Roy Peter Clark has a post about using space on the page when writing, "giving equal weight to the markings and the emptiness." 

Use of formatting and space certainly makes a difference in readability.  My default left and right margins are 1 1/2 inches because I think the page just looks so much better that way.  The page seems more inviting, unhurried and gracious when the words are not crammed on every possible inch of page.  I get a little agitated and anxious when I read pages that are too crowded and I sure don't want my readers to feel that way.  Also, I can change the defaults and have some extra space if I am concerned about exceeding page limitations.

If you read legal blogs at all, you have probably seen the recent posts about citations to Wikipedia in judicial opinions and law journal articles.  Daniel J. Solove  at Concurring Opinions asks the next question – when is citation to Wikipedia appropriate?  He gives ten examples of citations to Wikipedia and asks for comments on whether the citations are appropriate and why.  It will be interesting to follow the comments. 

Susan McDonald
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