Linked Questions
12 questions linked to/from "New attribution rules"
11
votes
10
answers
2k
views
What to do about missing source attributions?
Copying, Linking, Attributions, and Plagiarism
I have two related questions that I would like to see some discussion on:
Do we need to improve our Help Center’s text to remind people that they have ...
tchristMod
- 134k
11
votes
6
answers
354
views
Undo removal of comments to chat
History On November 8 came this question Mimsy were the Borogoves - why is “mimsy” an adjective? for which I provided an answer that I consider was fair to good. Over the course of the next two days ...
- 44.6k
14
votes
2
answers
553
views
What's up with all these dictionary reference edits?
I usually copy the google definition for common words, or link it if I'm using a specific dictionary.
But do all word definition answers need to have a dictionary reference link?
- 10.9k
14
votes
2
answers
6k
views
How should the new Lexico-hosted Oxford dictionary be cited?
I noticed that not long ago (in June) Oxford University Press changed the server that hosted what they used to call "Oxford Living Dictionaries". I used Oxford Living Dictionaries a bit in the past. ...
- 12.4k
10
votes
3
answers
281
views
What is the policy concerning users who copy and paste answers without acknowledging the source?
I have come across a user who more than once has been caught out by experienced members of this community and asked to cite the reference which he/she copied their answer verbatim. Out of sheer ...
- 90.3k
6
votes
3
answers
307
views
What's the appropriate course of action for deleting an answer?
Recently an answer of mine was deleted by mods for "not meeting the required site standards". The answer didn't contain offensive material or support prejudiced concepts that might have negatively ...
user66974
2
votes
1
answer
156
views
Henpecked by MetaEd
What is the wife of a henpecked husband called?
No idea why you are classifying my response as plagiarism. Really none at all.
- 1,340
0
votes
1
answer
155
views
Who is this guy, anyway?
Please consult the question Is there a single word for people who inhabit rural areas? Scroll down to an answer provided by me (deleted; requires 10k). The comment by @tchrist immediately following ...
- 2,358
3
votes
3
answers
282
views
What's the bare minimum I need to add to this answer to meet specs?
I wrote an answer which is, I am told, "not in compliance with local attribution guidelines."
What, if anything, do I need to do to this answer to bring it up to code? Do I really have to add "...
- 21.4k
14
votes
0
answers
283
views
What is our current position on these issues?
I’ve been noticing an increase in answers that, essentially, consist of nothing but a suggestion or bald assertion and that are often lacking any apparent effort to even format, punctuate, or spell ...
user98990
8
votes
1
answer
148
views
What is EL&U's policy about attributing links?
Today an editor added the source of every link I included in an answer of mine. They are a total of six links, only one contains a quote– fairly extensive–which was clearly attributed.
In the ...
- 90.3k
5
votes
0
answers
151
views
Are we remiss in giving attributions to published images?
We have a requirement on the main to give attribution for quotes and text from other sources.
However, in some cases a question needs an image to help clarify what is wanted.
According to an ...
