Posting outside content

[KurtBuschFan]

Hey everyone,

Since the issue has come up, I feel like we need to address material that's posted on this board again.  While we welcome you to share any cool information you find across the world wide web, you MUST credit where that information came from.  Copying and pasting something word for word from another site is plagiarism. 

If you don't give credit, it's like me taking an article that Cami wrote and posting it without her name on it.  It gives the appearance that I wrote it when I didn't really.  I don't have a problem with you sharing something that you think everyone else would enjoy, but please give credit.  If you're making multiple posts with stuff copied from the same place, you MUST post a link to where you found the information each and every time.

Thank you for your time, and happy posting.

Beth

[Chris]

I've split off the rest of the thread into its own thread.

Ren

hhuummm wonder where it's all at. Nothing here but one post.... could this be another case of the disappearing post..??
Good thing I anticiapted this and saved mine from yesterday...        

[KurtBuschFan]

I removed the rest of the thread at the request of Tom, and both you and Sunkist were contacted about it via pm.

[Chris]

wasn't awear this thread had anything to do with the others...
I knew we had discussed the three in other forums,... but just caught me by surprise this one also got deleted.

Kinda feels like living in Nazi Germany or Communist Russia I suppose.
If anyone trys to put out fair and accurate information,.. but it in is opposition to the powers that be,... it just gets removed.  I guess this won't be here long either huh??
I was always under the impression when you had a DISCUSSION board, that meant you got a chance to discuss from ALL sides... not just from the sides that agreed with the folks that owned the site.

Very confusing...      

[KurtBuschFan]

I wanted to leave this one unlocked so anyone who had any questions on our policy about crediting sources where they get their information can ask, but I'm going to have to lock it.  Chris if you've got anything you need to address with myself, Tom or Ren, please take it to pm.

[KurtBuschFan]

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