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From: chagnon
Date: Aug 22, 2018 11:38AM

I think this is a very narrow view of what a footnotes does...and how it
should perform.

No matter what form of publishing we use -- web, digital, print -- there is
a need for accessory, explanatory detailed information about something.

I don't care what name we gives these pieces of information -- footnote,
endnote, reference, whatever -- the need is there.

Yes, footnotes were originally developed for printed books, but that doesn't
mean the concept is now outdated. Instead, we need to develop methods and
techniques that provide this information to the majority of people across
all technologies.

--Bevi

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