brett at BORCIM.WUSTL.EDU (brett) wrote:
>I don't know. This format gives the reference an air of authority which is
>undeserved. Since anyone can post (just about) anything to a newsgroup,
>mimicking the format of a peer-reviewed journal is somewhat pretentious.
>I know, journals differ in the stringency of the peer-review process, but let's
>not contribute to the problem by adopting this format. As far as I'm concerned,
>postings from newsgroups, while they should be referenced in some manner, rank
>no higher on the reliability scale than "personal communication" or "word-of-
>mouth".
>>Brett Lindenbach
I have to agree with Brett. I would recommend contacting the author of a
Newsgroup post you want to cite, and asking fora journal reference. If the
work is unbublished, cite it as personal communication.
Stefan
Stefan Burde
Los Alamos National Laboratory
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