Mac T

Hi Glenn Thanks for the response. I would be happy to privately share the finished report with you (with personal info redacted of course) but if at all possible I'd prefer not to post it publicly. Mac

Thanks JHCC for the links (and the warm welcome), I can't believe I missed that! As for Frosty's questions: It looks like I'll just be citing contributors who's comments I actually draw information from. I get the argument that the OP deserves credit (in fact that was my initial assumption) but the style guide says nothing about it, so I'll just stick to what they say. Well, with that outta the way now all I have to do is write the actual paper! Mac

Hey Everyone! I'm an amateur blacksmith and engineering student with an upcoming design assignment I'm working on. The assignment is to examine various options for a chosen engineering opportunity and make a recommendation (similar to an engineers recommendation), I've chosen to make mine related to forging. I really want to include information that I've gathered on this forum, and was wondering if any curmudgeons could provide guidance on how I can provide the appropriate attribution in my report. My professors have said they are flexible with citations (i.e. I don't have to follow a specific citation style, as long as the authors are receiving "appropriate credit"). My guess is that I can simply treat IForgeIron.com as a "research journal" of sorts, with each thread being an individual "paper," and all posters on that thread are "co-authors". I wanted to make sure that the people in charge of this site are okay with that, or if they would prefer some other way of providing attribution. I'm really sorry if this question has already been asked and answered: I did some searching through old threads and couldn't find any information. Finally, thank you to everyone on this forum! I've been lurking on here for a while; learning from you old-timers has given me a deep appreciation for this art. Happy Forging! Mac