I have absolutely NO problem with quotes being lifted (or linked, better still!) as long as those don't include highly identifying material. Most of the things that I've posted in schools (and elsewhere) won't.
I think that most people post here understanding that this is an open message board environment, and while we can edit our posts, ultimately what we post here is part of a larger conversation.
Quote away, I say!
Links, your efforts here are so appreciated.
Thanks so much CM I think that this will add a lot of value to these threads.
As I'm working on these threads, I am especially trying to keep in mind what might help a newbie. I hope the threads do prove useful.
Eventually, I'm going to give these threads to admin, committee, & school mods and you all can add to them, edit, delete parts, and/or change the format (you don't have to keep them under the LinksEtc name).
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ETA -- trying to explain why I started this thread ---
I felt like it's a bit of a grey area whether I'd need permission to quote somebody in a different thread, but
I don't want to make anyone feel uncomfortable with how I'm using their contributions to the site. Especially in schools, posts that are not initially felt to be identifying may actually be. If somebody goes back to edit their post, they would logically look in the thread that they posted in ... not elsewhere on the board such as in the 504 threads I started.
Plus, I wasn't sure where the boundaries were between allowable quoting here on the FAS board verses having the posts remain the property of the original, individual contributor.
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ETA another time
There are lots of options to consider if it helps .... for instance ...
If some people would prefer, I could pm them with their quotes I've used in the 504 index
Or I could reply in the original thread of the contributor and make a note that I've used a specific quote in the index ...