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

[Rickards, Julian (NDM)]

The only thing I can think of is that if a person prompts the browser
(either by tabbing or through use of a screen reader) to skip through
the links in the page, they might be confused by the link and think it
points to another page with a similar role.

-----Original Message-----
I've heard this assertion several times here on thelist and I'm not
convinced - 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? Personally, I make use of such links quite often.