While writing the cell notation for a cell, doesn't one have to write the two states in which a species exists in a sequence appropriate to the reaction in which they participate?
For example, in the Daniell cell reaction, shouldn't it always be written $\ce{Zn}|\ce{Zn^2+}$, and never, $\ce{Zn^2+}|\ce{Zn}$?
I didn't see anything in the definitions, and I saw a question asking for the cell reactions for this;
$$\ce{Pt,Cl2}|\ce{Cl^-(aq)}||\ce{Ag^+(aq)}|\ce{Ag}$$
Obviouly, chlorine doesn't react in that direction, but gets oxidised.