Comments on: Gruber Hypocritical About Links http://www.insignificantthoughts.com/2009/10/14/gruber-hypocritical-about-links/ Specializing in Bovine Fecal Detection Since January of 2002 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:29:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Josh Miller http://www.insignificantthoughts.com/2009/10/14/gruber-hypocritical-about-links/#comment-154616 Josh Miller Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:29:53 +0000 http://www.insignificantthoughts.com/2009/10/14/gruber-hypocritical-about-links/#comment-154616 I've always had problems deciding where to credit sources that link to sources that link to sources. Generally speaking, unless the place I got it from links to some "big obvious original source" like say, the New York Times or Fox News, I'll link to the place I found it. This is mostly for two reasons. If I found the original story, I'm probably referring to it without quoting a lot because I don't like to use excessive snippets. If people want to read the whole thing they will. If I can't find the original story it generally means the story isn't really "big enough" that anyone is going to care about clicking through to the source anyway. I’ve always had problems deciding where to credit sources that link to sources that link to sources.

Generally speaking, unless the place I got it from links to some “big obvious original source” like say, the New York Times or Fox News, I’ll link to the place I found it.

This is mostly for two reasons. If I found the original story, I’m probably referring to it without quoting a lot because I don’t like to use excessive snippets. If people want to read the whole thing they will.

If I can’t find the original story it generally means the story isn’t really “big enough” that anyone is going to care about clicking through to the source anyway.

]]> By: Josh Miller http://www.insignificantthoughts.com/2009/10/14/gruber-hypocritical-about-links/#comment-193694 Josh Miller Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:29:00 +0000 http://www.insignificantthoughts.com/2009/10/14/gruber-hypocritical-about-links/#comment-193694 I've always had problems deciding where to credit sources that link to sources that link to sources. Generally speaking, unless the place I got it from links to some "big obvious original source" like say, the New York Times or Fox News, I'll link to the place I found it. This is mostly for two reasons. If I found the original story, I'm probably referring to it without quoting a lot because I don't like to use excessive snippets. If people want to read the whole thing they will. If I can't find the original story it generally means the story isn't really "big enough" that anyone is going to care about clicking through to the source anyway. I’ve always had problems deciding where to credit sources that link to sources that link to sources.

Generally speaking, unless the place I got it from links to some “big obvious original source” like say, the New York Times or Fox News, I’ll link to the place I found it.

This is mostly for two reasons. If I found the original story, I’m probably referring to it without quoting a lot because I don’t like to use excessive snippets. If people want to read the whole thing they will.

If I can’t find the original story it generally means the story isn’t really “big enough” that anyone is going to care about clicking through to the source anyway.

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