1. I like people with intellectual curiosity (because they are like me, and what's better than people like yourself?), so I know that if it source is all that important (and it's not), then they will find out what it is. And hey, that's how you get smart - not by being told (that's how we make idiots) - by doing the research yourself, and the best part of that is: the Joy is in the Journey. Meaning that I know I've found out more stuff about more things looking for something else then I ever did by being told. Of course, chance favors the prepared mind.
2. The other reason is that I'm aware that a lot of internet readers suffer from a short attention span, and I don't want to sidetrack them by throwing out unnecessary information, or sidebar the thread with a discussion about the person quoted. (Which happens a lot.)
3. Where formal and professional writing needs to use sources, this is neither formal nor professional. It's conversational. And I know that most people think that you have to include all that, but - again - that's for formal writing. Now the reason they think it should be everywhere is that for most people the only form of writing they are ever taught is formal writing in an academic setting. Doing so miserably at that, the schools pretty much step out because the other forms of writing are very, very, very hard to learn - and even harder to teach.
4. I eschew writing in the thick, turgid sludge that is the academic style. And believe me, I can. I can write paragraphs that would take an average person an entire afternoon to parse, only to have to quit in abject and utter failure. And as long as I'm not using the fun parts of the style to damn with faint praise and to confuse, muddle and obfuscate with wildly ambiguous structure, then I'm sure not going to bother with the busywork like doing The Chicago Manual of Style notes on my quotes. My dissertation has 432 footnotes, some longer than a page single spaced. I've been Kate Turabian's bitch over and over again, so I've done my time in that mine. To paraphrase someone famous to many people: I've suffered for my education, now it's your turn.
5. I'm aware that that these posts are being read by people with a widely differing educational and cultural backgrounds. Many are not native English speakers/readers. (others who do speak English as their primary language, but don't speak American English...) To that end I'm more worried about using clear unambiguous language that strongly makes the point to any and all who are reading. I know some people don't like what I write. Tough. I know some do, and that don't move me much either. But love it or hate it I'm pretty confident that NOBODY confuses it or misunderstands it. Nobody walks away saying: I'm not sure what Kat meant. People can only get pissed-off so long as they understand what you wrote. People can only get something out of it, if there is something in it to get. One way or another, this darkness got to end.
And, rest assured, that I do talk like that in everyday life. I can - and do - quote stuff all day long. I know I can have extended conversations with people using nothing but rock lyrics. Hell I can do that with Dylan or Dead lyrics. Or Greek and Roman philosophers, or Willie the Bard, or... And if your familiar with the quote I'm using you'll know it, if not... (then I'm f-ing brilliant aren't I?) I mean, I knew who I was quoting (citation and all) if the other person does not know, how is that my fault?
Oh yeah, no hunt and peck - I used to be able to do 90+ with zero errors, but I'm old and don't care as much about winning races without prizes, so I average 65-75 depending on the time of day I'm writing, and what I've done leading up to writing. It seems like leisure and luxury not to be pressed to get those 15-20wpm up again. And my kids were brutally subjected to a constant Mavis Becon thing when they were young. They both do well in excess of 65. And I've always found that high speed typing (I'm not exactly there, but close) helps you write better as your text is keeping up with your brain.
