Thoughts on giving homages to other remixers?

[Spi.der.men]

What is the general thought on sneaking a line or two from other remixers' takes on songs?

For example I'm working on a Lava Reef remix, and listening back to it, I have a lot of elements from Xenon Odyssey's take on the same song from Project Chaos. I listened to that song a lot back when I was in middle school to the point where I associate his changes to the background riff to being the original version.

To the veteran remixers, how would you feel hearing something you composed in a newer remixers song? Does that get to close to the line, or is it welcomed?

[avaris]

Would be an honor as long as you credit them in them in the write-up:

http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR02380/

[timaeus222]

People do this a lot, actually. It's fine. I mean, if WillRock did this track which has a very obvious reference in sound design, structure, AND title to Final Countdown, I'm pretty sure others reference some remixers too. Influenced remixes are great.