Some critics believe that a clear-text edition gives the edited text too great a prominence, relegating textual variants to appendices that are difficult to use, and suggesting a greater sense of certainty about the established text than it deserves. As Shillingsburg notes, "English scholarly editions have tended to use notes at the foot of the text page, indicating, tacitly, a greater modesty about the "established" text and drawing attention more forcibly to at least some of the alternative forms of the text". COUNT 4
QSN1 Are appendices easy to use for the average reader? ANS1 appendices that are difficult to use, QSN2 Can a reader be certain of the validity of information found in a clear-text edition? ANS2 suggesting a greater sense of certainty about the established text than it deserves QSN3 How do most editors work around the reference problems of clear-text editing? ANS3 notes at the foot of the text page QSN4 Where can a reader find more information on text variants after noticing a footnote? ANS4 appendices