Nobody knows how to cite 4chan mathematicians who solved an interesting problem

Re:Nobody knows how to cite 4chan mathematicians who solved ... by fs111 on Wednesday October 24, 2018 @09:57AM (#18292433)

citing "anonymous", if it is unclear who the author is, is nothing new. I did that a long time ago when I a cited something from the nmap man page in a paper for university . Back then it was unclear - at least to me - who the author is. This is a very common practice. I do not see, where the novelty is.

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Re:Nobody knows how to cite 4chan mathematicians who solved ... by kotajacob on Wednesday October 24, 2018 @11:39AM (#18293340)

Nowadays you could simply check with git blame right?

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Re:Nobody knows how to cite 4chan mathematicians who solved ... by fs111 on Thursday October 25, 2018 @08:10AM (#18300266)

if it was just a pseudonym, one may still cite it as anonymous.

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