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| //Someone will need to take proper ownership for this citation library// | //Someone will need to take proper ownership for this citation library// | ||
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| ===== Referencing BCP, STD and associated individual RFC ===== | ===== Referencing BCP, STD and associated individual RFC ===== | ||
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| With this convention, the documents that comprise the STD number at that time of pub are documented and the text is clear where it is referring to a specific document vs the suite of protocols (e.g., "RFC 3412 [STD62] discusses Message Processing Dispatching..." | With this convention, the documents that comprise the STD number at that time of pub are documented and the text is clear where it is referring to a specific document vs the suite of protocols (e.g., "RFC 3412 [STD62] discusses Message Processing Dispatching..." | ||
| + | ===== Referencing I-D in an RFC ===== | ||
| + | //This advice is itself a Work in Progress// | ||
| + | (From the Citation Committee - http:// | ||
| + | We RECOMMEND that " | ||
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| + | If a specific version of the I-D is being referenced, reference should also include the full file name in order to capture the revision number. | ||
| ===== Judging the stability of a website reference ===== | ===== Judging the stability of a website reference ===== | ||
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| * the URL provided should point to the original document or site when possible for both stability and potential copyright issues | * the URL provided should point to the original document or site when possible for both stability and potential copyright issues | ||
| * the URL provided should point to a reliable and credible source (note that sites like Wikipedia do not consider their content consistently reliable or credible) | * the URL provided should point to a reliable and credible source (note that sites like Wikipedia do not consider their content consistently reliable or credible) | ||
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| - | ==== Referencing Wikipedia ==== | ||
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| - | Because Wikipedia articles change, references to specific Wikipedia articles should be avoided. | ||
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| - | References to Wikipedia should include the date that the page was visited and the URL specific to the version available on that date. For example: | ||
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| - | [TwoGenerals] "The Two Generals' | ||
| - | < | ||
| - | index.php? | ||
| - | 417855753> | ||
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| * capitalization may remain at the author' | * capitalization may remain at the author' | ||
| - | | + | * use of capitalization must be consistent for an author across all RFCs |
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| + | ===== Capitalization of file types and compression formats ===== | ||
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| Collector | Collector | ||
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| + | ===== References ===== | ||
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| + | //Consider allowing for " | ||
| ===== RFC physical format ===== | ===== RFC physical format ===== | ||
| - | //Was Appendix B of the RFC Style Guide.// | + | //Was Appendix B of the RFC Style Guide Draft. |
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