SC - Footnotes

[Susan Fox-Davis]

I was brainwashed early in life that footnotes were for bibliographical
references ONLY.  If you want to explain it, do it in the text or in a
glossary.  This mind-set has caused me some conflict over the years.

Selene

Lady Brighid wrote:

> I'd like to throw out a general question to the list on the philosophy of
> footnotes.  What kinds of explanatory footnotes do you look for in a
> translated work?  Do you think that any potentially unfamiliar terms
> should be footnoted, or only the really obscure ones?  Are too many
> footnotes a nuisance?
>
> I would appreciate hearing what people think about this, since the
> purpose of footnotes, IMO, is to make the work more understandable
> and accessible to its readers.