The correct form for claiming a quotation is to enclose the quotation proper in quotation marks and attribute the quotation in the claim description.
By
D'Archangel
on September 22, 2009
A restatement of previously-made points for the hard of thinking, notably http://jyte.com/cl/failure-to-give-proper-credit-for-quote-based-claims-is-deplorable , http://jyte.com/cl/claims-quoting-another-source-should-be-enclosed-in-quotation-marks-with-the-source-immediately-following , and http://jyte.com/cl/when-claiming-a-famous-quote-it-is-better-to-attribute-it-in-the-further-details-than-in-the-main-claim .
D'A
... watering the tree of Jyte with the blood of idiots.
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get over yourself.
A brilliant rebuttal as always.
D'A
I find the quote marks in the main claim to be ugly and unnecessary.