h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

'Referenced Entries: Mars' ?

I see no refernce in the text to Mars...

Sometimes we reference pieces of work that are related to the main entry by putting them in a special Reference tag we use when the word itself doesn't appear in the text.

Where was the subject then? The article has no link at all to mars

I suppose they are both in space but then so are we so every article would have to be linked

The link to mars can be seen in the referenced entry section on the right. If the word doesn't appear in the text, we put it in reference tags because it has some relevance to the main entry.

I think pedants come from wormholes.

*grins*

I didn't mean Hyperlink. I meant subject link. There is no relation between Mars and a Wormhole

Exactly what I was thinking.

If Mars has to be a referenced entry shouldn't articles like 'The Sun' and 'The Solar System' be there too, for the sake of continuity.

Actually, the sun is a lot more relevent to the subject of black holes than Mars...

BTW - I realise I'm being pedantic but forgive me, it's what I do

I was about to post exactly the same comment about the Mars link when I noticed you guys had beaten me to it!

I suppose there should be a link to socks, as they are susceptible to black hole activity.

Why does a golfer wear two pairs of socks? In case he gets a hole in one.

What do you do if you see a spaceman? Park in it, man.

Indeed.

JAR