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> The lack of links makes me less likely to go to a newspaper article the next time. My least favorite case for this is "a new poll shows people think X", with
by Bartweiss 9y ago
> The lack of links makes me less likely to go to a newspaper article the next time.
My least favorite case for this is "a new poll shows people think X", with no link to the actual poll with the actual questions.
Given the many, many demonstrations of how a wording change can completely reverse poll answers, I'm inclined to view non-quoted, non-sourced poll results as essentially dishonest. It's the sort of thing that will make me think twice about going back to that source for anything I can't cross-reference easily.
- dragonwriter 9y ago> My least favorite case for this is "a new poll shows people think X", with no link to the actual poll with the actual questions. They usually announce the source of the poll. Many polls don't have a freely-available link to the details, though you can sometines spend lots of money to buy that access.
- arbie 9y ago> Many polls don't have a freely-available link to the details, though you can sometines spend lots of money to buy that access. I have never understood the business model behind releasing key figures from your poll (generally the crux of it) but gating the rest of it (including polling methods) behind a pricey paywall. Is it to deter the casual lookie-loo while gaining the attention of companies in the industries impacted by the poll results?
- Natsu 9y agoThe ones I hate most are freely available legal rulings, government documents, and scientific papers that are open access (or at least link me to an abstract). It's not like having sources available makes the story worse for others.