APA Format Mini-paper

I must admit I'm not sure if we are supposed to blog about our APA mini-paper formatting or not.  I didn't create a post when I submitted the paper but thought I'd better go back and update my blog just in case.

I have a love/hate relationship with APA formatting.  I understand there should be some standard for the multitude of papers created by people for research or educational purposes.  It is nice that the title pages and references all conform to a specific format.  On the other hand, I think APA is a bit extreme.  For example, centering a table vs. left justifying it.  In my mind, that doesn't need to be a rule. 

Although programs like Word have made writing in APA format easier with pre-formatting and citation building processes, I still dread the thought of writing APA papers.