Sometimes I find posts either on this Forum or Runescape's Forums that I want to share with readers on my Blog.

 

Is it okay legally if I quote a part of these posts as long as I link back to them? Do I just need to get their permission first? I know I would need permission if I wanted to quote from other people's blogs but I don't know how it works with Forums.

 

Do you know if it's specifically against the rules for either tip.it or runescape's forums?

No, it's polite to cite them though. It's not plagarising as long as you give them credit for their work.

Reproducing or copying any material found on this page is not allowed.

Legally you can't.

 

Quoting a part and then link to the full post/topic/article is usually acceptable, though. If you want to quote a lot or all of a long post, then you're better off contacting the person who wrote it and ask for permission.

 

We have removed full length articles from in example the Clan Chronicle that have been posted other places - even though credit has been partly given - simply because they never asked.

Parts of and full website guides have also been removed from other sites.

 

Of course a blog and forum posts are different, and it's a grey area. That doesn't mean that anyone can freely use content from this forum anywhere else. In fact, we have removed guides partly stolen from other forums and posted here, so we take it pretty seriously. After all, people have taken the time to write something that is good enough for you to find it interesting in the first place, but if you just want to talk about it and link to it then that is fine.

 

I am not sure how strict we are here (especially since this is a different case than stealing guides/articles from the website), but I am sure that if you don't get a proper reply in this topic, a PM to an Administrator will get you the answer you are looking for. :)