Question on Quotes

K.M. Forsyth · Post by **K.M. Forsyth** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 11:47 am

I was going to put together a little article with some quotations I have two questions.

1) instead of saying that the article is "by" me should I say "compiled by" me?

2) do I need to list the sources where I found the quotes?

Thanks guys.

Article Admin · Post by **Article Admin** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 6:17 pm

Using "compiled by," would weed out any problems. That is a good way to go, and it never hurts to list your sources on an article such as the one your are suggesting.

K.M. Forsyth · Post by **K.M. Forsyth** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 6:32 pm

Thanks - that should help me avoid any problems!

well problems here anyway - I can get myself into enough trouble everywhere else! lol

mattsterrr · Post by **mattsterrr** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 4:30 pm

I believe a quote without a reference is commonly called plagiarism isn't it?

It's highly advised and generally good etiquette to cite any quote you may use.

K.M. Forsyth · Post by **K.M. Forsyth** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 4:37 pm

Wellll...

Using a quote like:

"Life is What happens, when you're busy making other plans." ---- John Lennon.

is attributing it to the person who said it. But if I looked up the quote in Bartlett's quotations I wondered if I needed to list that as a source (since I may know a lot of quotes but it is good to confirm them for accuracy)

mattsterrr · Post by **mattsterrr** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 4:40 pm

If you're quoting it as something that John Lennon said then you only need to reference him, otherwise you could write a 500 word article on one quote.

According to x book of quotes, who take their reference from the y quote dictionary, z once stated that 'I proofread to make sure I haven't any words out'...