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Citations to your references would be appreciated. It's the first step to overcoming the state of internet disinformation, as well as helping society overcome t

Citations to your references would be appreciated. It's the first step to overcoming the state of internet disinformation, as well as helping society overcome the fear of missing out just because someone doesn't already know your references.

vijaybritto 7y ago
He's talking about the facebook-teenvogue story
- stingraycharles 7y ago
  NYT article about it here: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/08/business/media/teen-vogue-facebook.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/08/business/media/teen-vogue...
wtmt 7y ago
Upvoted because even though I knew the context of that comment, I consider it poor form to expect everyone else on a public forum to keep up with every bit of daily news.
- Ensorceled 7y ago
  I don't think a current news event with lots of coverage, directly related to the topic at hand, requires research paper level footnotes.
Ensorceled 7y ago
I understand what you are saying, but this is a mainstream story, easily searchable with DDG from hints in the comment, covered by both Washington Post and New York Times as well as being splashed all over Business Insider, Mashable, The Verge, etc. etc. This is not the comment to be fighting this battle with.
- bennyg 7y ago
  You spent so long typing out this reply without providing the citation, when you agree with the request for citations? https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/08/business/media/teen-vogue-facebook.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/08/business/media/teen-vogue... for those that are curious.
  - Ensorceled 7y ago
    I agree with providing citations if the situation warrants it. This comment is an aside with a recent, topical, well covered and easily verifiable anecdote, a citation is not needed or warranted. This is NOT the hill for citation fanatics to die on. [edit] also another comment had already provided a citation, in fact the citation you provided, so you or I providing the citation was unnecessary so I don't understand your point
    - GhettoMaestro 7y ago
      Thank you. Most folks who do the “citation please” routine are derailing the conversation. Citation is needed for esoteric, hard to find, or over the top claims. For regular, mainstream, well reported events, citations aren’t needed. Google it for Christ’s sake.
- creaghpatr 7y ago
  The first part of the comment is true, but then unfortunately used to prop up a false claim: >All the while we've learned that they have utterly sold the company to international electioneers. This is disinformation, laundered with the trust of the first comment.
  - Ensorceled 7y ago
    I wasn't agreeing with the original claim, though it's probably somewhat accurate, nor that this news item supports that claim. Just disputing that a citation was required for that claim in this forum.

vijaybritto 7y ago

He's talking about the facebook-teenvogue story

stingraycharles 7y ago
NYT article about it here: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/08/business/media/teen-vogue-facebook.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/08/business/media/teen-vogue...

wtmt 7y ago

Upvoted because even though I knew the context of that comment, I consider it poor form to expect everyone else on a public forum to keep up with every bit of daily news.

Ensorceled 7y ago
I don't think a current news event with lots of coverage, directly related to the topic at hand, requires research paper level footnotes.

Ensorceled 7y ago

I understand what you are saying, but this is a mainstream story, easily searchable with DDG from hints in the comment, covered by both Washington Post and New York Times as well as being splashed all over Business Insider, Mashable, The Verge, etc. etc. This is not the comment to be fighting this battle with.

bennyg 7y ago
You spent so long typing out this reply without providing the citation, when you agree with the request for citations? https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/08/business/media/teen-vogue-facebook.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/08/business/media/teen-vogue... for those that are curious.
- Ensorceled 7y ago
  I agree with providing citations if the situation warrants it. This comment is an aside with a recent, topical, well covered and easily verifiable anecdote, a citation is not needed or warranted. This is NOT the hill for citation fanatics to die on. [edit] also another comment had already provided a citation, in fact the citation you provided, so you or I providing the citation was unnecessary so I don't understand your point
  - GhettoMaestro 7y ago
    Thank you. Most folks who do the “citation please” routine are derailing the conversation. Citation is needed for esoteric, hard to find, or over the top claims. For regular, mainstream, well reported events, citations aren’t needed. Google it for Christ’s sake.
creaghpatr 7y ago
The first part of the comment is true, but then unfortunately used to prop up a false claim: >All the while we've learned that they have utterly sold the company to international electioneers. This is disinformation, laundered with the trust of the first comment.
- Ensorceled 7y ago
  I wasn't agreeing with the original claim, though it's probably somewhat accurate, nor that this news item supports that claim. Just disputing that a citation was required for that claim in this forum.