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@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@ To be moved to an appropriate section of "how to write documentation" or
We do this and the other thing. This is done by foo.
+6. Use @footnote{} instead of putting an @*ref{} to the footnote on a
+ collected footnote-page.
+ In a 200+ pages handbook it's better to have footnotes accessible
+ without having to skip over to the end.
+
+6.1 Avoid unnecessary footnotes, keep the text self-explanatory and
+ in a simple language where possible/necessary.
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