Index: src/wp-admin/includes/user.php
===================================================================
--- src/wp-admin/includes/user.php	(revision 36743)
+++ src/wp-admin/includes/user.php	(working copy)
@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@
 	 * @since 1.5.1
 	 *
 	 * @param string $user_login The username.
-	 * @param string &$pass1     The password, passed by reference.
-	 * @param string &$pass2     The confirmed password, passed by reference.
+	 * @param string $pass1      The password, passed by reference.
+	 * @param string $pass2      The confirmed password, passed by reference.
 	 */
 	do_action_ref_array( 'check_passwords', array( $user->user_login, &$pass1, &$pass2 ) );
 
@@ -163,9 +163,9 @@
 	 *
 	 * @since 2.8.0
 	 *
-	 * @param WP_Error &$errors WP_Error object, passed by reference.
-	 * @param bool     $update  Whether this is a user update.
-	 * @param WP_User  &$user   WP_User object, passed by reference.
+	 * @param WP_Error $errors WP_Error object, passed by reference.
+	 * @param bool     $update Whether this is a user update.
+	 * @param WP_User  $user   WP_User object, passed by reference.
 	 */
 	do_action_ref_array( 'user_profile_update_errors', array( &$errors, $update, &$user ) );
 
Index: src/wp-includes/class-wp-comment-query.php
===================================================================
--- src/wp-includes/class-wp-comment-query.php	(revision 36743)
+++ src/wp-includes/class-wp-comment-query.php	(working copy)
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@
 		 *
 		 * @since 3.1.0
 		 *
-		 * @param WP_Comment_Query &$this Current instance of WP_Comment_Query, passed by reference.
+		 * @param WP_Comment_Query $this Current instance of WP_Comment_Query, passed by reference.
 		 */
 		do_action_ref_array( 'pre_get_comments', array( &$this ) );
 
@@ -449,8 +449,8 @@
 		 *
 		 * @since 3.1.0
 		 *
-		 * @param array            $results  An array of comments.
-		 * @param WP_Comment_Query &$this    Current instance of WP_Comment_Query, passed by reference.
+		 * @param array            $_comments An array of comments.
+		 * @param WP_Comment_Query $this      Current instance of WP_Comment_Query, passed by reference.
 		 */
 		$_comments = apply_filters_ref_array( 'the_comments', array( $_comments, &$this ) );
 
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@
 		 * @since 3.1.0
 		 *
 		 * @param array            $pieces A compacted array of comment query clauses.
-		 * @param WP_Comment_Query &$this  Current instance of WP_Comment_Query, passed by reference.
+		 * @param WP_Comment_Query $this   Current instance of WP_Comment_Query, passed by reference.
 		 */
 		$clauses = apply_filters_ref_array( 'comments_clauses', array( compact( $pieces ), &$this ) );
 
