Gregory Maxwell wrote:
So you think that every sentence should have a tag
denoting who wrote
the sentence?
Every sentence, no. Every section that takes its reference from a
specific source, yes. I come from a history background, I'm a bit intense
about sourcing.
Again, you misunderstand citations. They are not for
attribution they
are for factual tractability.
They're really for both - attribution of the factual tractability, if you
may. Remember, we don't deal in truth, but in verifiability. We source
things that may not be true, even though they're verifiable. Why? To
attribute such statements to a certain thing. If I upload a picture of my
grandfather, and say he's J D Salinger at the supermarket in 2005,
attributing that photo to me does the same thing as my quoting a book abut
whether a full grown man can fit into a chess machine.
Attribution serves multiple purposes.
-Jeff
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