While preparing a recent piece for publication (that should send you all into a frenzy!), I've done a complete 180 on my thoughts about citations. Don't want to bother with an esoteric Blue Book citation? Leave it for the editors. Feeling tired and don't want to look up another article to find support for a statement. Leave it for the editors!

What would they have to do without lazy writers? Nothing! Of course, this power must be exercised judiciously, else they become very very angry. Sloppiness is not the key. However, carefully neglecting to put your weird citations in the correct form will save you about 5% of total writing time. They might even succumb to the idea that you're just one of those absent-minded types.