Duncan Riley at the Inquistr has written a very significant post recently on “Giving Attribution” [11 May 2008] citing the importance of citing your sources and giving credit where credit is due.
The entire piece is worth reading as it outlines an informal, yet long-standing citation convention – much of which I use here. I strongly recommend you visit the site to participate in the discussion or at least avail yourself to the information. Personally, I’m bookmarking it and converting it to PDF as a reference for best practice.
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