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willrusk

M$1 November 15, 2009 12:33 AM

How do you handle odd citation requests when doing Mahalo page research

I picked up my first Mahalo Task today and I came across a survey with a lot of useful information that had specific citation instructions...an entire marketing paragraph that they want quoted if making use of their data. Have you run into anything like this before while researching for your pages? Have you added the citation or just moved on and looked for different data sources? Is there an existing best practice for handling odd citation requests?

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smartweb

November 15, 2009 04:03 AM

citation requests would be almost impossible to keep, as we have specific ways to cite references within the pages we take on to manage. even if you added the extra text they wanted, it would not show in the reference area... only the url would. i wouldn't add a full paragraph like that without running it past your vertical manager, for sure.

it is best to pass on any sources like that, in my opinion, as it is hard to comply with their terms.

there is usually another source.
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• I appreciate that this answer addressed technical issues in addition to my concerns. I had not even considered the technical challenges prior to this response. Thank you.

Tags: page-management, citations, references, research

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willrusk

November 16, 2009 04:46 AM

Thank you. This seemed a bit sketchy to me. I appreciate your input.

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smartweb

November 16, 2009 11:59 AM

np. glad i could help. =)

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