G'day Lotus1,

That's not a page I've used much (if at all); however; here's some thoughts on your proposal.

How do I link to modules on CPAN?

Instead of just changing what's already there, I think adding more link types might be a better way to go.

So: keep [cpan://...]; add [mod://...]; maybe add [dist://...]; and consider adding some or all of the other 10 link types shown in the CPAN section of the Shortcuts page.

What shortcuts can I use for linking to other information?

I've always considered this to be a rather wordy node title. Furthermore, I don't really think it truly reflects the node's contents.

Although it says "shortcuts", this is actually the preferred markup for all links.

• "Markup in the Monastery" says:

  Links: Please, do NOT use <a href="http://example.com">something</a>. Instead, create links (especially those to nodes at PM) using [...]

• The Link wisely section of "Writeup Formatting Tips" has little more than a link to the "What shortcuts can I use for linking to other information?" page.

• And, "What shortcuts can I use for linking to other information?" itself, has (in the "All Links Within PerlMonks Should Be Relative" section):

  Therefore, constructing a link like
  <a href="http://www.perlmonks.com/index.pl?node_id=43037">shortcuts</a>
  is not as good as [http://www.perlmonks.com/index.pl?node_id=43037|shortcuts]
  which is not as good as <a href="/index.pl?node_id=43037">shortcuts</a>.
  Best of all is to use [id://43037|shortcuts].

I agree the "other information" part suggests something other than what was originally intended: in your case, it suggests "other than CPAN"; elsewhere, it might suggest "external links".

Perhaps "How do I add a link to my post?" might be a better choice. This uses the same format as many of the links in "Posting on PerlMonks" (e.g. "How do I change/delete my post?"); in fact, it would probably be a useful addition to that page.

[In the interests of full disclosure, I will admit that, in order to get the "CPAN section of the Shortcuts page" link above, I needed to use: <a href="?node_id=43037#cpan">CPAN section of the Shortcuts page</a>. A [...] style link could not achieve this (or, at least, I couldn't find any way to do it, either by experimentation or documentation).]