I was just wondering if you think that these forums might operate smoother with underlined links? A lot of newbies visit the tech support forums here, and they're all used to associating links with underlined words. Many other people do so as well. Do you think that underlining links makes the forums more intuitive because they are more of what everyone is used to?
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Jump to PostFrom my point of view. Yes. The site was fine the way it was, and it was fine the way it was before that and it's now fine the way it is. I think that underlined links would be trivial... I have never been confused because a link wasn't underlined. …
Jump to PostEither way was good, but i think you're right about the underlined links. :)
Jump to PostI like the underlined links.
Jump to PostA lot of newbies really don't realize that links don't have to be underlined, so unless there are underlines they don't know where the links are.
I know this because it took my wife quite a while to learn that one. It didn't matter how many times I told …
Jump to PostThis forum has a rather attractive layout. Permanently underlined links 'disfigure' it!
There's only so much you can do to help, I'm afraid:
Put the mouse pointer on the differently coloured text
Wait to see if it turns into a little pointy finger
Click on it to go …
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