• DominatorX1OP
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      3 days ago

      Ah quoting. All of the authority with none of the responsibility.

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            3 days ago

            On the contrary, quoting is exactly the act of borrowing another’s idea, but doing the courtesy of giving credit to the person from whom you borrowed it.

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              3 days ago

              On the contrary

              A borrowed idea stands on utility.

              A quote stands on authority.

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                3 days ago

                I was definitely not standing on the authority of Elliott, merely making use of his words and crediting him for it, so you are simply wrong.

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                3 days ago

                If you’re drawing authority from it, that’s on you. Sometimes you just like the turn of phrase and are giving credit.

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                  3 days ago

                  Which is more important to you, the phrase or the credit?

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                    3 days ago

                    Uh, what? I’ll use a quote when it neatly captures what I was thinking, and credit it to the original author. The phrase is the important part I guess, but fair play to the author.