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Re: Ev from the Internet
>
> On Thu, 14 Dec 1995, Terry Noland wrote:
>
> > What about when a news article is posted on a list like Chiapas-L or
> > Chiapas95? Much of the posting on these two list are such postings with
> > source cits and author credentials. Also, on the Chiapas-L is Cecilia
> > Rodriguez...U.S. ambassador to the Chiapas region. She often posts
> > official reports from the U.S. Embassy there
>
> The only tricky part there would be that the user would be responsible for
> the accuracy and context of the quotation. The listserv would not be the
> source, and would just be a conduit or a secondary source. It is the same
> as if you were reading book A, which contains a (purportedly) verbatim
> quotation from article B. Let's say you like the quote and you cut it.
> The real source of the evidence is B, and the original source should be
> tracked down. Source A may have erred or intentionally distorted the text
> or context.
I was actually referring to complete articles included on the
server...takes into account context and accuracy of the quotation. The
listserv is not the source as you state...but rather the author. There
is no Source A or B in this case because Source B (the article in
question) is the only source in question because the author may the post.
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