Preprints won't have MR numbers.  I also find MR numbers less readable.

We could just append letters ("a" then "b," etc) if there are collisions.
David

On Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 4:38 AM, 'Martin R' via sage-devel <
sage-devel@googlegroups.com> wrote:

> Why not use the MR number as reference format?
>
> Martin
>
>
> Am Mittwoch, 21. September 2016 01:03:27 UTC+2 schrieb John H Palmieri:
>>
>> As discussed in another thread [1]_ on sage-devel recently, I propose
>> changing our policy toward references:
>>
>> - all references should be put into a master bibliography file, and
>> - all references should be, insofar as possible, in a standard form: for
>> a work by a single author "Author" published in YEAR: [AutYEAR]. For a work
>> published by "Author" and "Coauthor" in YEAR: [ACYEAR]. The year should be
>> four digits.
>>
>> The main point is the first item is to avoid conflicting
>> cross-references, and it also seems to make sense to list all references in
>> one place. (The goal behind the second item is just consistency.)
>>
>> This is implemented at https://trac.sagemath.org/ticket/21454.
>>
>> Any comments?
>>
>> --
>> John
>>
>> REFERENCES:
>>
>> .. [1] https://groups.google.com/d/msg/sage-devel/-_kszKLhICw/SjLMs
>> 4rXCAAJ
>>
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