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minus-squareMiles O'Brien@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-22 months agoLiterally even a spot bumped out on the end where they list everyone, at the very end of the paper, would be infinitely better than “et Al” Uhhhhhh Yeah I have no defense for this other than having a dumb moment. Carry on… please
minus-squarethevoidzero@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·2 months agoThat’s what bibliography is. It’s already like that, or am I missing something?
minus-squareMBM@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months agoIt sounds like you’re talking about the references, which already list all authors
minus-squareComment105@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-22 months agoThen what’s the issue? Sounds to me like papers already have comprehensive credits. Is the issue that it’s displayed in two places, so people don’t bother to check out the second?
Literally even a spot bumped out on the end where they list everyone, at the very end of the paper, would be infinitely better than “et Al”Uhhhhhh
Yeah I have no defense for this other than having a dumb moment.
Carry on… please
That’s what bibliography is. It’s already like that, or am I missing something?
It sounds like you’re talking about the references, which already list all authors
Then what’s the issue? Sounds to me like papers already have comprehensive credits.
Is the issue that it’s displayed in two places, so people don’t bother to check out the second?