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Citation rules/Internet and media/18.10 Social Media

Add the poster's handle

Warning2Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions

A social-media citation gives the poster's name and then their handle in a parenthetical; where the name is unavailable, the handle stands in its place.1

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  1. 1R. 18.10.1 Social Media Platforms; R. 18.2.2(a) Author.
  2. 2A warning: the form is usually wrong under the rule in note 1, and context can justify it.
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  1. Add a permanent location for the post
  2. Add the date of posting
  3. Add the on-file parenthetical
  4. Add the poster's handle
  5. Add the poster's instance
  6. Add the time the message was sent
  7. Add the type of content
  8. Remove the date parenthetical
  9. Use Reddit's “u/” handle form

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More in 18.10 Social Media

  1. Add a permanent location for the post
  2. Add the date of posting
  3. Add the on-file parenthetical
  4. Add the poster's handle
  5. Add the poster's instance
  6. Add the time the message was sent
  7. Add the type of content
  8. Remove the date parenthetical
  9. Use Reddit's “u/” handle form

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