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why does wikipaedia put punctuation outside of quotation marks

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Ivory prole state
  03/25/15
There is not a correct answer on this issue.
racy twinkling uncleanness
  03/25/15
punctuation outside of quotation marks is barbaric
hairless sex offender theater stage
  03/25/15
*N*tcr my good brother it is very context-sensitive, but ...
offensive theatre
  03/25/15
I understand where you are coming from and you are not wrong...
hairless sex offender theater stage
  03/25/15
only accuracy can be tidy. otherwise it's like "checkin...
offensive theatre
  03/25/15
And that's the issue. What matters is whether you care more...
racy twinkling uncleanness
  03/25/15
it makes sense for question marks like why did boogie call m...
Ivory prole state
  03/25/15
if that was his whole statement, the comma would arguably be...
offensive theatre
  03/25/15
i think with wikipedia the problem is they don't base it on ...
Ivory prole state
  03/25/15


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Date: March 25th, 2015 7:05 PM
Author: Ivory prole state



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Date: March 25th, 2015 7:11 PM
Author: racy twinkling uncleanness

There is not a correct answer on this issue.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2838757&forum_id=2#27554417)



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Date: March 25th, 2015 7:13 PM
Author: hairless sex offender theater stage

punctuation outside of quotation marks is barbaric

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Date: March 25th, 2015 7:20 PM
Author: offensive theatre

*N*tcr my good brother

it is very context-sensitive, but if the punctuation isn't part of what you're quoting, it shouldn't be there

say you called me a stupid faggot

i'd say, "boogie called me a 'stupid faggot'."

you know?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2838757&forum_id=2#27554454)



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Date: March 25th, 2015 7:22 PM
Author: hairless sex offender theater stage

I understand where you are coming from and you are not wrong in terms of accuracy. But it's extremely aesthetically unappealing. I'd much rather sacrifice a small amount of accuracy to keep everything much tidier looking.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2838757&forum_id=2#27554462)



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Date: March 25th, 2015 7:24 PM
Author: offensive theatre

only accuracy can be tidy. otherwise it's like "checking your email" by marking them all read

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2838757&forum_id=2#27554466)



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Date: March 25th, 2015 7:24 PM
Author: racy twinkling uncleanness

And that's the issue. What matters is whether you care more about accuracy or aesthetics. And either way you decide an astute reader will note the unsatisfactory decision you have made.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2838757&forum_id=2#27554469)



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Date: March 25th, 2015 10:08 PM
Author: Ivory prole state

it makes sense for question marks like why did boogie call me a "stupid faggot"? but "stupid faggot." instead of "stupid faggot". looks better and doesn't change the meaning. and if it were "you're a stupid faggot," said boogie the comma would look stupid outside the quote even though it's not in the original

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2838757&forum_id=2#27555542)



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Date: March 25th, 2015 10:10 PM
Author: offensive theatre

if that was his whole statement, the comma would arguably be there, but i see your point

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2838757&forum_id=2#27555554)



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Date: March 25th, 2015 10:18 PM
Author: Ivory prole state

i think with wikipedia the problem is they don't base it on context and just do commas and everything outside always as a rule and it looks like a mess with their backeted footnotes

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2838757&forum_id=2#27555640)