I think it would be a good idea to incorporate Wikipedia's referencing style onto Memory Alpha. The references on Wikipedia make the articles easier to read, in addition to making them look better. Plus, we will be able to avoid repeated links, and we will have a nice, organized list at the bottom of the page. Compare: Star Trek (film) to Star Trek (film). In particular, check out the references section here. When you click a reference link in the text, it automatically takes you to the bottom of the page and highlights the selected reference. I think this would be a handy tool to have on MA, rather than just having readers click links without knowing what the links contain. We would need to find a way to incorporate this template, though. What do you guys think? --From Andoria with Love 21:48, 18 April 2009 (UTC)
- Might be useful for background sections and realworld articles. Should definitely not be used for episode citations, though. -- Michael Warren | Talk 09:59, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
- Out of curiosity, why not for episode citations? Other wikis, like Wikipedia and especially Wookieepedia get along just fine using them for that. --OuroborosCobra talk 17:11, 19 April 2009 (UTC)