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You have this bare citation Anthony, Sexton, p. 342 without the book. 7&6=thirteen ( ☎) 18:11, 11 January 2016 (UTC) reply

• Fixed. Georgejdorner ( talk) 18:31, 11 January 2016 (UTC) reply

I think this article would be better if we used "sfn" formatting. I am making the inquiry per WP:CITEVAR. Any thoughts on this? 7&6=thirteen ( ☎) 19:14, 11 January 2016 (UTC) reply

Might I remind you that changes in citation style require consent from the originating editor? Sorry, but I certainly am not going to consent to learning a different citation style solely to oblige a fellow editor's whim. Georgejdorner ( talk) 22:34, 11 January 2016 (UTC) reply