Everytime I see this, I simply want to hurl: Answerers whose source is something like "Proud wife of a U.S. (insert armed force)," etc.
Pride in one's spouse is one thing, but come on!
1. That block is to credit the source of one's answer...the site you researched if you surfed the net, the book you read if applicable, etc.
2. It's irrelevant to all the answers I've seen where people do this.
3. It's 2007: Have your own identity and your own credibility. Answer the question, cite it if necessary and go on with life.
Proud man who has achieved things besides marrying a member of the armed forces (although I've done that too).
2007-09-03 03:51:00 · 5 answers · asked by Bill 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
It is a proper source if the question is a personal experience question.
It's an improperly attributed source if the spouse in question is the source, in which case the source should be "my husband, proud member of the Marines" or something.
2007-09-03 04:42:16 · answer #1 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree, if it's related to the question I guess it's okay to say you're married to a cop, teacher, professor in a certain subject, doctor or whatever. When it's directly related to the topic, I usually assume it's either come up before or the answerer has turned away from the computer and actually asked his or her partner. But when it's not related at all, no, then it shouldn't give any credit to the answerer. Why would an answer about the law be any more believable if the answerer's husband or wife is a doctor, or an answer about health be more believable if he/she is a lawyer? I think some people use the source box more as a signature box on other forums....
2007-09-03 11:09:06 · answer #2 · answered by Sheriam 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I see these all the time here, sometimes it says "me" or "school of hard knocks" or some similar phrase. This does not bother me, we all have different life experiences, and if someone wants to write it in the sources box that they are proud, or have experience in the topic, oh, well.
But you are right, a real source does not come from ourselves, it comes from someone else, and included as a quote, noted as such, and credit given to the person being quoted.
It is a copyright, lawsuit prevention sort of thing. We all want to avoid a plagerism suit.
I'm sure there are people out there who really don't know what to do with the box, and think that they really should write in it that the preceeding was their opinion, or they are pointing out that out and making a point, even occasionally making it with emotecons or little designs. Or some people think it is funny, or cute. And then there are the proud people, who want you to know they are a doctor, or dentist, or just proud!
2007-09-03 13:00:00 · answer #3 · answered by riversconfluence 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I absolutely agree with you. Marrying someone certainly doesn't make you smarter or give you an edge on life.
2007-09-03 11:02:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I personally find it to be no big deal.
2007-09-03 13:15:03 · answer #5 · answered by BigTip$ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