About linking to news stories: Read This First!

**SmokeyJoe** · 06-07-2009, 02:34 PM

If you wish to link to a story you have found elsewhere, please feel free to do so, but please do not reprint the full text on ECF.

Instead, choose a couple of sentences that sum up the story, put them in [*quote*][/*quote*] tags (without the asterisks) and then give a link to the original story (ie, not reprinted on another site, but from the original source).

Also, please would you ensure that what you are posting is a genuine *news* article. Please don't post blog articles or opinion pieces here (unless they are exceptionally authorititive) - they are much better suited to the general discussion forum.

Finally, please would you do a quick check before you do post to make sure the item hasn't already been posted.

Many thanks,

SJ

**tvujec** · 06-07-2009, 11:00 PM

And I would like to add, please check if the link to the story is already posted. Most e-cig stories have multiple threads discussing them, and this should be avoided.

**LUX Vaporer** · 06-08-2009, 12:16 AM

So... if I have a news blog site, I cant link to it?

**abudman** · 06-08-2009, 12:20 AM

The point SJ was making was to link the story, not paste the whole story, bandwidth don't ya know...

**LUX Vaporer** · 06-08-2009, 02:01 AM

Originally Posted by abudman

The point SJ was making was to link the story, not paste the whole story, bandwidth don't ya know...

(ie, not reprinted on another site, but from the original source).

ya might have overlooked this... lol

**SmokeyJoe** · 06-16-2009, 08:07 PM

Nothing to do with bandwidth - it's about copyright.

**BigJimW** · 08-16-2009, 06:00 AM

Originally Posted by SmokeyJoe

Nothing to do with bandwidth - it's about copyright.

Copyright? I don't need do steenking copyright.

This is to notify all that any videos that have the © Moonport Productions at the end, can be used on your blog, website, etc with no permission. This includes videos posted on YouTube, PitTube, and Moonport.Org.

So, to answer the frequently asked question I get, the answer is YES. Post it!

**Satyr** · 08-16-2009, 06:20 AM

Originally Posted by SmokeyJoe

Nothing to do with bandwidth - it's about copyright.

It really shouldn't be a problem as long as you cite the source. But, it's a simple rule. I don't see any reason to argue with it. If nothing else, it keeps the boards looking clean.

**Sun Vaporer** · 08-16-2009, 06:28 AM

Originally Posted by Satyr

It really shouldn't be a problem as long as you cite the source. But, it's a simple rule. I don't see any reason to argue with it. If nothing else, it keeps the boards looking clean.

Satyr--look up the Fair Use Doctirne---that is what is being referred to.

Sun