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Q&A MLA8 Refer to Multiple Subpages with One Citation

Is there a way to refer to different subpages of a website in text while only citing its main directory in the works cited? For example, the hypothetical webpage, www.example.com, has the followin...

0 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by Arc‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T06:05:35Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/26639
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Arc‭ · 2019-12-08T06:05:35Z (almost 5 years ago)
Is there a way to refer to different subpages of a website in text while only citing its main directory in the works cited?

For example, the hypothetical webpage, _www.example.com_, has the following hierarchy:

- www.example.com/
  - /sub1
  - /sub2
  - /sub3

Ordinarily, it would be cited in the _works cited_ like this:

        Doe, John, et al. “Webpage Title.”
            http://www.example.com/main/sub1
    
        Doe, John, et al. “Webpage Title.”
            http://www.example.com/main/sub2
    
        Doe, John, et al. “Webpage Title.”
            http://www.example.com/main/sub3

However, would this be a legal _works cited_ citation:

        Doe, John, et al. “Webpage Title.”
            http://www.example.com/main/

Following, would this be a legal _in text_ citation for a subpage:

        Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do
        eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua (Doe /sub1).

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-02-06T16:08:51Z (almost 8 years ago)
Original score: 4