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From: bob gillis <>
Subject: Re: Questionable Source Cites was [TMG] Source standards -- was Mills Source for Memorial?
Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2002 19:56:30 -0400
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Rae Jean wrote:
>
> I am almost reaching the point of not creating a citation for individual web
> page data or email postings. So little of the content has source cites so I
> can verify the validity of the information. What I beginning to think of
> doing, is to enter the information (when it has potential as a lead) and
> then in the tag memo field entering something like this -- [see *enter name*
> folder - found at <ragamuffin.com>] or [Rag Muffin email - see *enter name*
> folder]. This is contrary to how I usually cite documents but these are not
> documents that have validity. By entering info in the memo instead of
> creating a citation, I also loose the ability to create surety codes but
> they are so low I'm not sure it matters. Just tired of the junk that is
> being passed off as research.
>

I usually put the web site as the initial source of a tag if that is
where I got it. If I want to research further into the original sources
then I replace the web site source with the original or better surety
source. I want to know where i got the information and to tell others
where I got it.

I also do use the memo for leads that I will follow up rather than
creating a new source.

bob gillis

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