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== Proposal == | == Proposal == | ||
As someone who loves using <nowiki><ref></nowiki> and {{tlx|reflist}} on this wiki, I've long noticed that our current | As someone who loves using <nowiki><ref></nowiki> and {{tlx|reflist}} on this wiki, I've long noticed that our current practice mixes together two distinct purposes: | ||
#footnotes, i.e. explanatory or clarifying comments; and | #footnotes, i.e. explanatory or clarifying comments; and | ||
#references, i.e. external links which serve as evidence for the claims, usually through {{tlx|cite web}}. | #references, i.e. external links which serve as evidence for the claims, usually through {{tlx|cite web}}. | ||