bookofjoe 10 months ago

Should I have to click on a link to find out what an acronym cited in a post means?

  • layer8 10 months ago

    Yes. It’s called hypermedia.

  • hiddencost 10 months ago

    Yes, especially if you're going to post. The expectation is that if you're posting you've read the article.

  • burnte 10 months ago

    Yes, reading an article to understand the headline has always been a critical part of news ingestion.

  • bookofjoe 10 months ago

    OK. My comment-question has been downvoted and I've been told by a number of HN readers that YES — I SHOULD "have to click on a link to find out what an acronym cited in a post means."

    From now on when I comment using medical acronyms like AKA and AMA I will not spell out what they stand for (as I've always done up to now as a courtesy to readers so they don't have to sidetrack themselves looking it up) but rather will provide a link.

    https://www.asha.org/practice-portal/professional-issues/doc...

  • itishappy 10 months ago

    I dunno man, but your reply with a link and no definitions didn't address that.