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'''Links''' should have meaningful text, something like "here" is not acceptable  
'''Links''' should have meaningful text, something like "here" is not acceptable  


<ul><li>it reads bad (How would you teach a child to speak? "...what are your pointing to...", "...what's the name of this ''thing''..." )</li><li>there is no clue about the link target (or do you really want to force your reader to leave the text and read the link URL at the bottom of the browser window, or even long–tap the link in touchscreens?)</li><li>its psychologically/pedagogically bad because you refuse valuable repetition of terminology</li></ul>
* it reads bad (How would you teach a child to speak? "...what are your pointing to...", "...what's the name of this ''thing''...")
* there is no clue about the link target (or do you really want to force your reader to leave the text and read the link URL at the bottom of the browser window, or even long–tap the link in touchscreens?)
* it's psychologically/pedagogically bad because you refuse valuable repetition of terminology


== Bad text ==
== Bad text ==
<ul><li>here</li><li>click here</li></ul>''todo: add realistic examples''
* here
 
* click here
* An example of a table generator for {{SITENAME}} can be found [https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/249278782/ here].


== Good text ==
== Good text ==
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...there are a lot of articles about this issue
...there are a lot of articles about this issue


<ul><li>[https://webaccess.berkeley.edu/ask-pecan/click-here What’s wrong with using "Click Here" links? | Web Access]</li><li>[https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2012/06/links-should-never-say-click-here/ Why Your Links Should Never Say "Click Here" – Smashing Magazine]</li><li>[http://www.htmlgoodies.com/primers/html/article.php/3478171 HTML Class: Creating Links to Other Pages]</li></ul>      [[Category:help]]
* [https://webaccess.berkeley.edu/ask-pecan/click-here What’s wrong with using "Click Here" links? | Web Access]
* [https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2012/06/links-should-never-say-click-here/ Why Your Links Should Never Say "Click Here" – Smashing Magazine]
* [http://www.htmlgoodies.com/primers/html/article.php/3478171 HTML Class: Creating Links to Other Pages]
 
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