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Richard, I changed the heading of the references section back to be compliant to [[Help:Citation_style]] and most [http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Category:Approved_Articles approved articles]. Please contact me if you think it should be different. -- [[User:Alexander Wiebel|Alexander Wiebel]] 05:03, 19 January 2008 (CST)
Richard, I changed the heading of the references section back to be compliant to [[Help:Citation_style]] and most [http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Category:Approved_Articles approved articles]. Please contact me if you think it should be different. -- [[User:Alexander Wiebel|Alexander Wiebel]] 05:03, 19 January 2008 (CST)
::well I started with "references" but disliked it so switched to "notes" because that is what they are (ie endnotes or footnotes, which sometimes are discusrsive). "references" is a leftover from Wikipedia I think. ''The Chicago Manual of Style'', which we usually use, prefers Notes for "literature, history and the arts", with "references" used mostly for lists of titles in science (which never are discursive). (Manual of Style 15th edition p 594) There is no statement of policy at CZ, and a quick glance at approved articles shows three forms are in common use, reference (esp technical articles), notes (esp in history) and nothing at all (and "citations" is used for Shirley Chisholm)  I believe no one has raised the issue beforee so we should think it over..[[User:Richard Jensen|Richard Jensen]] 05:59, 19 January 2008 (CST)

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Richard, I changed the heading of the references section back to be compliant to Help:Citation_style and most approved articles. Please contact me if you think it should be different. -- Alexander Wiebel 05:03, 19 January 2008 (CST)

well I started with "references" but disliked it so switched to "notes" because that is what they are (ie endnotes or footnotes, which sometimes are discusrsive). "references" is a leftover from Wikipedia I think. The Chicago Manual of Style, which we usually use, prefers Notes for "literature, history and the arts", with "references" used mostly for lists of titles in science (which never are discursive). (Manual of Style 15th edition p 594) There is no statement of policy at CZ, and a quick glance at approved articles shows three forms are in common use, reference (esp technical articles), notes (esp in history) and nothing at all (and "citations" is used for Shirley Chisholm) I believe no one has raised the issue beforee so we should think it over..Richard Jensen 05:59, 19 January 2008 (CST)
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