Sorry, I didn't mean to sow distrust! The biggest reason is that I think people should be able to draw points from what they read. Properly citing things is good of course, but speaking the points instead of letting (other) fingers do the walking seems more of the purpose of blogging. Watching people hurl websites at each other strikes me as both energy-consumptive and lazy at the same time. But then I also think we are here to talk with each other, rather than to 'make an argument' as people (mostly male) assume is the purpose. Silly me, also...as I have been told again and again.