For questions concerning citation posts from MSE and citation of other resources when posting here.
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How to acknowledge Math Stack Exchange [duplicate]
In my research problem, I have got help from Math Stack Exchange. So in my paper, I want to acknowledge MSE. Hence if I write in the Acknowledgement
"I want to acknowledge Math Stack Exchange ...
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User asking exercises from textbook without so identifying
A user is copying verbatim exercises from a textbook, e.g.,
Local Feature Size, Describe Conv(A U B),
Flip graph of point set,
Expected number on the convex hull, etc. Is the MSE convention that he ...
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Can I publish your answer?
Lets say that I build up parts of a chain of reasoning leading to a publishable research discovery by posting one or more questions on http://math.stackexchange.com (or any other public Q/A-board), ...
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What is the preferred way to link references to published material?
I'm asking this since I've already found myself in two minds a couple times about how to refer to a book when answering a question.
I've seen many people link to Google Books previews, when ...
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Sources citing MSE
Let's keep track of places that cite MSE.
For example https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P-group#cite_note-metabelian-2 and mathworld from the batman thread do.
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Citing stackexchange postings
Have any postings to stackexchange been cited in scholarly publications?
If one does that, should one just name the author, the subject line, the date of posting, and the URL?
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SE and MO as reference
Maybe this has been asked already: would be acceptable to give a reference to a math.stackexchange or MathOverflow answer in a paper intended for publication?
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Citing a person on MSE
I read the topics that talk about how to cite people but am still a bit unsure what to do in this situation. I apologise if it's too similar to the other threads.
I'm writing my MSc thesis at the ...
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Is it appropriate to cite a source that contains Chinese?
I am a Chinese user. I understand we should use English in SE, but is it appropriate to cite a source that contains Chinese (the main content still present in English)?
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Do I cite mathstackexchange in my paper?
I'm currently writing my masters thesis and I've gotten some good answers that have helped me along in my process.
My question is do I cite mathstackexchange in my thesis or do I put a note of ...
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A question on formal citation
I could not find a question on this topic. I was hoping although audience may range from professionals, students to laymen, should we push for readers to cite formally following MLA, Chicago or any ...
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How do you cite math stack exchange pages in scientific papers? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicates:
What is a good standard for publishing a reference to a stackexchange thread?
Research which began at the website
How you cite math stack exchange pages?
I'm ...
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What is a good standard for publishing a reference to a stackexchange thread?
In the discussion "Research which began at the website", we wondered what the best way to publish a reference to a stackexchange discussion thread.
Presumably it would be the publication's standard ...
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Require proper citation for verbatim quoted questions, answers, proofs?
Recently I had the displeasure of seeing a famous ingenious proof quoted here without any attribution whatsoever. Some readers could have easily been misled to believe that the proof was due to the ...
