https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=30763
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Bug #: 30763
Summary: List of references should be appended automatically
Product: MediaWiki extensions
Version: any
Platform: All
OS/Version: All
Status: NEW
Severity: enhancement
Priority: Unprioritized
Component: Cite
AssignedTo: [email protected]
ReportedBy: [email protected]
Classification: Unclassified
When a reference is first added to the page, the list of references at the
bottom should be appended automatically using the format that is appropriate
(e.g., {{reflist}}).
The purpose of this request is to make life easier for editors. Currently, when
an editor adds a citation to an article using the <ref></ref> syntax, the
citation is not visible to readers until the editor also manually adds the
wiki syntax (e.g., in enWP, {{Reflist}}). Also, in order to create a title for
the references section in normal article style, the editor needs to manually
add ==References== above {{Reflist}}. I do not believe there is any use case in
which an editor would add a citation to an article, without also wanting to
append the list of references at the bottom of the article. Therefore, I think
the list of references should be appended automatically whenever a reference is
first added to the page. This would save editors two rote manual steps.
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