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  • CF has always been a site that welcomes people from different backgrounds and beliefs to participate in discussion and even debate. That is the nature of its ministry. In view of recent events emotions are running very high. We need to remind people of some basic principles in debating on this site. We need to be civil when we express differences in opinion. No personal attacks. Avoid you, your statements. Don't characterize an entire political party with comparisons to Fascism or Communism or other extreme movements that committed atrocities. CF is not the place for broad brush or blanket statements about groups and political parties. Put the broad brushes and blankets away when you come to CF, better yet, put them in the incinerator. Debate had no place for them. We need to remember that people that commit acts of violence represent themselves or a small extreme faction.

How do we create a willing ear?

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I wasn't quoting anyone or blaming anyone in particular. So nothing to which to link. Just a general heads-up.
You need to post which rules you want others to follow to keep you happy.
I've been trained in creating citations for the internet and I follow legal
guidelines mostly because they are published for the public to read.
 
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You need to post which rules you want others to follow to keep you happy.

I just did. Although they aren't rules. They are what can be considered, as I said, forum ettiquette. Feel free to ignore them. Nobody has to follow them. But if you're conversing with me, I'll be asking for you to supply the information I mentioned.
 
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  • Quoted portions of any work should not exceed 20% of the total work. Materials owned by the Associated Press must be quoted using only one sentence. All quoted copyrighted material must be linked to the web page from which it was taken. Do not violate the copyrights of others or promote another work as your own.
It's also an issue of respect for other people's work and respect for the reader.
 
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It's also an issue of respect for other people's work and respect for the reader.

Certainly true. As you say, this is normal etiquette. But a certain someone doesn't seem to mind being rude as long as they are within the law.
 
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  • Quoted portions of any work should not exceed 20% of the total work. Materials owned by the Associated Press must be quoted using only one sentence. All quoted copyrighted material must be linked to the web page from which it was taken. Do not violate the copyrights of others or promote another work as your own.
I link to the pages most of the time. People still complain about that too. I no longer worry about complainers.
 
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Certainly true. As you say, this is normal etiquette. But a certain someone doesn't seem to mind being rude as long as they are within the law.

We can pretend that calling people rude is polite form.

Local Law is God's will for man.
Hebrews 13:17
Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.
 
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If you look into copy rules you'll discover that excepts are considered fair use. If this were not the case then Google or any search engine could not provide any listings or information.

Fair use - Wikipedia
Or you could just follow forum rules. And make your own arguments while not presenting the work of others as if it was your own. Which is plagiarism, even if the word itself is not used.

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I link to the pages most of the time. People still complain about that too. I no longer worry about complainers.
I no longer consider plagiarists to be honest people or to have integrity.
 
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Aptitude indicates what will be easiest. But if you can work through the tedium of the work, you can master anything that interests you.
Great.
Clearly, you have never applied yourself to mastering science, specifically the science related to evolution. That much is plain to see.
 
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Certainly true. As you say, this is normal etiquette. But a certain someone doesn't seem to mind being rude as long as they are within the law.
A certain 12 someones, on this forum alone, just those that I have caught.

You'd think if they had such great arguments, they wouldn't need to copy-paste others' work.
 
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A certain 12 someones, on this forum alone, just those that I have caught.

You'd think if they had such great arguments, they wouldn't need to copy-paste others' work.
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Great.
Clearly, you have never applied yourself to mastering science, specifically the science related to evolution. That much is plain to see.
Is this you creating a willing ear?
 
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Or you could just follow forum rules. And make your own arguments while not presenting the work of others as if it was your own. Which is plagiarism, even if the word itself is not used.

Nobody knows what you are referring to yet.
 
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