Given the extreme excitement generated by the discussion of the evil PowerPoint, I'm looking forward to a similar frisson in posing the following burning question.
When typing a manuscript in APA style, and except where APA mandates a new page, do you let the page breaks fall where they may and woe unto himorher who tampers with them in order to achieve a pleasing result? Or do you impose your will on the word-processing package and intervene whenever a lonely line is left at the start of a paragraph at the bottom of the page, or at the end of a paragraph at the top of the page (widows and orphans). And do you take resolute page break action against that most distressing event of all, the appearance of a heading at the bottom of a page with no text to follow? Personally, I believe it's no contest, and the latter must always prevail over its ugly alternative. But as far as I can see, the _Publication Manual of the APA_ (5th ed.) falls silent on this issue of outstanding importance, second only to world peace and the war on terorism. But not the stout readers of this list, I predict. Stephen ___________________________________________________ Stephen L. Black, Ph.D. tel: (819) 822-9600 ext 2470 Department of Psychology fax: (819) 822-9661 Bishop's University e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lennoxville, QC J1M 1Z7 Canada Dept web page at http://www.ubishops.ca/ccc/div/soc/psy TIPS discussion list for psychology teachers at http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips _______________________________________________ --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