Index: src/wp-includes/class-wp-http-curl.php
===================================================================
--- src/wp-includes/class-wp-http-curl.php	(revision 36743)
+++ src/wp-includes/class-wp-http-curl.php	(working copy)
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@
 		 *
 		 * @since 2.8.0
 		 *
-		 * @param resource &$handle The cURL handle returned by curl_init().
+		 * @param resource $handle  The cURL handle returned by curl_init().
 		 * @param array    $r       The HTTP request arguments.
 		 * @param string   $url     The request URL.
 		 */
Index: src/wp-includes/class-wp.php
===================================================================
--- src/wp-includes/class-wp.php	(revision 36743)
+++ src/wp-includes/class-wp.php	(working copy)
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@
 		 *
 		 * @since 2.1.0
 		 *
-		 * @param WP &$this Current WordPress environment instance (passed by reference).
+		 * @param WP $this Current WordPress environment instance (passed by reference).
 		 */
 		do_action_ref_array( 'parse_request', array( &$this ) );
 	}
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@
 		 *
 		 * @since 2.1.0
 		 *
-		 * @param WP &$this Current WordPress environment instance (passed by reference).
+		 * @param WP $this Current WordPress environment instance (passed by reference).
 		 */
 		do_action_ref_array( 'send_headers', array( &$this ) );
 	}
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@
 		 *
 		 * @since 2.1.0
 		 *
-		 * @param WP &$this Current WordPress environment instance (passed by reference).
+		 * @param WP $this Current WordPress environment instance (passed by reference).
 		 */
 		do_action_ref_array( 'wp', array( &$this ) );
 	}
Index: src/wp-includes/class.wp-scripts.php
===================================================================
--- src/wp-includes/class.wp-scripts.php	(revision 36743)
+++ src/wp-includes/class.wp-scripts.php	(working copy)
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
 		 *
 		 * @since 2.6.0
 		 *
-		 * @param WP_Scripts &$this WP_Scripts instance, passed by reference.
+		 * @param WP_Scripts $this WP_Scripts instance, passed by reference.
 		 */
 		do_action_ref_array( 'wp_default_scripts', array(&$this) );
 	}
Index: src/wp-includes/class.wp-styles.php
===================================================================
--- src/wp-includes/class.wp-styles.php	(revision 36743)
+++ src/wp-includes/class.wp-styles.php	(working copy)
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
 		 *
 		 * @since 2.6.0
 		 *
-		 * @param WP_Styles &$this WP_Styles instance, passed by reference.
+		 * @param WP_Styles $this WP_Styles instance, passed by reference.
 		 */
 		do_action_ref_array( 'wp_default_styles', array(&$this) );
 	}
Index: src/wp-includes/comment.php
===================================================================
--- src/wp-includes/comment.php	(revision 36743)
+++ src/wp-includes/comment.php	(working copy)
@@ -2403,9 +2403,9 @@
 	 *
 	 * @since 2.0.0
 	 *
-	 * @param array &$post_links An array of post links to be checked, passed by reference.
-	 * @param array &$pung       Whether a link has already been pinged, passed by reference.
-	 * @param int   $post_ID     The post ID.
+	 * @param array $post_links An array of post links to be checked, passed by reference.
+	 * @param array $pung       Whether a link has already been pinged, passed by reference.
+	 * @param int   $post_ID    The post ID.
 	 */
 	do_action_ref_array( 'pre_ping', array( &$post_links, &$pung, $post_ID ) );
 
Index: src/wp-includes/feed.php
===================================================================
--- src/wp-includes/feed.php	(revision 36743)
+++ src/wp-includes/feed.php	(working copy)
@@ -681,8 +681,8 @@
 	 *
 	 * @since 3.0.0
 	 *
-	 * @param object &$feed SimplePie feed object, passed by reference.
-	 * @param mixed  $url   URL of feed to retrieve. If an array of URLs, the feeds are merged.
+	 * @param object $feed SimplePie feed object, passed by reference.
+	 * @param mixed  $url  URL of feed to retrieve. If an array of URLs, the feeds are merged.
 	 */
 	do_action_ref_array( 'wp_feed_options', array( &$feed, $url ) );
 	$feed->init();
Index: src/wp-includes/pluggable.php
===================================================================
--- src/wp-includes/pluggable.php	(revision 36743)
+++ src/wp-includes/pluggable.php	(working copy)
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@
 	 *
 	 * @since 2.2.0
 	 *
-	 * @param PHPMailer &$phpmailer The PHPMailer instance, passed by reference.
+	 * @param PHPMailer $phpmailer The PHPMailer instance, passed by reference.
 	 */
 	do_action_ref_array( 'phpmailer_init', array( &$phpmailer ) );
 
Index: src/wp-includes/query.php
===================================================================
--- src/wp-includes/query.php	(revision 36743)
+++ src/wp-includes/query.php	(working copy)
@@ -1864,7 +1864,7 @@
 		 *
 		 * @since 1.5.0
 		 *
-		 * @param WP_Query &$this The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
+		 * @param WP_Query $this The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
 		 */
 		do_action_ref_array( 'parse_query', array( &$this ) );
 	}
@@ -2488,7 +2488,7 @@
 		 *
 		 * @since 2.0.0
 		 *
-		 * @param WP_Query &$this The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
+		 * @param WP_Query $this The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
 		 */
 		do_action_ref_array( 'pre_get_posts', array( &$this ) );
 
