(September 25, 2012 at 2:54 pm)Drich Wrote:(September 25, 2012 at 2:26 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: You? No, nobody is allowed to cut-and-paste large tracts of text from external sources, especially copyrighted text.What are you talking about? I consistantly see entire videos being ripped off and displayed to make an arguement, and there are entire thread that were created based completely on the written works of others. Some have references and others do not. Matter of fact the thread I was referencing was completely based on the works of others. All that OP did was cut and paste large chunks of published work together. I responded in the same spirit and effort that OP posted in. His works remain (along with other atheist works of large swaths of publushed work being presented as the back bone of their arguements.) and nothing is said or done there.
You're expected to do what everyone else is expected to do - quote a portion of it (consistent with the fair use doctrine) to establish some context and link to the original source.
You are not a special little snowflake and aren't being singled out for special treatment.
But, please, don't let us interfere with your martyr complex.
Drich - we act on those that we see or are reported, regardless of who the poster is. If we don't see it, we can't act on it.