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From: Chagnon | PubCom
Date: Oct 20, 2014 8:28PM

Olaf wrote:
"… if the link stops working in the future - what is more suitable:
[a] to have the title linked, pointing to a nonfunctional URL?
[b] to have the link sitting on the URL pointing to a non-functional URL? "

My vote is b, with the link pointing to a broken URL.
At least I have the root stem of the URL/website that probably still works
and I can either start there and search for the document, or contact the
website owner for assistance.

With option a pointing to the title (or other narrative text), I'm SOL
because I don't even know the root of the URL/website.

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[mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Olaf Drümmer
Sent: Monday, October 20, 2014 7:57 PM
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Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Link labels and APA citations

Just to propose a small thought experiment:

… if the link stops working in the future - what is more suitable:

[a] to have the title linked, pointing to a nonfunctional URL?
[b] to have the link sitting on the URL pointing to a non-functional URL?

Which is semantically more appropriate?

Olaf