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Expanding a bit of MOSNUM logic out to a more general MOS-ish topic

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In Talk:Hybrid name#Spacing or not spacing the multiplication sign I strongly advocate the format "Genus × hybrid" rather than the "Genus ×hybrid" preferred by one botany organization. I've based much of this rationale on much of what is recommended with regard to spacing by WP:MOSNUM, and will be taking this to WT:MOS for discussion. I am thinking more broadly that the highly consistent spacing advice given here can be generalized into a clear principle in WP:MOS more broadly. The super-short version is "don't squish disparate types of text together (and no, we don't care if some group off-WP does)." :-) — SMcCandlish Talk⇒ ʕ(^Õل^ō)ˀ Contribs. 06:22, 25 May 2010 (UTC)