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

[Sarah Adams]

> useful but please not the only option. Especially the currently shown
> page should never have a link to itself, no matter how you can style
> it not to appear as one.

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.

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