# another first-author problem

**URL:** <https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/another-first-author-problem/531>\
**Category:** CSL Development\
**Created:** [January 12, 2009, 6:42pm UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/another-first-author-problem/531 "2009-01-12T18:42:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bruce\_D\_Arcus1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@Bruce\_D\_Arcus1](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/u/Bruce_D_Arcus1)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2009, 6:42pm UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/another-first-author-problem/531/1 "2009-01-12T18:42:15Z")

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See this post:

[http://forums.zotero.org/discussion/5323/help-making-correction-apa-style-intext-citation-initials/](http://forums.zotero.org/discussion/5323/help-making-correction-apa-style-intext-citation-initials/)

So disambiguation of author names in citations should only apply to  
first authors.

Am not really sure the best way to approach this.

Bruce

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**Author:** ![Frank\_Bennett](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/discourse.citationstyles.org/frank_bennett/32/198_2.png) [@Frank\_Bennett](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/u/Frank_Bennett)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 12:16pm UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/another-first-author-problem/531/2 "2009-01-20T12:16:42Z")

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> See this post:
> 
> [http://forums.zotero.org/discussion/5323/help-making-correction-apa-style-intext-citation-initials/](http://forums.zotero.org/discussion/5323/help-making-correction-apa-style-intext-citation-initials/)
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> So disambiguation of author names in citations should only apply to  
> first authors.
> 
> Am not really sure the best way to approach this.

I guess the first question would be whether there are known styles  
that require the current behaviour.

Frank