What this section contains

This is the English-language version of the Citation Watch comprehensive index, part of wplus.net's historical personal pages archive. The _e suffix indicates multilingual content organization common in early web publishing.

About multilingual archives

The all_e.htm naming pattern demonstrates:

  • Localization practices: Maintaining parallel content in multiple languages
  • Language suffixes: _e (English), _f (French), _d (German), etc.
  • Pre-CMS translation: Manual file management before WordPress WPML or similar
  • Accessibility commitment: Serving diverse language communities

Citation tracking history

Early web content creators monitored citations through:

  • Manual search queries: Regular searches on AltaVista, Google, AlltheWeb
  • Server log analysis: Parsing referrer headers for citation sources
  • Email notifications: Personal alerts when content appeared elsewhere
  • Community reporting: Readers notifying authors of mentions

The Citation Watch concept

Historical citation monitoring focused on:

  • Attribution verification: Ensuring proper credit when content was referenced
  • Link rot detection: Tracking when citing pages went offline
  • Citation context: Understanding how content was being used or quoted
  • Copyright awareness: Monitoring unauthorized reproduction

Technical implementation (historical)

Early citation tracking systems used:

  • Perl CGI scripts: Server-side processing of search results
  • HTML parsing: Extracting links from search engine results
  • Flat file databases: Storing citation records in text files
  • Cron jobs: Scheduled automated checking

Modern equivalents

Contemporary citation monitoring uses:

  • Google Alerts: Free automated notifications for mentions
  • Mention tracking services: BrandWatch, Meltwater, etc.
  • Academic citation databases: Google Scholar alerts
  • Social media monitoring: Tracking shares and mentions

For current practices:

Related topics

Language note

This English version (all_e.htm) represents one of potentially multiple language variants. Multilingual archives demonstrate the international nature of early web documentation communities.

Usage note

This represents archived historical content. For current citation monitoring approaches, consult copyright monitoring basics and modern analytics platforms.