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Subject: Re: Hypertext Usenet
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Date: Mon, 9-Nov-87 19:23:35 EST
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If we really want to have linking at the sub-article level,
don't we need to specify the region covered by a link, rather
than assuming that a link reference pertains to the last 
word/phrase/concept before the reference?  There's a lot of
ambiguity there; imagine a paragraph expressing an idea which
ends in an example, followed by a reference.  You really need
some way to know whether the referenced article discusses the
idea of the paragraph, or just describes the example.

Personally, while I think it's great to try to nail down the format
this way, I'd like to see the design more fully worked out first.
Until then, I think article referencing would be a good way to
prototype the system, since there are so many article cross-references
floating around already that you can try out ideas with.

	Dan Franklin