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MuteSecurityO t1_ja984bv wrote

Also make sure the source that’s quoted is the original. I’ve had it where the source of wiki was quoting from another source. Had to track down the original and found that the source for wiki was a curated snippet of the original.

Primary sources people!

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codenamendgo OP t1_jaad82u wrote

This! Even as a history major this was majorly overlooked. It wasn't until I watched a seminar for my internship that I found out how many primary sources are buried and just cited as secondary sources instead. It definitely makes research for future historians, as well as people casually researching, very confusing.

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Mindraker t1_jac0cw8 wrote

Primary vs secondary sources

Many people don't understand these differences.

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