[WikiEN-l] Suggestion on how referencing system could be improved

[Andrew Gray]

2008/12/4 Thomas Larsen <larsen.thomas.h at gmail.com>:

> Once way I could conceive of correcting the problem is to have a
> reference tag that provides only a _link_ to the note via a label and
> another type of reference tag that actually _defines_ and _displays_
> the note. For example:

A popular approach just now (and one I'm trying to convert to using) is:

 It was a sunny day on Wednesday<ref>Smith, p.9</ref>. The next day, Thursday,
 was cloudy.<ref>Jones, p.40</ref>

==Notes==

<references/>

==References==

* David Smith. ''History of Wednesdays.'' History Magazine, 2019
* Susan Jones. ''History of Thursdays.'' History  Magazine, 2020

This mostly implements what you're trying to do (ie, as little stuff
in the body text as possible) and can be done without major change
:-). It looks a little silly when you've only got three references,
but works very well for thirty.

-- 
- Andrew Gray
  andrew.gray at dunelm.org.uk