Hi :) Would it be better to link directly to http://www.mla.org/ rather than to one school's or university's attempt to reinterpret the standard? On the other hand they seem to only be available for purchase so maybe a free reinterpretation is better. Regards from Tom :)
On 27 October 2014 18:29, Dave Barton <d...@tasit.net> wrote: > Of course the link (as it appears in my email) works. I only repeated > the paragraph text (as it appears in the document) to indicate exactly > which paragraph I was referring to and how it could be changed. > > If you had bothered to actually look at the document you would see the > full url behind the the visible text is: > > http://www.mattawanschools.org/14662082081050390/lib/14662082081050390/mlaworkscited.pdf > and that document is no longer available from that site. > > > -------- Original Message -------- > From: Tom Davies <tomc...@gmail.com> > To: Dave Barton <d...@tasit.net> > Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2014 11:29:27 +0000 > > > Hi :) > > The link worked for me. I think the reason it breaks on some systems > > is the full-stop after the link-address. If you make it > > http://www.mattawanschools.org > > or > > http://www.mattawanschools.org/ > > (without a full-stop at the end) then it works. > > > > However it seems a bit weird to link to a school's website. I prefer > > the "owl" one and it seems to be more relevant to the paragraph. Maybe > > the school's home-page used to show something different. The whole > > "Owl" site looks like it might stay more relevant for longer. > > > > Regards from > > Tom :) > > > > > > > > > > On 27 October 2014 08:41, Dave Barton <d...@tasit.net > > <mailto:d...@tasit.net>> wrote: > > > > I am in the process of reviewing Hazel's corrections to the published > > chapters. On page 32 of chapter 12 Hazel found a dead link to an > > external website. > > > > The existing paragraph reads: > > "Each type of source that you use when creating your document will > have > > its own unique works cited format. The Modern Language Association > (MLA) > > documentation format sets out the recommended order for these > citations. > > For example, see http://www.mattawanschools.org/."; > > > > I propose that we either: > > > > 1. Replace the link with > https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/ > > or some similar source. > > > > 2. Delete the sentence: > > "For example, see http://www.mattawanschools.org/."; > > > > Does anyone have any preference, or alternative suggestions for > this? If > > there an no objections, I will update the chapter with the first > option. > > > > Regards > > Dave > > > -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
