[Bug 23049] New definition of <cite> is unclear on representing titles of works

https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=23049

heydon <heydon@heydonworks.com> changed:

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--- Comment #1 from heydon <heydon@heydonworks.com> ---
(In reply to comment #0)
> In the previous definition of the cite element, it was clear that its use
> was intended for representing titles of works. For example:
> 
>   <p>I like to watch <cite>Doctor Who</cite>, because...</p>
> 
> However, the definition of the element is now the following:
> 
> "The cite element represents reference information about the source of
> quoted text."
> 
> This makes it unclear whether the element can still be used as with the
> previous definition, where the element is used to show the title of
> something and does not have to be used near a quote.

My immediate reaction is that it should say "quoted content" not "quoted text". 

Perhaps even just "source of some content"...

Or are citations just for text and not images, illustrations etc?

Regarding the works/authors confusion, would the below be too clumsy?

"The cite element represents reference information and the source of some
content, be it the author of that content or a work by an author"

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Received on Friday, 23 August 2013 11:58:11 UTC