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Other wikis have an established way to solve this problem: separating "Footnotes" and "References". As an example, see the {{w|Earth#Notes|#Notes}} and {{w|Earth#References|#References}} sections on Wikipedia's "Earth" page. Explanatory footnotes are listed in one section, and external links are listed in the other. This is achieved by using two parallel versions of <nowiki><ref></nowiki> and {{tlx|reflist}}. | Other wikis have an established way to solve this problem: separating "Footnotes" and "References". As an example, see the {{w|Earth#Notes|#Notes}} and {{w|Earth#References|#References}} sections on Wikipedia's "Earth" page. Explanatory footnotes are listed in one section, and external links are listed in the other. This is achieved by using two parallel versions of <nowiki><ref></nowiki> and {{tlx|reflist}}. | ||
Surprisingly, the tools for this already exist on our wiki as well: {{tlx|note}} and {{tlx|notelist}}! To see how these would look on [[Faction Paradox (series)]], see [ | Surprisingly, the tools for this already exist on our wiki as well: {{tlx|note}} and {{tlx|notelist}}! To see how these would look on [[Faction Paradox (series)]], see [https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/User:NateBumber/Sandbox/2?oldid=3607213 User:NateBumber/Sandbox/2]. Isn't that ''much'' better? Besides clarity, there are several other advantages to using {{tlx|note}} in addition to <nowiki><ref></nowiki>: | ||
* The pipe trick [[Special:Diff/3607214|doesn't work]] in <nowiki><ref></nowiki> tags, which make them poorly suited for footnote-style commentary. {{tlx|note}} doesn't have this problem. | * The pipe trick [[Special:Diff/3607214|doesn't work]] in <nowiki><ref></nowiki> tags, which make them poorly suited for footnote-style commentary. {{tlx|note}} doesn't have this problem. | ||
* You can use <nowiki><ref></nowiki> ''within'' a {{tlx|note}}! This is hugely helpful, for instance in Footnote 5 on [ | * You can use <nowiki><ref></nowiki> ''within'' a {{tlx|note}}! This is hugely helpful, for instance in Footnote 5 on [https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/User:NateBumber/Sandbox/2?oldid=3607213 the sandbox]. | ||
* There are many pages where our in-universe coverage would benefit from out-of-universe explanatory footnotes; [[User:Chubby Potato|Chubby Potato]] has suggested one case on [[Talk:Fifteenth Doctor]], and [[Infinity Doctor]] is an awesome example of footnotes done right. But due to the <nowiki><ref></nowiki> muddle, we've been held back from using them to their full potential. | * There are many pages where our in-universe coverage would benefit from out-of-universe explanatory footnotes; [[User:Chubby Potato|Chubby Potato]] has suggested one case on [[Talk:Fifteenth Doctor]], and [[Infinity Doctor]] is an awesome example of footnotes done right. But due to the <nowiki><ref></nowiki> muddle, we've been held back from using them to their full potential. | ||
