Talk:Growing Up Straight (Wyden and Wyden book)
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Ringbang, I notice that with this edit, you made major changes to the citation style used in the article. Would you mind explaining why? I don't think there was anything wrong with the citation style I employed. FreeKnowledgeCreator (talk) 23:30, 26 July 2016 (UTC)
- First, thanks for working on this article. It's concise, neutral, informative, and well-written. As I read, the columnated layout of the footnotes caught my eye. While this is a space-efficient design for long reference sections, it's not terribly readable for three short footnotes. Whereas the article as a whole is so lean, the list of texts seemed encumbered by layers of section headings (which, too, are appropriate for a much longer and more detailed reference section). Anchoring freeform shortened footnotes in angle brackets is a valid way to cite different pages from the same text. On the other hand, sfn templates have the advantage of promoting a consistent format across articles. I know that you used to focus on creating articles about books, and I understand that you adopted a signature format. I don't think that this format is the most appropriate for short reference sections, however. —Ringbang (talk) 01:27, 27 July 2016 (UTC)
- OK, fair enough. That wasn't an edit I would have made, but I won't revert you. The explanation seems reasonable. FreeKnowledgeCreator (talk) 01:34, 27 July 2016 (UTC)