User:SallyScot/Citation templates v freehand second example

Unaligned
This is a real example i.e. how an article actually looked in edit mode:

 In an interview with the Associated Press, Morton stated that he asked Cruise for an interview, but was turned down: "I asked Tom for an interview and he declined. The Church of Scientology has got a very controversial reputation and that is what he is linked with. An unauthorized biography would essentially be a compromise. . . . I want to investigate it without any kind of fetters." Morton hired private investigator and former adult film actor Paul Baressi to investigate Cruise's private life. He also consulted with Los Angeles, California attorney Graham Berry. Baressi stated he had begun investigating Cruise after his marriage to Nicole Kidman ended, but after six years of research on the actor had not been able to find any evidence that Cruise was gay. Baressi gave all of his research to Morton, and later told InTouch magazine: "Everything I have found, and everything I know, points to Tom being heterosexual." Morton also traveled to Toronto, Canada to interview people who knew Cruise when he was filming Cocktail. Several Paramount Pictures employees were interviewed about Cruise's termination by Sumner Redstone. The book had initially been planned for a February 2006 publication date. 

Aligned
Here's a representation of how it would look if the templates are aligned vertically, plus some formatting for consistency, in particular, the empty parameters removed:

 In an interview with the Associated Press, Morton stated that he asked Cruise for an interview, but was turned down: "I asked Tom for an interview and he declined. The Church of Scientology has got a very controversial reputation and that is what he is linked with. An unauthorized biography would essentially be a compromise. . . . I want to investigate it without any kind of fetters." Morton hired private investigator and former adult film actor [ [Paul Baressi]] to investigate Cruise's private life. He also consulted with [ [Los Angeles, California]] attorney Graham Berry. Baressi stated he had begun investigating Cruise after his marriage to [ [Nicole Kidman]] ended, but after six years of research on the actor had not been able to find any evidence that Cruise was gay. Baressi gave all of his research to Morton, and later told InTouch magazine: "Everything I have found, and everything I know, points to Tom being heterosexual." Morton also traveled to [ [Toronto, Canada]] to interview people who knew Cruise when he was filming  [ [Cocktail (film)|Cocktail]]. Several [ [Paramount Pictures]] employees were interviewed about Cruise's termination by [ [Sumner Redstone]]. The book had initially been planned for a February 2006 publication date. 

Aligned, new sentence new line
This next example is slightly different the the above "aligned" version: Every new sentence is put on a new line and an indentation is used for the vertical bar in the citation template.

 In an interview with the Associated Press, Morton stated that he asked Cruise for an interview, but was turned down: "I asked Tom for an interview and he declined. The Church of Scientology has got a very controversial reputation and that is what he is linked with. An unauthorized biography would essentially be a compromise. . . . I want to investigate it without any kind of fetters." Morton hired private investigator and former adult film actor [ [Paul Baressi]] to investigate Cruise's private life. He also consulted with [ [Los Angeles, California]] attorney Graham Berry. Baressi stated he had begun investigating Cruise after his marriage to [ [Nicole Kidman]] ended, but after six years of research on the actor had not been able to find any evidence that Cruise was gay. Baressi gave all of his research to Morton, and later told InTouch magazine: "Everything I have found, and everything I know, points to Tom being heterosexual." Morton also traveled to [ [Toronto, Canada]] to interview people who knew Cruise when he was filming  [ [Cocktail (film)|Cocktail]]. Several [ [Paramount Pictures]] employees were interviewed about Cruise's termination by [ [Sumner Redstone]]. The book had initially been planned for a February 2006 publication date. 

Without citation templates
Here's an edit mode representation of the above without using citation templates...



In an interview with the Associated Press, Morton stated that he asked Cruise for an interview, but was turned down: "I asked Tom for an interview and he declined. The Church of Scientology has got a very controversial reputation and that is what he is linked with. An unauthorized biography would essentially be a compromise. . . . I want to investigate it without any kind of fetters." Morton hired private investigator and former adult film actor Paul Baressi to investigate Cruise's private life. He also consulted with Los Angeles, California attorney Graham Berry. Baressi stated he had begun investigating Cruise after his marriage to Nicole Kidman ended, but after six years of research on the actor had not been able to find any evidence that Cruise was gay. Baressi gave all of his research to Morton, and later told InTouch magazine: "Everything I have found, and everything I know, points to Tom being heterosexual." Morton also traveled to Toronto, Canada to interview people who knew Cruise when he was filming Cocktail. Several Paramount Pictures employees were interviewed about Cruise's termination by Sumner Redstone. The book had initially been planned for a February 2006 publication date. 

Rendering for all examples
In an interview with the Associated Press, Morton stated that he asked Cruise for an interview, but was turned down: "I asked Tom for an interview and he declined. The Church of Scientology has got a very controversial reputation and that is what he is linked with. An unauthorized biography would essentially be a compromise. . . . I want to investigate it without any kind of fetters." Morton hired private investigator and former adult film actor Paul Baressi to investigate Cruise's private life. He also consulted with Los Angeles, California attorney Graham Berry. Baressi stated he had begun investigating Cruise after his marriage to Nicole Kidman ended, but after six years of research on the actor had not been able to find any evidence that Cruise was gay. Baressi gave all of his research to Morton, and later told InTouch magazine: "Everything I have found, and everything I know, points to Tom being heterosexual." Morton also traveled to Toronto, Canada to interview people who knew Cruise when he was filming Cocktail. Several Paramount Pictures employees were interviewed about Cruise's termination by Sumner Redstone. The book had initially been planned for a February 2006 publication date.