Quoting Information From External Sources

If pulling information from ANY source used on social media or a website, you should paraphrase where possible (write in your own words) what is being said and link back like so:

A new Asian link coming to Manchester China Eastern are proposing Shanghai to Manchester.
https://x.com/SPD_travels/status/1755646931622113493

The following ways will NOT be accepted in posts and will either be edited or deleted:

1. Directly copying and pasting information word for word (this is to avoid accusations of plagiarism).
2. Just linking back to the information without providing context as to what's mentioned in the link (this adds no value to the forums discussion as users must go elsewhere to view what it's about).
3. Content behind a paywall or account that is not publicly visible to all users (this is to avoid accusations of theft of information that shouldn't be free or in the public eye).

In the event there is no written media to source to cite (refer to) because you heard or were told about something by members of staff in passing at an airport the following would be acceptable:

"Staff members at Manchester Airport mentioned that there's a rumour of a new Asian link coming soon proposing to link Shanghai and Manchester together from China Eastern [...]"

These guidelines should be followed to prevent accusations of plagiarism, both by the user posting it and by the forum hosting the content. If you have any questions, please feel free to get in touch.

Therefore, in summary, if you get your information from a conversation from an airport worker, you should state that you got the information from a conversation with an airport worker. If you got your information from another user on X (Formerly Twitter) or another social media site, you should link back to their post and if you picked up your information from a website, such as a newspaper, airport or airline website, you should link back to their articles instead.

In addition, there are further guidelines regarding links back to other social media websites:

• Facebook can now be mentioned and url links to official airport pages are now permitted.
• Facebook Groups Names of and url links to Facebook Groups are not permitted. Information from these groups are usually sourced from elsewhere first, often without credit.
• Instagram can be mentioned and linked
• X (Formerly Twitter) can be mentioned and quoted with a X post username. Url links are permitted.
• Google Groups, names of and url links to Google Groups are not permitted. Information from these groups are usually sourced from elsewhere first, often without credit.
• TikTok can be mentioned and quoted along with a username and url link.
• YouTube can be linked and videos can be shared.
• Aviation Blogs can be quoted and linked only if the blog displays a working link back to Forums4airports
• Other Aviation Forums can be quoted without links.
• Any other website content can be quoted and linked where necesary.

Attempts by anyone to get around the auto moderation will see their post removed.