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Blog Post (p. 215)
General Format
In-Text Citation (Paraphrase):
(Author Surname OR Screen name, Year)
In-Text Citation (Quotation):
(Author Surname OR Screen name, Year)
References:
Author Surname, First Initial. Second Initial. OR Author screen name {as it appears on
the blog}. (Year, Month Day {of post}). Title of specific post [Web log post].
Retrieved from URL of specific post
NOTE:
If it is the original blog post use [Web log post]. If it is a reply or
comment made to the original post, use [Web log comment].
Example
In-Text Citation (Paraphrase):
(MiddleKid, 2007)
In-Text Citation (Quotation):
(MiddleKid, 2007)
References:
MiddleKid. (2007, January 22). Re: The unfortunate prerequisites and consequences
of partitioning your mind [Web log comment]. Retrieved from
http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2007/01/the_unfortunate_prerequisites.php
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