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why does wikipaedia put punctuation outside of quotation marks

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cracking idiotic senate organic girlfriend
  03/25/15
There is not a correct answer on this issue.
motley box office
  03/25/15
punctuation outside of quotation marks is barbaric
Soggy Electric Furnace Business Firm
  03/25/15
*N*tcr my good brother it is very context-sensitive, but ...
buck-toothed temple
  03/25/15
I understand where you are coming from and you are not wrong...
Soggy Electric Furnace Business Firm
  03/25/15
only accuracy can be tidy. otherwise it's like "checkin...
buck-toothed temple
  03/25/15
And that's the issue. What matters is whether you care more...
motley box office
  03/25/15
it makes sense for question marks like why did boogie call m...
cracking idiotic senate organic girlfriend
  03/25/15
if that was his whole statement, the comma would arguably be...
buck-toothed temple
  03/25/15
i think with wikipedia the problem is they don't base it on ...
cracking idiotic senate organic girlfriend
  03/25/15


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Date: March 25th, 2015 7:05 PM
Author: cracking idiotic senate organic girlfriend



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Date: March 25th, 2015 7:11 PM
Author: motley box office

There is not a correct answer on this issue.

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Date: March 25th, 2015 7:13 PM
Author: Soggy Electric Furnace Business Firm

punctuation outside of quotation marks is barbaric

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Date: March 25th, 2015 7:20 PM
Author: buck-toothed temple

*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?

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Date: March 25th, 2015 7:22 PM
Author: Soggy Electric Furnace Business Firm

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.

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Date: March 25th, 2015 7:24 PM
Author: buck-toothed temple

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

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Date: March 25th, 2015 7:24 PM
Author: motley box office

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.

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Date: March 25th, 2015 10:08 PM
Author: cracking idiotic senate organic girlfriend

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

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Date: March 25th, 2015 10:10 PM
Author: buck-toothed temple

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: cracking idiotic senate organic girlfriend

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)