[WikiEN-l] Being bold doesn't work anymore, or why our prose is so bad.

[Nathaniel]

On 9/8/07, Steve Bennett <stevagewp at gmail.com> wrote:
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> I guess I find this elegant:
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> John Smith (1864-1899) was a....
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> but you're right, this becomes heavy:
> John Smith (born 1864 London, died 1899 Tunbridge Wells, England) was a...
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We have infoboxes for a reason...

Nathaniel