I do not disagree with that. I do find it interesting to read what opinions professionals have, though. These opinions do not come from nowhere and can be enlightening. Given the kind of text you share, I suspect multi-paragraph footnotes are highly unlikely, thus some of the needs I addressed would not arise, and thus your chosen method will serve you and the text well.When there are no explicit rules, some things become matters of personal choice. My preference is for the number in the footnote to be left aligned and within the overall text block; the body of the footnote I set in a slightly smaller type (often 9 pt, with document body text in 10.5 pt.) as attached example.
Your choices may differ - they are not better or worse than any others, unless you re setting to a strict set of rules which leave no personal choice.
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Statistics: Posted by CannedMan — Wed May 29, 2024 4:42 pm