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Tom Davies wrote: > 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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> >> To: Dave Barton <[email protected]> >> Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2014 11:29:27 +0000 >> >>> Hi :)Ã >>> The link worked for me.Ã I think the reason it breaks on some systems >>> is the full-stop after the link-address.Ã If you make it >>> http://www.mattawanschools.org >>> or >>> http://www.mattawanschools.org/ >>> (without a full-stop at the end) then it works.Ã >>> >>> However it seems a bit weird to link to a school's website.Ã I prefer >>> the "owl" one and it seems to be more relevant to the paragraph.Ã Maybe >>> the school's home-page used to show something different.Ã The whole >>> "Owl" site looks like it might stay more relevant for longer.Ã >>> >>> Regards from >>> Tom :)Ã >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 27 October 2014 08:41, Dave Barton <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> 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: [email protected] 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
