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mahatmakanejeeves

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3. It's called "attribution." The story is not original with me.

Reply to SharonClark (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 9, 2022, 03:34 PM

Mar 2022

I am giving credit to the people who did the work.

I would not have known about the story had it not been brought to my attention by Dave Weigel. Dave Weigel would not have known about the story had it not been brought to his attention by Stephen Marble. Stephen Marble would not have known about the story had it not been brought to his attention by the Los Angeles Times. The Los Angeles Times would not have had a story to run had it not been written by Sam Dean. Everyone gets a tip of the hat and name recognition.

I do this whenever I post articles at DU. I make sure that the authors get credit for their work.

Thanks for asking.

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Why post the lead up to the article SharonClark Mar 2022 #1

It's called "attribution." The story is not original with me. mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 #3

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