Help:Here-links: Difference between revisions
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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 | ||
* it loses every information when the containing page is printed out | |||
* it reads bad (How would you teach a child to speak? "...what are your pointing to...", "...what's the name of this ''thing''...") | * 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?) | * 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?) | ||
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== Bad text == | == Bad text == | ||
* here | * <s>here</s> | ||
* click here | * <s>click here</s> | ||
== Good text == | == Good text == | ||
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''todo: add realistic examples'' | ''todo: add realistic examples'' | ||
The best solution is when the text in the referring page and title of the target are identical. Most wikis have great support for this kind of linking. | |||
== Further reading == | == Further reading == | ||