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Jeff Jansen wrote:
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> Since the heading will have its own copy text that does not apply
> specifically to an individual ECM, I don't think merging the subheading copy
> with the heading copy (that is, omitting the subheading altogether) is
> appropriate. So is it acceptable, for the sake of cross-document
> consistency, that some documents be allowed to violate the structure
> convention? Or is there some widely accepted method for dealing with this?
> Has anyone dealt with this or a similar situation in another way?
>
We allow it but only under extreme circumstances.
The main instance in which we see it is with parallel
structures when only one standard subhead applies to
a particular component. We actually don't even say in
our style guide that we allow it due to fears of abuse
but in practical terms, the editors allow it from time
to time when there really is no other reasonable solution.
-- Janice
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