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

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

--- Comment #10 from Josh Tumath <josh@joshtumath.me.uk> ---
(In reply to Leif Halvard Silli from comment #7)
> You are discussing the question about
> how to discern between <cite> as reference to a “source” (such as a person
> of the name ”John Smith”) versus <cite> as reference to a “work”.

The question I am discussing is: how can a <cite> showing the source of the
quote be differentiated from the quote if it is included within the quote.

> (Citing the spec: “The cite element represents a reference to a creative
> work.”)
> 
> The answer to *your* problem is: Don’t use <cite> to indicate “source”. Use
> <cite> correctly: Use it to indicate a “works”.

The rest of the definition in the spec is "It must include either the title of
the work or the name of the author (person, people or organization) of the
work". Quotations are considered "works". If they were not works, then the spec
would not use examples where <cite> is used to show the author of a quote.

(In reply to steve faulkner from comment #9)
> I draw your attention to http://oli.jp/2011/blockquote/#using-footer and
> ensuing as it has a bearing on this discussion.

If inline changes to the quote are now allowed, then I suppose this is a
non-issue.

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