@@ -2792,7 +2792,7 @@
 			 * @since 3.0.0
 			 *
 			 * @param string   $search Search SQL for WHERE clause.
-			 * @param WP_Query $this   The current WP_Query object.
+			 * @param WP_Query $this The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
 			 */
 			$search = apply_filters_ref_array( 'posts_search', array( $search, &$this ) );
 		}
@@ -3179,7 +3179,7 @@
 			 * @since 1.5.0
 			 *
 			 * @param string   $where The WHERE clause of the query.
-			 * @param WP_Query &$this The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
+			 * @param WP_Query $this  The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
 			 */
 			$where = apply_filters_ref_array( 'posts_where', array( $where, &$this ) );
 
@@ -3189,7 +3189,7 @@
 			 * @since 1.5.0
 			 *
 			 * @param string   $where The JOIN clause of the query.
-			 * @param WP_Query &$this The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
+			 * @param WP_Query $this  The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
 			 */
 			$join = apply_filters_ref_array( 'posts_join', array( $join, &$this ) );
 		}
@@ -3229,7 +3229,7 @@
 				 * @since 2.2.0
 				 *
 				 * @param string   $cjoin The JOIN clause of the query.
-				 * @param WP_Query &$this The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
+				 * @param WP_Query $this  The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
 				 */
 				$cjoin = apply_filters_ref_array( 'comment_feed_join', array( $cjoin, &$this ) );
 
@@ -3239,7 +3239,7 @@
 				 * @since 2.2.0
 				 *
 				 * @param string   $cwhere The WHERE clause of the query.
-				 * @param WP_Query &$this  The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
+				 * @param WP_Query $this   The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
 				 */
 				$cwhere = apply_filters_ref_array( 'comment_feed_where', array( $cwhere, &$this ) );
 
@@ -3249,7 +3249,7 @@
 				 * @since 2.2.0
 				 *
 				 * @param string   $cgroupby The GROUP BY clause of the query.
-				 * @param WP_Query &$this    The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
+				 * @param WP_Query $this     The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
 				 */
 				$cgroupby = apply_filters_ref_array( 'comment_feed_groupby', array( $cgroupby, &$this ) );
 
@@ -3259,7 +3259,7 @@
 				 * @since 2.8.0
 				 *
 				 * @param string   $corderby The ORDER BY clause of the query.
-				 * @param WP_Query &$this    The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
+				 * @param WP_Query $this     The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
 				 */
 				$corderby = apply_filters_ref_array( 'comment_feed_orderby', array( 'comment_date_gmt DESC', &$this ) );
 
@@ -3269,7 +3269,7 @@
 				 * @since 2.8.0
 				 *
 				 * @param string   $climits The JOIN clause of the query.
-				 * @param WP_Query &$this   The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
+				 * @param WP_Query $this    The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
 				 */
 				$climits = apply_filters_ref_array( 'comment_feed_limits', array( 'LIMIT ' . get_option('posts_per_rss'), &$this ) );
 			}
@@ -3309,7 +3309,7 @@
 			 * @since 1.5.0
 			 *
 			 * @param string   $where The WHERE clause of the query.
-			 * @param WP_Query &$this The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
+			 * @param WP_Query $this  The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
 			 */
 			$where = apply_filters_ref_array( 'posts_where_paged', array( $where, &$this ) );
 
@@ -3319,7 +3319,7 @@
 			 * @since 2.0.0
 			 *
 			 * @param string   $groupby The GROUP BY clause of the query.
-			 * @param WP_Query &$this   The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
+			 * @param WP_Query $this    The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
 			 */
 			$groupby = apply_filters_ref_array( 'posts_groupby', array( $groupby, &$this ) );
 
@@ -3331,7 +3331,7 @@
 			 * @since 1.5.0
 			 *
 			 * @param string   $join  The JOIN clause of the query.
-			 * @param WP_Query &$this The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
+			 * @param WP_Query $this  The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
 			 */
 			$join = apply_filters_ref_array( 'posts_join_paged', array( $join, &$this ) );
 
