I made the suggestion assuming that there was some way of linking to the article and automatically displaying the beginning of the article. It seems there isn't, judging by what you've said.
Sorry, I'm just trying to make sure I grasped everything - are you saying that either we could insert all the information into the templates ourselves (which I'll admit would be a complete waste of time - so a non-option) or we could just put the link (which I suggested twice), and this would be easy?
Your last solution (last paragraph) is more what I was referring to, if I understood what you said. Reading it again, are you implying that there IS a way to link it to an article so it automatically updates, or did I misinterpret you completely?