From a security perspective, if you're connected, you're screwed.
The most important function of a bibliographic entry is to help the reader obtain a copy of the cited work.
Just because it's automatic doesn't mean it works.
I do engineering, not religion.
The average user doesn't give a damn what happens, as long as (1) it works and (2) it's fast.
I have discovered that there are two types of command interfaces in the world of computing: good interfaces and user interfaces.