@@ -3341,7 +3341,7 @@
 			 * @since 1.5.1
 			 *
 			 * @param string   $orderby The ORDER BY clause of the query.
-			 * @param WP_Query &$this   The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
+			 * @param WP_Query $this    The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
 			 */
 			$orderby = apply_filters_ref_array( 'posts_orderby', array( $orderby, &$this ) );
 
@@ -3351,7 +3351,7 @@
 			 * @since 2.1.0
 			 *
 			 * @param string   $distinct The DISTINCT clause of the query.
-			 * @param WP_Query &$this    The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
+			 * @param WP_Query $this     The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
 			 */
 			$distinct = apply_filters_ref_array( 'posts_distinct', array( $distinct, &$this ) );
 
@@ -3361,7 +3361,7 @@
 			 * @since 2.1.0
 			 *
 			 * @param string   $limits The LIMIT clause of the query.
-			 * @param WP_Query &$this  The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
+			 * @param WP_Query $this   The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
 			 */
 			$limits = apply_filters_ref_array( 'post_limits', array( $limits, &$this ) );
 
@@ -3371,7 +3371,7 @@
 			 * @since 2.1.0
 			 *
 			 * @param string   $fields The SELECT clause of the query.
-			 * @param WP_Query &$this  The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
+			 * @param WP_Query $this   The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
 			 */
 			$fields = apply_filters_ref_array( 'posts_fields', array( $fields, &$this ) );
 
@@ -3384,7 +3384,7 @@
 			 * @since 3.1.0
 			 *
 			 * @param array    $clauses The list of clauses for the query.
-			 * @param WP_Query &$this   The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
+			 * @param WP_Query $this    The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
 			 */
 			$clauses = (array) apply_filters_ref_array( 'posts_clauses', array( compact( $pieces ), &$this ) );
 
@@ -3421,7 +3421,7 @@
 			 * @since 2.5.0
 			 *
 			 * @param string   $where The WHERE clause of the query.
-			 * @param WP_Query &$this The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
+			 * @param WP_Query $this  The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
 			 */
 			$where = apply_filters_ref_array( 'posts_where_request', array( $where, &$this ) );
 
@@ -3433,7 +3433,7 @@
 			 * @since 2.5.0
 			 *
 			 * @param string   $groupby The GROUP BY clause of the query.
-			 * @param WP_Query &$this   The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
+			 * @param WP_Query $this    The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
 			 */
 			$groupby = apply_filters_ref_array( 'posts_groupby_request', array( $groupby, &$this ) );
 
@@ -3445,7 +3445,7 @@
 			 * @since 2.5.0
 			 *
 			 * @param string   $join  The JOIN clause of the query.
-			 * @param WP_Query &$this The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
+			 * @param WP_Query $this  The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
 			 */
 			$join = apply_filters_ref_array( 'posts_join_request', array( $join, &$this ) );
 
@@ -3457,7 +3457,7 @@
 			 * @since 2.5.0
 			 *
 			 * @param string   $orderby The ORDER BY clause of the query.
-			 * @param WP_Query &$this   The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
+			 * @param WP_Query $this    The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
 			 */
 			$orderby = apply_filters_ref_array( 'posts_orderby_request', array( $orderby, &$this ) );
 
@@ -3469,7 +3469,7 @@
 			 * @since 2.5.0
 			 *
 			 * @param string   $distinct The DISTINCT clause of the query.
-			 * @param WP_Query &$this    The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
+			 * @param WP_Query $this     The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
 			 */
 			$distinct = apply_filters_ref_array( 'posts_distinct_request', array( $distinct, &$this ) );
 
@@ -3481,7 +3481,7 @@
 			 * @since 2.5.0
 			 *
 			 * @param string   $fields The SELECT clause of the query.
-			 * @param WP_Query &$this  The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
+			 * @param WP_Query $this   The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
 			 */
 			$fields = apply_filters_ref_array( 'posts_fields_request', array( $fields, &$this ) );
 
