[Bug 23175] Use of <cite> in <blockquote> has conflicting semantics

https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=23175

--- Comment #6 from Josh Tumath <josh@joshtumath.me.uk> ---
(In reply to Leif Halvard Silli from comment #4)
> As an alternative to requiring <footer>:
> 
> <blockquote>
>   <blockquote>
>   Who is your favourite doctor (in <cite>Doctor Who</cite>)?
>   </blockquote>
>   - <cite>John Smith</cite>
> </blockquote>

I disagree. :) In that scenario, you're suggesting that the name "John Smith"
was spoken in a quote by someone else. However, by adding the <footer> element
around the cite, it is clear that it is part of the quote's "metadata"; we can
separate it from the actual quote.

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