[thelist] advisability of links to the current page (WAS: <h1> + images + search engines penalties)

[Sarah Adams]

>> why shouldn't there be a link to the current page, as long
>> as it is styled to make it absolutely clear that it is the page the user
>> is currently viewing?
> 
> a) Users without stylesheets
> b) Users with assistive technology who either cannot see your links or
> navigate the page via a list of all links instead of following the
> content word by word

What if there were a non-CSS way to indicate that the link points to the 
current page?

I'm assuming that if the text is there but unlinked that this is 
"acceptable" :)

> What is the use of a link that points to the current page on the
> current page, unless you display dynamic data that changes over time
> ("reload this" link)?

You're probably right, this is likely the case most of the time when I 
use these links.

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