cancel
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 

Is it ok to attach links to non-scn content?

former_member285534
Active Participant
0 Kudos
183

Dear Moderators,

I hope this is the correct place to post these questions:

I've just read again the rules of engagement, but it's not clear to me ...

1. Whether it is correct or not to attach links to other web pages outside scn, e.g. other discussion forums, other vendor contents, etc. in a discussion thread.

2. To copy paragraphs or literal content from other web pages, always giving a reference to the source and making it clear to the readers that one is not the author of these content.  This question I would ask both for copyrighted and for non/copyrighted material.

Thanks in advance for your response,

Fernando

Accepted Solutions (1)

Accepted Solutions (1)

former_member183424
Active Contributor
0 Kudos

Yes, you can use other website's link. You just need to be sure that you have enough text which can support to your posted link. These texts should be your own.

You should never copy any content's text from any link. You may read it carefully and share your thought with your own words. But simply copy text is absolutely wrong .

former_member285534
Active Participant
0 Kudos

Understood.  Thanks a lot for your reply Dibyendu.

matt
Active Contributor
0 Kudos

Quoting small amounts of text with correct attribution is fine.

Answers (2)

Answers (2)

Jelena_Perfiljeva
Active Contributor
0 Kudos

There is a good blog regarding posting links. Make sure there is always something more than a link in what you post. If something can be answered with simply a link (that can be found on Google) then hit the Alert Moderator button because OP should've found the same information before posting.

former_member285534
Active Participant
0 Kudos

Mmmmh... answers conflict.  I like Matthew's because I think that's OK too (not unethical nor "trouble-generator" for SAP).

Not knowing which position is the correct one, I'll assign points according to my own belief.  Thanks Dibyendu and Matthew for your reply.

matt
Active Contributor
0 Kudos

Your belief coincides with what was decided at the moderators' council. The main point is that content must be original, not comprising solely or mainly other people's work (even if it's public domain), and where other people's work is used, it is properly referenced.

former_member285534
Active Participant
0 Kudos

Ok, thank you for clarifying Matthew