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Citation rules/Internet and media/18.10 Social Media

Remove the date parenthetical

Warning²Federal courts, Illinois courts22nd edition only

A profile is cited like textual content with the post title and the date parenthetical struck out, because a profile is not published on a date.¹

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1R. 18.10.1(c) Profiles. Tables: R. 18.10.1(b) Textual content.
2A warning: the form is usually wrong under the rule in note 1, and context can justify it.

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