# local styles?

**URL:** <https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/local-styles/328>\
**Category:** CSL Development\
**Created:** [September 16, 2007, 3:04pm UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/local-styles/328 "2007-09-16T15:04:22Z")\
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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:** [September 16, 2007, 3:04pm UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/local-styles/328/1 "2007-09-16T15:04:22Z")

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So question that we’ve touched on before: does CSL need explicit  
support for local citation styling\*? I hope not, but I have a hunch we  
do need it.

If yes, what should that look like?

If no, I suggest we just expect implementations to understand the  
notion of “suppress author” and to in tat case not print the author  
macro or variable.

Bruce

- e.g.  
\<[http://forums.zotero.org/discussion/536/2/what-other-citation-formats-](http://forums.zotero.org/discussion/536/2/what-other-citation-formats-)  
would-you-like-zotero-to-generate/#Item\_45\>