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Re:Don't use "click here" as link text – W3C by _ZeD_ on Wednesday July 02, 2025 @03:14PM (#44447697)
You don't get hyperlinks in a document-centric approach...

You think of them as action, they're not.

Actions are for applications. You are reading a document.

They are metadata.

Think of them like "footnootes" of a paragraph, or references.

Remember, you're reading a document, not using an application.

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Re:Don't use "click here" as link text – W3C by Diggsey on Wednesday July 02, 2025 @03:20PM (#44447753)
Documents don't contain calls to action like "Download X" or "Tell me more about Y", so your argument falls down in relation to the examples presented by W3C.
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Re:Don't use "click here" as link text – W3C by dalmo3 on Wednesday July 02, 2025 @04:31PM (#44448498)
'Member the 80s?
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Re:Don't use "click here" as link text – W3C by chipsrafferty on Wednesday July 02, 2025 @06:17PM (#44449434)
I don't read documents online. I use applications.
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