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From: ignatz@ihuxx.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.followup
Subject: Re: referencing material off the net. - (nf)
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Date: Thu, 8-Dec-83 19:21:44 EST
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Posted: Thu Dec  8 19:21:44 1983
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"Actually, I for one WOULD be interested in why someone would need to footnote
something from the net. Do you footnote your personal conversations too??

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						eric holtman"

Actually, Eric, it's quite common to footnote personal conversations
as "personal communication", or (esp. military) "fonecon <date>".

As to the net, I suppose you could give the originating site, person,
and date; this would serve the purpose of a footnote, i.e., provide a
pointer to other people who want to access your source of information.

					Dave Ihnat
					ihuxx!ignatz