A reminder when posting articles

[styky]

Just a reminder because of late we seem to have gotten side tracked. Here's the rule and thanks for your cooperation.....

RULE #7 - COPY FROM OTHER MEDIA:

When posting from another media source, you must:

• show the source, author and date of the article;
• provide a link directly to that source;
• use the headline from the media piece as the thread header
• include at least the lead paragraph of the article. Do not send readers on a blind chase to find the article you refer to.
• avoid posting duplicates of threads already on the forums.
• add the story to an existing thread if the topic is already started.

When posting copy from bloggers, you must:

• show the source, author and date of the article;
• provide a link directly to the blog.

Proper attribution of posts from other media is vital. The media and authors are entitled to have their work recognized. Posts that do not follow these rules may be deleted.

[RedDog]

I've cheated a couple times due to length of headline limit. Some of them are getting silly in length and I for one hate a topic title ending in mid word not making sense. When that is the case I've immediately posted the entire linked headline front and centre before any body copy thereafter.

I've also been known to add a (US) or (AUS) or (UK) if the subject matter is foreign in origin. All too often I see items here which in fact are not even Canadian and have no legal relevance here.

[styky]

Unfortunately if it's not headed with the right headline articles are posted multiple times. When the proper headline is used you can easily tell if it's been posted especially if it is current or breaking news.

I too try and put US or UK in front of a headline. It just makes sense.

[styky]

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