I appologize for the confusion. I believe a careful reading of the article will make this very clear, but to summarize:
The three seperate tables, each with a single type of code is the proper method. The combined table causes numerous problems and its use cannot be justified.
How's that for being non-wordy?
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If most people are not willing to see the difficulty, this is mainly because, consciously or unconsciously, they assume that it will be they who will settle these questions for the others, and because they are convinced of their own capacity to do this. -Friedrich August von Hayek
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