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Re: Current page - link or no link

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From: Rimantas Liubertas
Date: Dec 1, 2005 5:00AM

> On Thu, 1 Dec 2005, Penny Roberts wrote:
>
> > Actually the argument is the other way: some users get confused as to where
> > they are (a bit like poor spatial awareness) and clicking on the link to the
> > page that they think they are on orientates them.
>
> Sorry, but that sounds unbelievable. Did you hear this as first-hand
> knowledge from someone who actually describes her or his own experience?
<...>

Unbelievable? Not for me. Poor navigation makes me to do the same too,
sometimes.
Of course, this can be fixed by other means, but this does indeed happen.

Another case when linking current page may be useful is when pages is
updates, e.g. has
comments. Sure, one can use "refresh", but I prefer a link, especially
in case I have posted
a comment :)

Regards,
Rimantas
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