How.com.vn:Attribution

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Reasons for Our Attribution Requirements

When you republish How.com.vn content in another source, we require that you attribute How.com.vn as the source of the information. Why?

  1. To aid editors who will use the link back to the source document to edit and improve the information.
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How to Properly Attribute How.com.vn

In Online Media

  1. Place a prominent link back to each How.com.vn page used (e.g., the specific article such as How to Tie a Tie.)
  2. State that the material is available under our Creative Commons license with a link to http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/.
  3. Attribution to How.com.vn should be at least as prominent as any attribution to other sources on your website or publication.


Ideal Website Attribution Example

Article provided by How.com.vn, a wiki that is building the world's largest and highest quality how-to manual. Please edit this article and find author credits at the original How.com.vn article on How to Tie a Tie. Content on How.com.vn can be shared under a Creative Commons License.

In Offline Media

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  2. Attribution to How.com.vn should be at least as prominent as any attribution to other sources on your offline publication.

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