POTW: Do You Check Sources?

prophetiesdemerlin March 08

Sources Required & Checked
57.5%
Sourcing Required Not Checked
5.0%
No Sourcing Required
25.0%
Other
12.5%

40 votes · Voting has ended

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》POLL of the WEEK 《

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#POTW

Hey everyone, for this weeks poll of the week we want to know…

Do You Check Sources?

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》Personal Thoughts 《

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It is a requirement on every community I agent that sources must be cited for both photos and any information presented as fact in blogs and wikis.

As far as checking every posts sources, it really depends on who wrote the post. If it’s a new member or a strange post we are more likely to check the sources. Whereas if it’s someone who has produced verifiable content on a regular basis, then not so much.

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》Your Thoughts 《

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We’d love to hear your thoughts on how you handle this topic and or think it should be handled.

Sound off in the comments to share your thoughts, comments, questions, concerns etc to keep the discussion going!

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Bonboozler

I don’t require sources/credit unless someone appears to be ing something off as their own, or I plan on featuring it. Then it’s required and checked

1 Reply March 12

Cooking & Baking

I run a cooking and baking community… most photos look very much taken by a quick iPhone snap of food, not really professional. Anyone who is professional has a lot of experience in the community or shows work from other sources themselves. It’s not really needed where we are on a regular basis.

0 Reply March 10

Sorry

I run a roleplay and writing communjty, so sources are rarely needed for anything. However, I will sometimes run a ChatGPT and plagiarism check on writing that seems suspicious.

5 Reply March 09