@@ -3493,7 +3493,7 @@
 			 * @since 2.5.0
 			 *
 			 * @param string   $limits The LIMIT clause of the query.
-			 * @param WP_Query &$this  The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
+			 * @param WP_Query $this   The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
 			 */
 			$limits = apply_filters_ref_array( 'post_limits_request', array( $limits, &$this ) );
 
@@ -3508,7 +3508,7 @@
 			 * @since 3.1.0
 			 *
 			 * @param array    $pieces The pieces of the query.
-			 * @param WP_Query &$this  The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
+			 * @param WP_Query $this   The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
 			 */
 			$clauses = (array) apply_filters_ref_array( 'posts_clauses_request', array( compact( $pieces ), &$this ) );
 
@@ -3539,7 +3539,7 @@
 			 * @since 2.0.0
 			 *
 			 * @param array    $request The complete SQL query.
-			 * @param WP_Query &$this   The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
+			 * @param WP_Query $this    The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
 			 */
 			$this->request = apply_filters_ref_array( 'posts_request', array( $this->request, &$this ) );
 		}
@@ -3625,7 +3625,7 @@
 			 * @since 2.3.0
 			 *
 			 * @param array    $posts The post results array.
-			 * @param WP_Query &$this The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
+			 * @param WP_Query $this  The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
 			 */
 			$this->posts = apply_filters_ref_array( 'posts_results', array( $this->posts, &$this ) );
 		}
@@ -3696,8 +3696,8 @@
 				 *
 				 * @since 2.7.0
 				 *
-				 * @param WP_Post  $post_preview  The Post object.
-				 * @param WP_Query &$this         The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
+				 * @param WP_Post  $post_preview The Post object.
+				 * @param WP_Query $this         The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
 				 */
 				$this->posts[0] = get_post( apply_filters_ref_array( 'the_preview', array( $this->posts[0], &$this ) ) );
 			}
@@ -3757,7 +3757,7 @@
 			 * @since 1.5.0
 			 *
 			 * @param array    $posts The array of retrieved posts.
-			 * @param WP_Query &$this The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
+			 * @param WP_Query $this  The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
 			 */
 			$this->posts = apply_filters_ref_array( 'the_posts', array( $this->posts, &$this ) );
 		}
@@ -3812,7 +3812,7 @@
 			 * @since 2.1.0
 			 *
 			 * @param string   $found_posts The query to run to find the found posts.
-			 * @param WP_Query &$this       The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
+			 * @param WP_Query $this        The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
 			 */
 			$this->found_posts = $wpdb->get_var( apply_filters_ref_array( 'found_posts_query', array( 'SELECT FOUND_ROWS()', &$this ) ) );
 		} else {
@@ -3825,7 +3825,7 @@
 		 * @since 2.1.0
 		 *
 		 * @param int      $found_posts The number of posts found.
-		 * @param WP_Query &$this       The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
+		 * @param WP_Query $this        The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
 		 */
 		$this->found_posts = apply_filters_ref_array( 'found_posts', array( $this->found_posts, &$this ) );
 
@@ -3870,7 +3870,7 @@
 			 *
 			 * @since 2.0.0
 			 *
-			 * @param WP_Query &$this The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
+			 * @param WP_Query $this The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
 			 */
 			do_action_ref_array( 'loop_start', array( &$this ) );
 
@@ -3897,7 +3897,7 @@
 			 *
 			 * @since 2.0.0
 			 *
-			 * @param WP_Query &$this The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
+			 * @param WP_Query $this The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
 			 */
 			do_action_ref_array( 'loop_end', array( &$this ) );
 			// Do some cleaning up after the loop
@@ -4823,8 +4823,8 @@
 		 * @since 2.8.0
 		 * @since 4.1.0 Introduced `$this` parameter.
 		 *
-		 * @param WP_Post  &$post The Post object (passed by reference).
-		 * @param WP_Query &$this The current Query object (passed by reference).
+		 * @param WP_Post  $post The Post object (passed by reference).
+		 * @param WP_Query $this The current Query object (passed by reference).
 		 */
 		do_action_ref_array( 'the_post', array( &$post, &$this ) );
 
