Hello! There has been talk recently about reference
tabs and cross referencing, esp with the new
WikiProject to do fact checking here [
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Fact_and_Reference_Check
].
I think a lot of people are converging on the idea of
having some sort of tab system to enclose discrete
facts with the quoted fact being placed at the end of
the article.
I'd guess the tabs could be any mark that hasn't been
designated elsewhere ([[, {{) ? Some proposed tabs
are <<, ?? , they are currently being used as ad hoc
comment tabs in this
[
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Fact_and_Reference_Check…
] example <!--(1) --> Fact <!--(1) end--> to see how a
tab system might work.
Would it be hard to program into Wikimedia a <<tab>>
system that would autogenerate the quotation? Other
features that could also be added in would be:
-The ability to add/hide super scripts after each fact
that would direct you to the list of references below.
-The ability to hide the actual tabs themselves but
have them follow the text around if it is moved or
changed.
The second point is important since a tab system could
clutter up the text when editing the article. I'd
assume that would be hard to incorporate :). Perhaps
a second 'Edit this page' button but it includes the
<<tabs>>?
Thank you for your time, esp. to the techs who are
voulinteering to program Wikimedia.
ShaunMacPherson
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