Thread:The Many-Angled One/@comment-25192437-20170915053519/@comment-4548390-20170915054423

Referenced is only used when a character is "mentioned" in a character's inner monologue.

Anyway, Venom didn't refer directly to Carnage in any way; he just said that he had a plan (to summon Carnage), and that doesn't count as a mention of any sort for the character at all.