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I really liked the parallel layout which places the kanji in such close proximation. The graphic distinction becomes more vividly clear when the characters are right next to each other.

  • (1) Why not bracket the kanji to create links to nowhere so that the contrast is highlighted in red? I have a sense taht this is an unhelpful thing to do, but I don't have a good reason other than a kind of non-specific intuition. In my view, this seems almost too clever by half.
  • (2) Is the reasoning in this case congruent with what Kusunose might have been thinking when he removed the links to Japanese era names? I would have thought it better for the links to have been retained, even if in a piping-modified form, as in era? In my view, this seems to be sensible -- not too clever, but just right.

These are trivial questions, I know; but the limited subject matter makes this a good venue for addressing a broader issue indirectly. Ooperhoofd 13:49, 21 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

1) kanji links may become redirects to respective articles tagged with {{R from alternative language}} someday so they might not be displayed in red. 2) each entry should have only one link per Wikipedia:Manual of style (disambiguation pages)#Individual entries. --Kusunose 14:26, 21 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Aha -- thanks. Now the reasoning behind my future edits will be better informed. Ooperhoofd 15:03, 21 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]