:I know it seems excessive, but i figure we should probably err on the side of caution. I agree with increasing readability, especially in the lead, but we need to make sure at the same time we still have all our claims verified. The lead can probably lose most of them (unless we are supposed to cite facts the first time they are stated. I am unsure if we are required to do this or not). Also, would moving some of the citations to the end of the paragraph be acceptable? I know for most scholastic papers I was taught I should cite a source at the end of the sentence in which it is being used.