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Reading the work about cite [1], I have been disturbed by the second sentence : "This can be a work that is being quoted or referenced in detail (i.e. a citation), or it can just be a work that is mentioned in passing.". We should remove this, it's an unnecessary precision that drives people to ask themselves unnecessary questions. [1] http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/Overview.html#the-cite-element
Like what kind of questions? The sentence is there because HTML4 said something different, and I want to make sure we're clear that you don't have to actually cite it.
Like the one I asked myself : "what, there is a difference in the spec in the markup for the title of a 'work being quoted' and the one for a 'work mentioned in passing', I missed that. Ok I read it all again." And I agree that the HTML4 version of this element was unclear, but you could write it directly without introducing unwanted questions (like "please note that the HTML 4 specification of this element was unclear.").
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