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Math Overflow has a cite button on answers, generating something like this:

\bib{MO63167}{misc}{    
    title={Decomposing a discrete signal into a sum of rectangle functions},
    author={Gabriel (mathoverflow.net/users/13825)},
    note={URL: http://mathoverflow.net/questions/63167 (version: 2011-04-27)},
    eprint={http://mathoverflow.net/questions/63167},    
    organization={MathOverflow},
}

Our version of that could be something like

[1] [Unity keyboard/mouse shortcuts](httphttps://askubuntu.com/questions/28086) —
[Jorge Castro on Ask Ubuntu](httphttps://askubuntu.com/users/235/).

_{[1] Unity keyboard/mouse shortcutsUnity keyboard/mouse shortcuts — Jorge Castro on Ask UbuntuJorge Castro on Ask Ubuntu.}

It's short and fulfills all four recommendations.

Optionally, one may want to include a date:

[1] [Unity keyboard/mouse shortcuts](httphttps://askubuntu.com/questions/28086) —
[Jorge Castro on Ask Ubuntu](httphttps://askubuntu.com/users/235/),
retrieved [Apr 12 at 14:18](httphttps://askubuntu.com/posts/28087/revisions).

_{[1] Unity keyboard/mouse shortcutsUnity keyboard/mouse shortcuts — Jorge Castro on Ask UbuntuJorge Castro on Ask Ubuntu, retrieved Apr 12 at 14:18Apr 12 at 14:18.}

We could either add a [cite] button to questions, like Math Overflow do, or (since that's a bit extreme in my view), have a topic on meta - "How do I cite content".

What do we think?

Math Overflow has a cite button on answers, generating something like this:

\bib{MO63167}{misc}{    
    title={Decomposing a discrete signal into a sum of rectangle functions},
    author={Gabriel (mathoverflow.net/users/13825)},
    note={URL: http://mathoverflow.net/questions/63167 (version: 2011-04-27)},
    eprint={http://mathoverflow.net/questions/63167},    
    organization={MathOverflow},
}

Our version of that could be something like

[1] [Unity keyboard/mouse shortcuts](http://askubuntu.com/questions/28086) —
[Jorge Castro on Ask Ubuntu](http://askubuntu.com/users/235/).

_{[1] Unity keyboard/mouse shortcuts — Jorge Castro on Ask Ubuntu.}

It's short and fulfills all four recommendations.

Optionally, one may want to include a date:

[1] [Unity keyboard/mouse shortcuts](http://askubuntu.com/questions/28086) —
[Jorge Castro on Ask Ubuntu](http://askubuntu.com/users/235/),
retrieved [Apr 12 at 14:18](http://askubuntu.com/posts/28087/revisions).

_{[1] Unity keyboard/mouse shortcuts — Jorge Castro on Ask Ubuntu, retrieved Apr 12 at 14:18.}

We could either add a [cite] button to questions, like Math Overflow do, or (since that's a bit extreme in my view), have a topic on meta - "How do I cite content".

What do we think?

Math Overflow has a cite button on answers, generating something like this:

\bib{MO63167}{misc}{    
    title={Decomposing a discrete signal into a sum of rectangle functions},
    author={Gabriel (mathoverflow.net/users/13825)},
    note={URL: http://mathoverflow.net/questions/63167 (version: 2011-04-27)},
    eprint={http://mathoverflow.net/questions/63167},    
    organization={MathOverflow},
}

Our version of that could be something like

[1] [Unity keyboard/mouse shortcuts](https://askubuntu.com/questions/28086) —
[Jorge Castro on Ask Ubuntu](https://askubuntu.com/users/235/).

_{[1] Unity keyboard/mouse shortcuts — Jorge Castro on Ask Ubuntu.}

It's short and fulfills all four recommendations.

Optionally, one may want to include a date:

[1] [Unity keyboard/mouse shortcuts](https://askubuntu.com/questions/28086) —
[Jorge Castro on Ask Ubuntu](https://askubuntu.com/users/235/),
retrieved [Apr 12 at 14:18](https://askubuntu.com/posts/28087/revisions).

_{[1] Unity keyboard/mouse shortcuts — Jorge Castro on Ask Ubuntu, retrieved Apr 12 at 14:18.}

We could either add a [cite] button to questions, like Math Overflow do, or (since that's a bit extreme in my view), have a topic on meta - "How do I cite content".

What do we think?

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Stefano Palazzo Mod

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Math Overflow has a cite button on answers, generating something like this:

\bib{MO63167}{misc}{    
    title={Decomposing a discrete signal into a sum of rectangle functions},
    author={Gabriel (mathoverflow.net/users/13825)},
    note={URL: http://mathoverflow.net/questions/63167 (version: 2011-04-27)},
    eprint={http://mathoverflow.net/questions/63167},    
    organization={MathOverflow},
}

Our version of that could be something like

[1] [Unity keyboard/mouse shortcuts](http://askubuntu.com/questions/28086) —
[Jorge Castro on Ask Ubuntu](http://askubuntu.com/users/235/).

_{[1] Unity keyboard/mouse shortcuts — Jorge Castro on Ask Ubuntu.}

It's short and fulfills all four recommendations.

Optionally, one may want to include a date:

[1] [Unity keyboard/mouse shortcuts](http://askubuntu.com/questions/28086) —
[Jorge Castro on Ask Ubuntu](http://askubuntu.com/users/235/),
retrieved [Apr 12 at 14:18](http://askubuntu.com/posts/28087/revisions).

_{[1] Unity keyboard/mouse shortcuts — Jorge Castro on Ask Ubuntu, retrieved Apr 12 at 14:18.}

We could either add a [cite] button to questions, like Math Overflow do, or (since that's a bit extreme in my view), have a topic on meta - "How do I cite content".

What do we think?