I dunno dude (Destiny)

by MacAddictXIV , Seattle WA, Tuesday, April 28, 2020, 07:33 (1647 days ago) @ someotherguy

I think it's totally fair to respond to the contents of the post specifically.

Like, you're right that he doesn't need to quote the whole article verbatim. But if you highlight some key points, and someone responds to those key points that's abaolutey on you. You don't get to be indignant that someone reaponded to the information you gave.

The real play would be to own it and just provide the missing information, rather than get uppity.

Edit: Damn, I forgot uppity has some darker connotations in the US. Only learnt that recently. Sorry about that word use.

I mean, I think that is more personal forum etiquette. If you don't choose to follow the link that the OP linked then how are you supposed to know what he is talking about? As you said, he can't quote the entire article, or even most of it. And if you don't follow the link, that's your personal choice to not know exactly what is being discussed. But I think it's bad form to call someone out on it.

I mean, it's honestly how much convenience he is giving you.

1. He writes everything down in his post (is there a character limit?)
2. He links the article
3. He lets you find the article

I personally think it's silly to copy paste the entire article. So he is doing the next, most convenient thing for his reader.