Note to Eugene: This is the right way to do it. Ask people for quotes or ask people permission to quote. Not take quotes from what they have said on public forums and write them in your article.
Best, selma -- My reply Well Selma, sorry I should have asked you for your expert opinion on Goa's elections. It's good that Mayabhusan ask for your quote. I hadn't read Mayabhusan's piece till you sent the link. Anyway, what new have you said in your quote that Goans have not heard before? You could dispute what I wrote, but I don't need you to tell me what is "the right way." You write in your own way, got it. And good to know that you are a Congress supporter. Over the course of this run-up to the election, I have read many opinion pieces and there are lot of instances where the writers have taken from newspapers and provided their own opinions Did you notice any "direct quotes" from public forums? It is an opinion piece. I have written a few of them for Goa's newspapers. Obviously, some of the things I mentioned have appeared in newspapers. Eugene --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---------------------------------------------------------------------------