"Some reason this site wouldn't let me paste copied the cite, links, etc on the board that I've had to re- type the entire reference everytime. What I do wrong?)"
Same for me mostly, I use Firefox and I get a notice saying I cannot copy and paste, but I have found a limited trick, If I copy and paste into the post a reply box before I strart typing my message, I usually get away with it the once, thats how I did your quote, now if I try it again:-
nothing, I get the grey box up telling me its not allowed.
So what I sometimes do, compose your message elsewhere, even on an e-mail page, put in all the links you want, then copy the whole lot and just paste it here.