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When I click on link in an article, almost always it’s because I want to cross reference the information on a different source. If the link takes me to another
by 0xDEFACED 2y ago
When I click on link in an article, almost always it’s because I want to cross reference the information on a different source. If the link takes me to another article on the same site, I usually stop reading altogether.
Wikipedia is an exception, of course.
- zarathustreal 2y agoWhy would Wikipedia be an exception?
- yesco 2y agoWikipedia offers it's external links via citations
- fuzztester 2y agoAnd I guessed a while ago that this is why people on HN sometimes say "citation needed", when someone makes a claim about something.
- chuckadams 2y agoTo me it’s a snide passive-aggressive way of saying “bullshit”, and I can’t help but hear it in the Simpsons Comic Book Guy’s voice.
- gertlex 2y agoProbably an exception in the "reason" for clicking hyperlinks, is what came to mind. Of course another reply notes the clear external vs. internal link approach of wikipedia, too.