Warning for citing book and paper by Einstein

[harrylin]

To my great astonishment I just received a warning for providing links to a book and a peer-reviewed paper by Einstein, one put online by Bartelby.com and the other by Wikisource.org.

The first is a link to his 1916 book explaining Relativity in easy to understand language, while the second is a link to the text of his foundational paper on GRT, also of 1916.
Usually I provide a link to a pdf version of the paper, but it's a very sizable download; a text version appeared therefore more appropriate to me.

The warning was:

"General Warning
Unless you have a valid, peer-reviewed source, please do not cite something off a webpage."

Can anyone here explain to me why I should get an official warning for providing links to such quality papers? I'm flabbergasted.

Harald

 

[Evo]

You don't have any infractions or warnings. A warning was given and almost immediately reversed because it was a mistake, If you look at your infracations, you'll see zero.

The rules state that if you have a question about moderation, you should contact the mentor involved via PM. You should not start a thread about it unless you have exhausted appeals.

 

[harrylin]

You don't have any infractions or warnings. A warning was given and almost immediately reversed because it was a mistake, If you look at your infracations, you'll see zero.

The rules state that if you have a question about moderation, you should contact the mentor involved via PM. You should not start a thread about it unless you have exhausted appeals.

Thank you - in fact I also did that. And now indeed I see the little note "reversed" - thanks for clarifying that.

I also found the explanation that anyway warnings carry zero points. But where is anything written about "appeals"? I'm afraid that I still don't fully understand how moderation here works...

 

[JaredJames]

There's no such thing as an appeal. You can discuss why you receive it and complain to others if you feel it's unjust.

Do as the mentors say and understand they have full discretion on moderation. The rules outline what issues are moderated.

Pretty much it.

 

[micromass]

I do think that you can do a form of appeal. Send a mail to the mentors and explain why it's unjust. Sometimes the infraction will be lifted...

 

[Char. Limit]

I do think that you can do a form of appeal. Send a mail to the mentors and explain why it's unjust. Sometimes the infraction will be lifted...

But only if you're polite to said mentor. Calling them "defenders of the orthodoxy" isn't a good idea.