Section links in head words

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This is why {{compound}} and similar templates have a gloss parameter; besides being just for clarity, it's to specify which of the senses the term should be understood as derived from. Similarly, if "cat" has several senses, then just linking to cat is not a proper etymology because it's not clear which of the senses the phrase derives from. An etymology section should be added to clarify this.

CodeCat17:50, 29 August 2013

According to the template documentation the gloss parameter is for glossing translations. I'm going to raise this issue at a public forum to see what other editors think.

SpinningSpark11:15, 30 August 2013