Bard uses a Hacker News comment as single source to say that Bard has shut down

Re:Bard uses a Hacker News comment as single source to say t... by vba616 on Sunday March 26, 2023 @09:43PM (#35321905)

I believe a formal citation (APA style) looks vaguely like this:

  gonzo41. (2023, March 22). Bard uses a Hacker News comment as source to say that Bard has shut down (By cryptoz). 
        Hacker News. Retrieved March 26, 2023, from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35256223

Sorry if I screwed it up; that is just for the overall look.

I'd agree that a citation doesn't have to be formal, but if it isn't, then the meaning of a passing mention of names has to be more inferred from context.

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Re:Bard uses a Hacker News comment as single source to say t... by dahart on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @01:22AM (#35336256)

Right, we’re not talking about a formal academic citation, so the format is irrelevant in this context.

Why does it matter if the meaning has to be inferred? An informal citation or reference is still a citation or reference to something by speaker intent, and is not defined as such by whether or not the audience understands the reference, right?

In any case, citations, references, mentions, and uses of the DK effect are almost always wrong. I’ve seen a lot of them on HN, almost always to imply someone is incompetent, and I’ve yet to see one that’s correct.

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