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Working definition of " POACH ":
transitive, intransitive verb or noun
to poach (somebody/something) (from somebody/something) --
To take and use somebody/something that belongs to somebody/something else, especially in a secret, dishonest or unfair way
Source: the Advanced Oxford Dictionary online
2.
Main definition for "QUOTE-POACH":
To 'steal' a quote that has been attributed to someone else, and then post it up elsewhere.
(Even better when you don't even credit the attributed name, on your Facebook/Twitter/LinkedIn/About.Me account.)
Working definition of " POACH ":
transitive, intransitive verb or noun
to poach (somebody/something) (from somebody/something) --
To take and use somebody/something that belongs to somebody/something else, especially in a secret, dishonest or unfair way
Source: the Advanced Oxford Dictionary online
2.
Main definition for "QUOTE-POACH":
To 'steal' a quote that has been attributed to someone else, and then post it up elsewhere.
(Even better when you don't even credit the attributed name, on your Facebook/Twitter/LinkedIn/About.Me account.)
A)
For the word ' poach ':-
E.g. 1: The company poached the contract from their main rivals.
E.g. 2: Several of our employees have been poached by a rival firm.
E.g. 3: I hope I'm not poaching on your territory (= doing something that is actually your responsibility).
Source: the Advanced Oxford Dictionary online
B)
For the phrase ' quote-poach ':-
Example 1 of bad quote-poaching practice:
"I always thought that imagination is more important than knowledge; and yeah, I just made that up lol"
says Scumbag Steve.
Example 1 of good quote-poaching practice:
"You know, my mama always said, 'life is like a box of chocolates, you'll never know what you're gonna get,"
reminisces Forrest Gump.
Example 2 of good quote-poaching practice:-
the following lines on a Facebook Wall/Timeline post:
"Habit is habit,
and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed downstairs a step at a time. "
Wise words, Mark Twain.
(quote-poached from Lift.do)
For the word ' poach ':-
E.g. 1: The company poached the contract from their main rivals.
E.g. 2: Several of our employees have been poached by a rival firm.
E.g. 3: I hope I'm not poaching on your territory (= doing something that is actually your responsibility).
Source: the Advanced Oxford Dictionary online
B)
For the phrase ' quote-poach ':-
Example 1 of bad quote-poaching practice:
"I always thought that imagination is more important than knowledge; and yeah, I just made that up lol"
says Scumbag Steve.
Example 1 of good quote-poaching practice:
"You know, my mama always said, 'life is like a box of chocolates, you'll never know what you're gonna get,"
reminisces Forrest Gump.
Example 2 of good quote-poaching practice:-
the following lines on a Facebook Wall/Timeline post:
"Habit is habit,
and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed downstairs a step at a time. "
Wise words, Mark Twain.
(quote-poached from Lift.do)
by lekopiwriter October 21, 2013
Get the quote-poach mug.The act of citing a source to support a hypothesis and burying the reference in a footnote or endnote that, once investigated, turns out to be irrelevant, spurious or entirely fictitious.
Similar to quote-stuffing, a common practice in academic paper-writing, but not to be confused with quote mining.
Similar to quote-stuffing, a common practice in academic paper-writing, but not to be confused with quote mining.
I was trying to track down that juicy reference that Malcolm Gladwell dropped about what Nietzsche said about cell phones but it turned out to be total quote-laundering.
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Get the Cupcakke quotes mug.The act of "sniping" a quote, i.e taking a sentence or sentences and replying to them individually.
While not being quote mining per se, quote sniping is regarded as a nefarious thing to do while arguing on online forums.
While not being quote mining per se, quote sniping is regarded as a nefarious thing to do while arguing on online forums.
Person 1: Do you agree about X?
Person 2: Yes, because it's a valid arguement.
Person 1: First of all, it's "argument". Silent e's disappear when suffixes are added. Secondly, outright denying blatantly true facts is not a valid argument.
quote sniping at its finest.
Person 2: Yes, because it's a valid arguement.
Person 1: First of all, it's "argument". Silent e's disappear when suffixes are added. Secondly, outright denying blatantly true facts is not a valid argument.
quote sniping at its finest.
by and yet another guy September 5, 2011
Get the quote sniping mug.1. a critic (usually of movies) who provides quotes favorable for use in promotions in exchange for something (such as a movie junket)
2. a derisive term for anyone who obsesses over quotes
2. a derisive term for anyone who obsesses over quotes
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