Quote from: Cookdata on Today at 05:19:38 PM

I've noticed a pattern of reference that I believe is not standard procedure for making a reference to a post on Bitcointalk by beginners, they are unaware that they can easily be banned for not properly using quotes in their posts, even adding the source links at the bottom of every text you copy and paste here is not enough.

There are personally ideal ways to reference a source or to show that you do not take ownership of the text you posted. Simply including the source is not the best option, but it is enough to avoid getting banned, using quote tags or the actual quotation marks is also another way to avoid getting banned as it shows you are not claiming ownership of the text.

Ideally, using quotes and referencing the source is a generally accepted way to post contents of others.