APA Citation
Online Forums & Electronic Mailing Lists
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th Ed. p. 215, 7.11
Message Posted to an Archived Online Forum:
(for non-archived forums such as Blackboard, see Interviews and other Personal Communications)
(Date of
post).
Author
of post.
Re: Title of
Discussion Thread
[Description
of Post].
Peeke, P. (2010, August 26). Re: Diet pills [Online forum comment]. Retrieved from
http://www.forums.webmd.com/3/diet-exchange/forum/1519
URL on the web

In-text citation for a direct quote: (Peeke, 2010)
Message Posted to an Electronic Mailing List:
Author of
Post.
(Date
posted).
Re: Title of
Discussion Thread
[Description].
Seguin, R. (2010, August 6). Re: Does your library have Serials Solutions? [Electronic mailing list
message]. Retrieved from http://listserv.cclaflorida.org/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A0=LINCCFORUM
URL on the web

In-text citation: (Seguin, 2010)
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