For long-form articles with links that would normally be inlined, where do folks prefer the links to be located?
1) immediately in-place (a new line interrupting the current sentence)
2) at the end of the current paragraph/section
3) at the end of the page
4) …somewhere else?
And is it helpful to number the links, or is it too distracting in the text?
6 months ago
Some really pragmatic responses here. Like everything, it sounds like the answer is "it depends", but it's really all about the context of the links, not some hard-and-fast rule. I dig it. · 6 months ago
No. 2 to break wall of text and no. 3 as footnotes. 1 is for converted content only, not for native .gmi writing. · 6 months ago
@half_elf_monk "should I click that link right now? or later? or never?!?" — or open it in another tab to not switch to it until it stops opening in a couple of months, and close it forgetting what that was about entirely 😂 · 6 months ago
I like at the end of the section for things like HOWTOs and at the end for long form. I prefer superscript in the text but any kind of bracket works. · 6 months ago
I guess I'm in the line break camp. I do like the idea of organizing them at the end too though. I'm definatly more of a foot note than an end notes person with books. · 6 months ago
i think notes/short references (for context) should be at the bottom of paragraphs/sections and links/full references at the bottom of the document in a bibliography or index of links, somewhat mimicking printed works. numbering vs other/no symbols would be optional or dependant on the type/length of the document.
i wouldn't proscribe that others use this system though and would like diversity between documents and funny enough my partner hates this idea and my system and would want everything to use IEEE 🤷 · 6 months ago
I like endnotes/footnotes, because psychologically it seems like it enables greater focus when reading (rather than the attention-splitting FOMO of "should I click that link right now? or later? or never?!?"). If not footnotes/endnotes, then its easiest to put the links at the end of the current paragraph/section. · 6 months ago