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The only reliable source i've seen is the CT SotS site; note that blogs (including his own) on Blogspot are not reliable sources!
I'm not gonna try to make the call on whether mentioning that Mertens2010.com redirects to the ext lk is more than an SYNTH violation. Bypassing the redirect is the more straightforward and less confusing choice (users can look at the address pane, and confirm that the the URL matches what is on our article page. If you think the rdr'ing URL deserves mention, make the case, in this talk page secn, that it is notable but not a Synth-vio.
-- Jerzy• t 01:18, 19 January 2010 (UTC) reply