Today’s class discussion was really interesting. It made me look more deeply into the issue of multiple ways to cite. I came across this funny article discussing how to simplify the many different ways into one universal system which the author calls the “author-year” system. Honestly, I agree with the author of this article. All we really need is the author, the year, and the type of source it is. All of these different ways to cite have just got way out of control.
I agree that citing today is way too confusing and complex. It really should be simplified so that people can give credit where credit is due without having to worry about the consequences of doing it incorrectly.
That’s actually really interesting. Even among the many methods to cite, within each, depending on the medium, there are various ways to cite. This method actually seems sound and simple.
While I assume every citing method has its reasons for their own complexities, this system is easy enough to remember and still provides a decent amount of information.