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diff --git a/doc/todo/structured_page_data.mdwn b/doc/todo/structured_page_data.mdwn
index 2a196ed23..9f21fab7f 100644
--- a/doc/todo/structured_page_data.mdwn
+++ b/doc/todo/structured_page_data.mdwn
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 This is an idea from [[JoshTriplett]].  --[[Joey]]
 
+* See further discussion at [[forum/an_alternative_approach_to_structured_data]].
+
 Some uses of ikiwiki, such as for a bug-tracking system (BTS), move a bit away from the wiki end
 of the spectrum, and toward storing structured data about a page or instead
 of a page. 
@@ -82,6 +84,10 @@ See also:
 >    rather than all pages linked from a given page.
 >
 >The first use case is handled by having a template in the page creation.  You could
+
+
+
+
 >have some type of form to edit the data, but that's just sugar on top of the template.
 >If you were going to have a web form to edit the data, I can imagine a few ways to do it:
 >
@@ -243,8 +249,12 @@ in a large number of other cases.
 
 > would match `data_eq(Depends on,6)`, `data_link(Depends on,bugs/bugA)`, `data_link(Depends on,bugs/bugB)`
 > or, if you applied the patch in [[todo/tracking_bugs_with_dependencies]] then you can use 'defined pagespecs'
-> such as `data_link(Depends on,~openBugs)`.  The ability to label links like this allows separation of
+> such as `data_link(Depends on,~openBugs)`. <a id="another_kind_of_links" />The ability to label links like this allows separation of
 > dependencies between bugs from arbitrary links.
+>> This issue (the need for distinguished kinds of links) has also been brought up in other discussions: [[tracking_bugs_with_dependencies#another_kind_of_links]] (deps vs. links) and [[tag_pagespec_function]] (tags vs. links). --Ivan Z.
+
+>>> And multiple link types are now supported; plugins can set the link
+>>> type when registering a link, and pagespec functions can match on them. --[[Joey]] 
 
 ----
 
@@ -257,21 +267,21 @@ in a large number of other cases.
     use CGI::FormBuilder;
     use IkiWiki 2.00;
     
-    sub import { #{{{
+    sub import {
     	hook(type => "getsetup", id => "form", call => \&getsetup);
     	hook(type => "htmlize", id => "form", call => \&htmlize);
     	hook(type => "sessioncgi", id => "form", call => \&cgi_submit);
-    } # }}}
+    }
     
-    sub getsetup () { #{{{
+    sub getsetup () {
     	return
     		plugin => {
     			safe => 1,
     			rebuild => 1, # format plugin
     		},
-    } #}}}
+    }
     
-    sub makeFormFromYAML ($$$) { #{{{
+    sub makeFormFromYAML ($$$) {
     	my $page = shift;
     	my $YAMLString = shift;
     	my $q = shift;
@@ -350,9 +360,9 @@ in a large number of other cases.
     	# IkiWiki::decode_form_utf8($form);
     	
     	return $form;
-    } #}}}
+    }
     
-    sub htmlize (@) { #{{{
+    sub htmlize (@) {
     	my %params=@_;
     	my $content = $params{content};
     	my $page = $params{page};
@@ -360,9 +370,9 @@ in a large number of other cases.
     	my $form = makeFormFromYAML($page, $content, undef);
     
     	return $form->render(submit => 'Update Form');
-    } # }}}
+    }
     
-    sub cgi_submit ($$) { #{{{
+    sub cgi_submit ($$) {
     	my $q=shift;
     	my $session=shift;
     	
@@ -425,11 +435,11 @@ in a large number of other cases.
     	}
     
     	exit;
-    } #}}}
+    }
     
     package IkiWiki::PageSpec;
     
-    sub match_form_eq ($$;@) { #{{{
+    sub match_form_eq ($$;@) {
     	my $page=shift;
     	my $argSet=shift;
     	my @args=split(/,/, $argSet);
@@ -460,7 +470,7 @@ in a large number of other cases.
     	} else {
     		return IkiWiki::FailReason->new("field value does not match");
     	}
-    } #}}}
+    }
     
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@@ -476,22 +486,22 @@ in a large number of other cases.
     
     my $inTable = 0;
     
-    sub import { #{{{
+    sub import {
     	hook(type => "getsetup", id => "data", call => \&getsetup);
     	hook(type => "needsbuild", id => "data", call => \&needsbuild);
     	hook(type => "preprocess", id => "data", call => \&preprocess, scan => 1);
     	hook(type => "preprocess", id => "datatable", call => \&preprocess_table, scan => 1);	# does this need scan?
-    } # }}}
+    }
     
-    sub getsetup () { #{{{
+    sub getsetup () {
     	return
     		plugin => {
     			safe => 1,
     			rebuild => 1, # format plugin
     		},
-    } #}}}
+    }
     
-    sub needsbuild (@) { #{{{
+    sub needsbuild (@) {
     	my $needsbuild=shift;
     	foreach my $page (keys %pagestate) {
     		if (exists $pagestate{$page}{data}) {
@@ -506,7 +516,7 @@ in a large number of other cases.
     	}
     }
     
-    sub preprocess (@) { #{{{
+    sub preprocess (@) {
     	my @argslist = @_;
     	my %params=@argslist;
     	
@@ -546,9 +556,9 @@ in a large number of other cases.
     	}
     	
     	return $html;
-    } # }}}
+    }
     
-    sub preprocess_table (@) { #{{{
+    sub preprocess_table (@) {
     	my %params=@_;
     
     	my @lines;
@@ -568,11 +578,11 @@ in a large number of other cases.
     	push @lines, '</table>';
     
     	return join("\n", @lines);
-    } #}}}
+    }
     
     package IkiWiki::PageSpec;
     
-    sub match_data_eq ($$;@) { #{{{
+    sub match_data_eq ($$;@) {
     	my $page=shift;
     	my $argSet=shift;
     	my @args=split(/,/, $argSet);
@@ -592,9 +602,9 @@ in a large number of other cases.
     	} else {
     		return IkiWiki::FailReason->new("value does not match");
     	}
-    } #}}}
+    }
     
-    sub match_data_link ($$;@) { #{{{
+    sub match_data_link ($$;@) {
     	my $page=shift;
     	my $argSet=shift;
     	my @params=@_;
@@ -618,6 +628,6 @@ in a large number of other cases.
     	}
     
     	return IkiWiki::FailReason->new("No data link on page $page with key $key matches glob $value");
-    } #}}}
+    }
     
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