Re^8: Using a git filter to Cache HTML Resources Locally

This is news to me. Who is discouraging their use and why?

A few references I found that caused me to make that statement:

The Protocol-relative URL: "Update 2014.12.17: ... this technique is now an anti-pattern."
for Wikipedia links: "protocol relative links should no longer be used on Wikipedia"
Stop using protocol-relative URLs
Mistakes: Protocol-Relative URLs

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Re^9: Using a git filter to Cache HTML Resources Locally by hippo (Archbishop) on Oct 14, 2018 at 16:59 UTC
Thanks for these references. The rationale in the Wikipedia and Nick Craver docs refer essentially to their internal policies for their own sites and make a good deal of sense. It does not seem from my reading of them that either is advocating a universal policy beyond that. Conversely the other 2 articles do advocate a universal policy. However, I find their arguments simplistic and therefore unconvincing. That said, it is still good to know that such points of view exist.	[reply]

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Re^9: Using a git filter to Cache HTML Resources Locally
by hippo (Archbishop) on Oct 14, 2018 at 16:59 UTC

Thanks for these references.

The rationale in the Wikipedia and Nick Craver docs refer essentially to their internal policies for their own sites and make a good deal of sense. It does not seem from my reading of them that either is advocating a universal policy beyond that.

Conversely the other 2 articles do advocate a universal policy. However, I find their arguments simplistic and therefore unconvincing. That said, it is still good to know that such points of view exist.

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