Comments on: Proper Attribution, or What’s Up With All This Via Crap?

By: mike

mike — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 02:49:08 +0000

What about quotes, like in your old term paper? By the way, I go with the first option.

By: Geoff Livingston

Geoff Livingston — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:19:41 +0000

I just wrote on the same topic today. We must be on the same wavelength, although I was ranting more about people claiming full creative attribution vis a vis a lack of cross-links. Good post, Joe!

By: planetrussell

planetrussell — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:14:05 +0000

Joe,

Good points here about attribution.

In the Twitter/microblogging universe, I contend this is equally important, as well. If something originated with, say, @coolguy, but @smartgrrl added additional, original insight ...or summarized in a particularly helpful way, I believe it's appropriate to say RT (i.e., re-tweet) @coolguy, via @smartgrrl. Beyond those two, I'd say nobody wants to see the entire geneology of the post, though.

By: planetrussell

planetrussell — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:12:09 +0000

Joe, Shashi et al…

Good points here, re attribution.

In the Twitter/microblogging universe, I contend this is important, as well. If something originated with, say, @coolguy, but @smartgrrl added additional, original insight …or summarized in a particularly helpful way, I believe it's appropriate to say RT (i.e., re-tweet) @coolguy, via @smartgrrl. Beyond those two, I'd say nobody wants to see the entire geneology of the post, though.