcement, can only have one announcement at a time around here – this is not an invitation for more crossposting by the Teeming Millions. ---
**Author:** ![minty\_green](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@minty\_green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minty_green)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2001, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-note-on-quotes-from-your-friendly-neighborhood-tubadiva/93974/2 "2001-11-17T19:31:15Z")
Cross-post! ---
**Author:** ![psychogumby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c0e974/32.png) [@psychogumby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychogumby)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2001, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-note-on-quotes-from-your-friendly-neighborhood-tubadiva/93974/3 "2001-11-17T21:35:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by TubaDiva \* > \*\*We’ve had quite a few incidents of late where someone posts not only a link to a cite or an interesting article, but they also cut and paste the entire text into the thread. > \*\* Hey, shouldn’t this be in ‘About This Message Board’? Where’s a moderator when you need one? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2001, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-note-on-quotes-from-your-friendly-neighborhood-tubadiva/93974/4 "2001-11-17T22:46:12Z")
no! I refuse to bow down to your wishes **TubaDiva**! Warn me if you must. Ban me if you must. But I shall never submit to the authority of the fascist oppressors who run this place. I refuse to be labeled a lapdog of the administration. I quote because I can. Because the first amendment says I can! Because God in His wisdom came down off His throne in the All Mighty Kingdom and told me that quoting entire texts was good and right and just and moral. But, and this is a very insignificant but, if I so desire, I may _choose_ not to quote entire articles. I quote only portions of a news article because it amuses me to do so. You all may now leave this thread. I have spoken. ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2001, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-note-on-quotes-from-your-friendly-neighborhood-tubadiva/93974/5 "2001-11-17T23:57:27Z")
Ha! I’ll show you! I won’t post ANY cites, EVER! Bwaha! Yeah. I’m subverting the System, I am! I’m a rebel! A rebel without a clue! ---
**Author:** ![robby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robby/32/11048_2.png) [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2001, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-note-on-quotes-from-your-friendly-neighborhood-tubadiva/93974/6 "2001-11-18T00:22:36Z")
We are amused. 🙂 We grant you leave to continue to amuse us. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2001, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-note-on-quotes-from-your-friendly-neighborhood-tubadiva/93974/7 "2001-11-18T11:24:17Z")
Ya, ya, well I’m gonna continue to quote > [@](#): > > a bunch of weird, drugged out shit that doesn’t make any sense and when people ask me to explain what the hell I’m talking about, I’m just gonna requote > [@](#): > > a bunch of weird, drugged out shit that doesn’t make any sense and also provide a link to some random website, then proclaim I’ve made a satisfactory case. ---
**Author:** ![Cougarfang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c67d28/32.png) [@Cougarfang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cougarfang)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2001, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-note-on-quotes-from-your-friendly-neighborhood-tubadiva/93974/8 "2001-11-19T09:25:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by minty green \* > \*\*Cross-post! \*\* _points finger gleefully at **TubaDiva** _ [chant]cross-post! cross-post! cross-post! cross-post! cross-post![/chant] (in other words, _bump_)