cwb once bubbled...
DD,
If you are going to cross-post from the Quest list, you should:
a) clearly delineate your editorial comments from those of the cross-post,
b) provide a background context of the post that you are cut/pasting. It often has a myriad of facets due to the environment the original post was made in. Those seeing the cross-post don't have the benefit of the rest of the thread you chose to leave out.
IMHO, you are better off to avoid the cross-posting and just paraphrase what you've read from there. If you paraphrase, you need only be prepared to "defend" your interpretation of what you've read. If you quote, you have to "defend" what "they" said. With the nature of the threads on Quest, I'm guessing you'll do better to avoid cross-posting "sound-bites".
A general comment that I would toss out for thought, not necessarily directed at you or this thread, is that a true grasp of a topic lies not in understanding what your have read, but in how well you can explain and lead someone else to an understanding of what you've read.
respectfully,
wb (Bob)
