Re^5: Level Proposal

G'day Rolf,

My aim was not to enumerate all of the better choices; but rather, as stated, to provide a (singular) "better choice". The main thrust of that paragraph was absolute vs. relative links.

Years ago, on a number of occasions, I fell afoul of using [node_name] due to some conflict; e.g. a SoPW page and a Monk's username shared the same "node_name". Since then, I've preferred links which contain a "node_id"; this makes the link unique and I don't have to spend any time checking for, and possibly making adjustments to handle, conflicts.

I will often use both a "node_id" and a "node_name"; e.g. [id://node_id|node_name]. Examples include:

wanting a shorter version of the full name (e.g. [id://1177642|SSCCE]);
honouring a Monk's signature name (e.g. [id://708738|Rolf] used above);
and so on.

For some years, replies have included a [id://node_id] text; this makes it very easy (via copy-paste) to generate content like:

Refer to my [id://some_id|first] and [id://other_id|third] responses.

There are many ways to provide a link. "What shortcuts can I use for linking to other information?" has details. Here's some examples:

[id://1217124] --> The Hermitage
[id://1217124|The Hermitage] --> The Hermitage
[href://?node_id=1217124|The Hermitage] --> The Hermitage
[link://?node_id=1217124|The Hermitage] --> The Hermitage
[The Hermitage] --> The Hermitage

I wouldn't consider [The Hermitage] to be the "second best choice". I'd rank all of those containing a "node_id" as superior.

— Ken

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Re^6: Level Proposal by LanX (Saint) on Oct 30, 2022 at 11:18 UTC
> I wouldn't consider The Hermitage to be the "second best choice". I'd rank all of those containing a "node_id" as superior. Semantics ... that depends how one groups and counts. All using `node_id` are the best choice for me, for the same reasons. But often you need to reference a node by name without wanting to look up the ID. Hence one types SSCCE or kcott - i.e. `[SSCCE]` or `[kcott]` - because experience showed it's unique. Cheers Rolf _{(addicted to the 𐍀𐌴𐍂𐌻 Programming Language :) Wikisyntax for the Monastery} edit I have to admit that `[link://...]` is irritating me ... at least it doesn't seem to be documented in What shortcuts can I use for linking to other information? update ok... according to handlelinks settings it's just an alias to `[href://...]`	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^7: Level Proposal by kcott (Archbishop) on Oct 30, 2022 at 12:44 UTC
"I have to admit that `[link://...]` is irritating me ... at least it doesn't seem to be documented in What shortcuts can I use for linking to other information?" Scroll down to General-Purpose Linking (about two-thirds down the page) to see: `link` is an alias for `href`. — Ken	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^8: Level Proposal by LanX (Saint) on Oct 30, 2022 at 12:57 UTC
Yes I saw that immediately, after I knew I had to search for `href://` ... ... and then waited for this response. Point is, it should have better been written as > `[link://...]` is an alias for `[href://...]` in consistence with the conventions of rest of the documentation. And of course I tried to commit a patch, but alas can't find out how. We definitely have many document-types in this monastery. Cheers Rolf _{(addicted to the 𐍀𐌴𐍂𐌻 Programming Language :) Wikisyntax for the Monastery}	[reply] [d/l] [select]

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