News:

Welcome to the Golf Club Atlas Discussion Group!

Each user is approved by the Golf Club Atlas editorial staff. For any new inquiries, please contact us.


Adam_F_Collins

How do you quote a web forum in a research paper?
« on: November 30, 2004, 09:05:39 PM »
How do you quote a web forum in a research paper.

I know that there's an accepted format for quoting websites, but what about specific quotes from individual posts?

Do you have to get the permission of the individual, or are all posts seen as part of the site?

Michael Plunkett

Re:How do you quote a web forum in a research paper?
« Reply #1 on: November 30, 2004, 09:35:59 PM »
You can quote anyone if it is attributed to them.

In a paper, add the exact url in footnotes

see example:

http://webster.commnet.edu/mla/interview.shtml

RJ_Daley

  • Karma: +0/-0
Re:How do you quote a web forum in a research paper?
« Reply #2 on: November 30, 2004, 09:59:09 PM »
You'd start your quote with the phrase like:  The eminent racontuer and pundit, TEPaul, has written in the authoritative internet journal, GCA.com that; "good golf course design begins in the hip pocket of the architect, with the flask well filled with fine single malt scotch".

Is that nearly correct, Dan Kelly? ;D 8) ::)
« Last Edit: November 30, 2004, 10:00:41 PM by RJ_Daley »
No actual golf rounds were ruined or delayed, nor golf rules broken, in the taking of any photographs that may be displayed by the above forum user.

Joe Hancock

  • Karma: +0/-0
Re:How do you quote a web forum in a research paper?
« Reply #3 on: November 30, 2004, 10:24:25 PM »
RJ,

Is it he architect who benefits from the scotch, or the shapers? In some cases, both, perhaps? ;D

Joe
" What the hell is the point of architecture and excellence in design if a "clever" set up trumps it all?" Peter Pallotta, June 21, 2016

"People aren't picking a side of the fairway off a tee because of a randomly internally contoured green ."  jeffwarne, February 24, 2017

Brad Klein

  • Karma: +0/-0
Re:How do you quote a web forum in a research paper?
« Reply #4 on: November 30, 2004, 10:35:38 PM »
You don't.

If you have to refer to this Website, you get another topic.

Dan Kelly

  • Karma: +0/-0
Re:How do you quote a web forum in a research paper?
« Reply #5 on: November 30, 2004, 10:43:44 PM »
You'd start your quote with the phrase like:  The eminent racontuer and pundit, TEPaul, has written in the authoritative internet journal, GCA.com that; "good golf course design begins in the hip pocket of the architect, with the flask well filled with fine single malt scotch".

Is that nearly correct, Dan Kelly? ;D 8) ::)

Very nearly, Mr. Daley. This is even more nearly correct:  

The eminent raconteur [spelling error corrected] and pundit TEPaul [commas deleted -- because TEPaul is, despite rumors to the contrary, not the ONLY eminent raconteur and pundit] has written in the authoritative Internet [Internet hasn't yet joined the lower-case world] journal, GCA.com, [comma added -- because GCA.com IS the only authoritative Internet journal]  that [superfluous colon removed] "good golf-course [hyphen added -- "golf-course" being a compound adjective] design begins in the hip pocket of the architect, with the flask well filled with fine single-malt [hyphen added, for the same reason] Scotch [capitalized, because I prefer it that way]." [quotation marks placed outside period -- because that's the way it's done]

-----

Adam -- You don't need anyone's permission, but you ought to quote the specific poster, rather than the site. You don't think Ran wants to be blamed for everything here, do you?  :P
"There's no money in doing less." -- Joe Hancock, 11/25/2010
"Rankings are silly and subjective..." -- Tom Doak, 3/12/2016

Dan Kelly

  • Karma: +0/-0
Re:How do you quote a web forum in a research paper?
« Reply #6 on: November 30, 2004, 10:45:00 PM »
You don't.

If you have to refer to this Website, you get another topic.

Very funny, Brad!

I have it on good authority, though, that you were the one Adam was planning to quote!
"There's no money in doing less." -- Joe Hancock, 11/25/2010
"Rankings are silly and subjective..." -- Tom Doak, 3/12/2016

RJ_Daley

  • Karma: +0/-0
Re:How do you quote a web forum in a research paper?
« Reply #7 on: November 30, 2004, 10:54:30 PM »
Dan, I'm falling on the floor... ;D ;D ;D

Another senseless act of blithering editing... or is that, editing another senseless act of blathering?

Do you have any idea how many English teachers I caused to age prematurely, if not leave the profession? :P ::)
No actual golf rounds were ruined or delayed, nor golf rules broken, in the taking of any photographs that may be displayed by the above forum user.