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I don't like the example that Wikipedia lists right at the beginning of the article. To me, the publication date should follow the publication info, not the author's name. [[User:Bakerbh|Bakerbh]] 22:49, 30 April 2009 (UTC) | I don't like the example that Wikipedia lists right at the beginning of the article. To me, the publication date should follow the publication info, not the author's name. [[User:Bakerbh|Bakerbh]] 22:49, 30 April 2009 (UTC) | ||
=== Disadvantages of | === Disadvantages of Shown Mills format? === | ||
Shown Mills seems to be the most accepted format within the U.S., but is it accepted (or even known) in the rest of the world? Also, formats like Chicago, MLA, APA, and even Turabian are supported by various word processors, software, and Websites such that users can enter bibliographic data into a form and have the system generate a reference. This brings fairly high-quality source citation to the "common man" who doesn't have a printed style manual at home. (But then, it could be argued that this "common man" doesn't cite sources anyway.) [[User:Ritcheymt|Ritcheymt]] 17:44, 29 April 2009 (UTC) | Shown Mills seems to be the most accepted format within the U.S., but is it accepted (or even known) in the rest of the world? Also, formats like Chicago, MLA, APA, and even Turabian are supported by various word processors, software, and Websites such that users can enter bibliographic data into a form and have the system generate a reference. This brings fairly high-quality source citation to the "common man" who doesn't have a printed style manual at home. (But then, it could be argued that this "common man" doesn't cite sources anyway.) [[User:Ritcheymt|Ritcheymt]] 17:44, 29 April 2009 (UTC) | ||
My opinion on this is above. [[User:Bakerbh|Bakerbh]] 22:51, 30 April 2009 (UTC) | My opinion on this is above. [[User:Bakerbh|Bakerbh]] 22:51, 30 April 2009 (UTC) | ||
=== Inertia, rework, and Chicago === | === Inertia, rework, and Chicago === | ||