> In my review [1] I did ask authors to change all references to > "[RFCxxxx]" to "Title [RFCxxx]" because that is easier for people who > do not have all 9000 RFC numbers to title mapping in their head (I > only know that mapping for about 50 RFC numbers or so mostly in IPsec > area). > > Having the title in the text makes it much easier for the reader to > know what that RFC is about, without requiring him to google up the > RFC numbers all the time (yes, you could also jump to the references > section to check, but then you need find a way to get back where you > jumped off).
For what it's worth, I agree with this custom and have always wished the RPC would change the citations to look like that when it makes sense (perhaps on first citation only, or later if that citation hasn't appeared for a while. It doesn't make sense to do it always, because many authors have a habit of using a citation every time they mention an RFC, and it would be odd to have them *all* include the title. Anyway, because the RPC doesn't do this, I support Tero's desire that we, the authors, do. Barry _______________________________________________ dmarc mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
