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Dedication:

• To the newbies and minnows
• To those who receive @cheetah similar content messages
• To the aspiring writer/ student
• To those who want @originalworks to validate and affirm their authorship
• And many more( Including you)

Dear Reader

I am writing this guide to assist Steemians on how to quote texts and other peoples works.

Copying and pasting other peoples works without them being recognized is known as plagiarism and it is a serious academic offence.

Theft of intellectual properties is a great crime which many people are not aware of.For instance the Germany example.

The Steemit Community as I have seen rewards more those who write their own content and quote authors ethically when necessary.

One of the things I like is that ''copy and pasters'' are losers on this community since they get flagged quickly for producing fake content. Personally I think plagiarism is an unnecessary way to get rewards since I think writing your own content will benefit you in all areas(mentally, self-esteem, self-cofidence, reputation, rewards etc )

Purpose of post- To teach others how to quote ethically.

Examples of ethical Steemit referencing (Love quotes) :

There is only one happiness in this life, to love and be loved. George Sand
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Christmas is the perfect time to celebrate the love of God and family and to create memories that will last forever. Jesus is God's perfect, indescribable gift. The amazing thing is that not only are we able to receive this gift, but we are able to share it with others on Christmas and every other day of the year. Joel Osteen

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Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. Lao Tzu

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Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own. H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

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Christmas, my child, is love in action. Every time we love, every time we give, it's Christmas. Dale Evans

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Let us always meet each other with smile, for the smile is the beginning of love. Mother Teresa

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Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none. William Shakespeare

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So is how here is how you quote text.

Its simple just put a (>) before the text you want to quote.

For example

>Christmas, my child, is love in action. Every time we love, every time we give, it's Christmas. Dale Evans results in:

Christmas, my child, is love in action. Every time we love, every time we give, it's Christmas. Dale Evans

Did you learn? Try commenting by starting with > and see if your text changes.

Any questions fell free to ask me.

Thank You and Have a Happy 2017

By Fidel

29-Dec-2017

Other Topics of Interest

1 . Your short guide on how to Style Text on Steemit that gets other peoples' attention(Bolden, Italicize and Strikethrough)

2 . How to write beautiful Headings and Subheadings that attract followers on your Steemit blog

Special thanks to the Markdown Styling Guide Authors

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