People don't even notice hyperlinks in posts

[AHM]

Symptom:

Far too many readers don't realize that hyperlinked text in forum posts
are (clickable) hyperlinks to some other content.

For example.


Diagnosis:

The default font and style are so thin that people can't distinguish
the blue link from vanilla text in black.

I don't see this problem on, say, Instapundit blog postings.


Cure:

Make the default style for links not merely blue, but bold?

For example.

As a further example, here's how it looks
when a bolded link is embedded mid-sentence.
Hopefully not too garish.

 

[smokey-seven]

I use the dark screen. All hyperlinks are bold and not blue.

 

[headednorth]

I use the dark screen. All hyperlinks are bold and not blue.

Same here. They dont always stand out for me though. The second "for example " in the op stands out a lot better than the first.

 

[AHM]

I use the dark screen.

What's that - some Tapatalk feature?

Because it certainly doesn't sound like something I've tripped over
using Firefox on Windows (or Chromium on Linux).

ETA:
I've never even looked at a Tapatalk screenshot,
let alone used it.

 

[headednorth]

What's that - some Tapatalk feature?

Because it certainly doesn't sound like something I've tripped over
using Firefox on Windows (or Chromium on Linux).

ETA:
I've never even looked at a Tapatalk screenshot,
let alone used it.

It's just a setting. I use it on android and firefox on the laptop.

 

[greencobra]

What's that - some Tapatalk feature?

scroll down this page and you'll see on the left "default style." when you click, it gives you a couple of choices for your view, one of which is "dark style."

 

[Fritz the Cat]

Thanks for the heads up. I'll boldface all my hyperlinks from now on. Perhaps italicized and underlined will help as well.

 

[Fritz the Cat]

I use dark style as well. Easier on the eyes at night

 

[Kevin_NH]

Traditional style sheet is to underline hyperlinks in blue.

 

[wilson911]

What if they notice the link, but dont give a sht to click?

 

[JimF]

What if they notice the link, but dont give a sht to click?

 

[AHM]

scroll down this page and you'll see on the left "default style." when you click, it gives you a couple of choices for your view, one of which is "dark style."

Interesting, thanks. I'd glossed right over that.

 

[namedpipes]

It depends.

Sometimes, if you want to mess with somebody's head a little...

 

[Fritz the Cat]

You

It depends.

Sometimes, if you want to mess with somebody's head a little...

Your link isn't working. Try underlining it.

 

[KVX]

ALSO People don't even notice the quote link uparrow

 

[namedpipes]

You

Your link isn't working. Try underlining it.

It depends.

Sometimes, if you want to mess with somebody's head a little...

How bout now?

 

[AHM]

ALSO People don't even notice the quote link uparrow

Spoiler: MTBFY

Made that bolder for you.

 

[Fritz the Cat]

How bout now?

Much better, thank you.

 

[Fritz the Cat]

TBH, I find most hyperlinks incredibly disappointing. I all too often expect the hyperlink to be more like a hyperspace bypass wherein I get to finally leave this little blue-green planet. But No, the hyperlink takes me back in time a week to relive a vapid conversation about trousers.
The truly best hyperlinks are nearly impossible to find. 2112

 

[AHM]

It depends.

Sometimes, if you want to mess with somebody's head a little...

(I don't think that's the same color blue, or something...).

 

[namedpipes]

(I don't think that's the same color blue, or something...).

I know, but the faux link was only a distraction from the "real" joke.

That reminds me of the time I was at my sister's house and she foolishly left her computer on. I created a folder on the desktop called "Porn (locked)", took a screenshot, deleted the folder and made the screenshot the desktop background. Sadly, she figured it out fairly quickly, but it a pretty good one

 

[AHM]

I know, but the faux link was only a distraction from the "real" joke.

That reminds me of the time I was at my sister's house and she foolishly left her computer on. I created a folder on the desktop called "Porn (locked)", took a screenshot, deleted the folder and made the screenshot the desktop background. Sadly, she figured it out fairly quickly, but it a pretty good one

Dig it:

% cat >foo
cat: foo: No such file or directory
% # Hilarity ensues...
% ls foo
foo
% cat foo
cat: foo: No such file or directory
% od -c foo
0000000 c a t : f o o : N o s u c
0000020 h f i l e o r d i r e c t
0000040 o r y \n
0000044
%​

 

[namedpipes]

The Bastard Operator From Hell Complete

 

[Matt_SERE]

We had years of skimwords and something else that would pop up every so often. I won't hit a link unless I know where it is going to take me. I would rather stay here on NES then jumping around the web, blindly.

 

[AHM]

We had years of skimwords and something else that would pop up every so often. I won't hit a link unless I know where it is going to take me. I would rather stay here on NES then jumping around the web, blindly.

@crazymjb may be able to provide tips about hovering.

 

[FPrice]

scroll down this page and you'll see on the left "default style." when you click, it gives you a couple of choices for your view, one of which is "dark style."

Did not know about that, thanks for pointing it out.

I did try the dark screen tho and don't care for it.

 

[Mountain]

You

Your link isn't working. Try underlining it.

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[ReluctantDecoy]

I know, but the faux link was only a distraction from the "real" joke.

That reminds me of the time I was at my sister's house and she foolishly left her computer on. I created a folder on the desktop called "Porn (locked)", took a screenshot, deleted the folder and made the screenshot the desktop background. Sadly, she figured it out fairly quickly, but it a pretty good one

That's a good one. My old go-to used to be when I'd mess with a friend's computer who was still using IE. I edit the icon to open IE in kiosk mode, set to whatever embarrassing page I wanted. That was often a full screen Youtube video of "It's Raining Men". He opened it up once in a room full of clients. He was mashing the keyboard trying to get it to stop.

 

[AHM]

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Kewl, thanks!

 

[namedpipes]