Comment Comment by euio757 > please, do not ruin the book for meIt all boils down to this: if it's a personal book that I don't intend to share with anyone ever, then I'll scribble all I want¹.If I think it could be read by others in the future or it's obviously meant to be read by others (library loan) then don't.And instead take notes on the side, with page reference if you really want to refer back to a specific page at some point.---¹ There's always a risk that a nosy kid finds my scribbled advanced-potion-making book in the future, but what's the worst that could happen? parent euio757 3 months ago
It all boils down to this: if it's a personal book that I don't intend to share with anyone ever, then I'll scribble all I want¹.
If I think it could be read by others in the future or it's obviously meant to be read by others (library loan) then don't.
And instead take notes on the side, with page reference if you really want to refer back to a specific page at some point.
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¹ There's always a risk that a nosy kid finds my scribbled advanced-potion-making book in the future, but what's the worst that could happen?