Post by The High Commissioner on Dec 28, 2019 10:37:38 GMT
RULES FOR POSTING ARTICLES
The following are necessary rules because they show respect for people and their work. It is also important to check the Host's DMCA Policy and I aim to meet that policy.
1. ORIGINAL ARTICLES
a. Ownership. By posting on The Embassy you give permission for your work to be referenced, quoted and otherwise used on other platforms and on other media.
(i) This Forum has Tynt enabled. This means that any large amount of text copied and used on another platform will include a url that will reference the post.
2. QUOTING OTHER WORK
a. Clear demarcation. If you include a quotation from other work the quoted text must be clearly marked. Authors should use the quote function for this.
b. Including links.
(i) Quoting work from this Forum should include an added link to the original post, for example:
(ii) Quoting work from other sites should include an added link to the original work, as above.
c. When links cannot be used. Quoting work not published digitally, or work published digitally where that work cannot be specifically identified by a link, should include a full reference as in section 3 below.
3. REFERENCES
a. Work originating on this Forum. When quoting or referring to work on The Embassy references are not necessary if the work has been directly quoted as in section 2 above.
(i) Where work has not been directly quoted, a link should be provided to the original post, for example:
"As THC said, welcome to the Embassy!"
b. Work originating elsewhere. When quoting or referring to work elsewhere references must be included. Where possible, the reference must also include a link to the work used.
c. Information in references. References should be included within the text rather than at the end of the text, and within the quotation if work has been directly quoted.
(i) Information to be included in the reference should feature:
Example:
(ii) Where the work has been published in a book, information included in the reference should feature:
Example:
(iii) Where the work has been published digitally only - whether a website, a blog, a forum, or in a similar way - information included in the reference should feature:
Example:
The following are necessary rules because they show respect for people and their work. It is also important to check the Host's DMCA Policy and I aim to meet that policy.
1. ORIGINAL ARTICLES
a. Ownership. By posting on The Embassy you give permission for your work to be referenced, quoted and otherwise used on other platforms and on other media.
(i) This Forum has Tynt enabled. This means that any large amount of text copied and used on another platform will include a url that will reference the post.
2. QUOTING OTHER WORK
a. Clear demarcation. If you include a quotation from other work the quoted text must be clearly marked. Authors should use the quote function for this.
b. Including links.
(i) Quoting work from this Forum should include an added link to the original post, for example:
You've joined The Embassy, a forum about the board game Diplomacy - the king of games.
Welcome to the Embassy
Welcome to the Embassy
(ii) Quoting work from other sites should include an added link to the original work, as above.
c. When links cannot be used. Quoting work not published digitally, or work published digitally where that work cannot be specifically identified by a link, should include a full reference as in section 3 below.
3. REFERENCES
a. Work originating on this Forum. When quoting or referring to work on The Embassy references are not necessary if the work has been directly quoted as in section 2 above.
(i) Where work has not been directly quoted, a link should be provided to the original post, for example:
"As THC said, welcome to the Embassy!"
b. Work originating elsewhere. When quoting or referring to work elsewhere references must be included. Where possible, the reference must also include a link to the work used.
c. Information in references. References should be included within the text rather than at the end of the text, and within the quotation if work has been directly quoted.
(i) Information to be included in the reference should feature:
- Author name, eg CALHAMER, A.
- Title of the article, eg 'Objectives other than Winning.'
- Name of publication of origin and date originally published (where known), eg 1974 IDA Diplomacy handbook. OR Hoosier Archives (August 1973).
- Name of site accessed (if the work used was accessed digitally) as a link, and date accessed, eg diplomacy-archive.com (28 Dec 2019)
Example:
Probably the least contested 1901 gain is Turkey's taking of Bulgaria. A Con-Bul backed up by an additional army and a fleet, and Bul is guaranteed Turkish in 1901. Or is it?
BEYERLEIN, D. 'The Bulgarian Gambit.' Hoosier Archives (August 1973). diplomacy-archive.com (28 Dec 2019).
BEYERLEIN, D. 'The Bulgarian Gambit.' Hoosier Archives (August 1973). diplomacy-archive.com (28 Dec 2019).
(ii) Where the work has been published in a book, information included in the reference should feature:
- Author name, eg SHARP, R.
- Title of the book, eg 'The Game of Diplomacy.'
- Specific information for locating the quotation, either page number (eg p.17) or chapter information if the page number is not known (eg ch.4 "England").
- Publisher details and date of publication, eg A Barker, 1978
- Name of site accessed (if the work used was accessed digitally) as a link, and date accessed, eg diplomacy-archive.com (28 Dec 2019).
Example:
Any novice, given a brief run-down of the rules and a quick sight of the board, would pick England as an obviously strong country. The defensive position looks almost impregnable - at the start of the game no enemy unit except the French fleet in Brest is within two moves of an English home centre, while there are no less than four neutrals that England can reach in the same period. In both respects England compares favourably with any other power on the board.
SHARP, R. 'The Game of Diplomacy,' ch.4 "England". A Barker, 1978. diplomacy-archive.com (28 Dec 2019).
SHARP, R. 'The Game of Diplomacy,' ch.4 "England". A Barker, 1978. diplomacy-archive.com (28 Dec 2019).
(iii) Where the work has been published digitally only - whether a website, a blog, a forum, or in a similar way - information included in the reference should feature:
- Author name or username, eg HEDGE TRIMMER
- Title of the article or post, eg 'When to let Russia have Sweden?'
- Name of the website (and section of the Forum, if appropriate) as a link to the post, and date accessed, eg Play Diplomacy Online Forum: Community & Education - Diplomacy Strategy (28 Dec 2019).
Example:
If Russia knows you're moving to Holland he might just ignore whatever deal you have made since he knows he's getting Sweden either way. Him not knowing your opening to Holland might be a problem too, since it might make the whole Sweden negotiation seem like a bluff. On the other hand, two sets of agreed moves should create a pretty strong basis for further cooperation, if you don't decide to take Sweden for yourself in 1902.
HEDGE TRIMMER. 'When to let Russia have Sweden?'. Play Diplomacy Online Forum: Community & Education - Diplomacy Strategy (28 Dec 2019).
HEDGE TRIMMER. 'When to let Russia have Sweden?'. Play Diplomacy Online Forum: Community & Education - Diplomacy Strategy (28 Dec 2019).