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Or better yet, a dropdown menu of the books most referenced on the wiki. Then all references to that work could more likely be consistent. Charlene M. Pipkin [[User:Genguide|Genguide]] 18:50, 24 June 2009 (UTC) | Or better yet, a dropdown menu of the books most referenced on the wiki. Then all references to that work could more likely be consistent. Charlene M. Pipkin [[User:Genguide|Genguide]] 18:50, 24 June 2009 (UTC) | ||
:Dropdown menu does not exist even in Wikipedia. It is not encouraged, to keep it simple worldwide. [[User:Dsammy|dsammy]] 19:20, 24 June 2009 (UTC) | :Dropdown menu does not exist even in Wikipedia. It is not encouraged, to keep it simple worldwide. [[User:Dsammy|dsammy]] 19:20, 24 June 2009 (UTC) | ||
:Thank you Charlene. I think the easier it is for someone to source cite, the more likely they will create the citation. I am not sure how practical a dropdown list would be, I would encourage any brainstorming ideas. Even if they are not practical, it may stimulate other ideas. Even if Wikipedia does not have them, it is still technically possible. I am not sure who does not encourage them, it may be a personal preference. As I intimated, I do not think it is very practical due to the number of potential references and who is to say which are most referenced without starting global disputes? Likewise, I am not sure how practical a fill-in-the-blank form would be. It would be nice to see if someone can check out or request such an extension for the editor. This would be easier that going to another website, enter, copy & paste, etc.. [[User:Thomas Lerman|Thomas Lerman]] 19:49, 24 June 2009 (UTC) | |||
I must say that reading through this discussion glazed my eyes over. I really do not remember what all of these source reference formats even look like. It would be nice if examples were shown to remind us about them. In the end, I believe the nicest thing would be to have an extension to the Editor that allows one to enter the source reference in a dialog box and then it formats it in a standard format. Does this type of thing exist? [[User:Thomas Lerman|Thomas Lerman]] 14:25, 15 June 2009 (UTC) | I must say that reading through this discussion glazed my eyes over. I really do not remember what all of these source reference formats even look like. It would be nice if examples were shown to remind us about them. In the end, I believe the nicest thing would be to have an extension to the Editor that allows one to enter the source reference in a dialog box and then it formats it in a standard format. Does this type of thing exist? [[User:Thomas Lerman|Thomas Lerman]] 14:25, 15 June 2009 (UTC) | ||