I don't care much about adding shortcuts in general,
but I think there needs to be some consideration over
where these links go, since they imply a sort of endorsement
from perlmonks. While I think there are very few people
who will object to the [cpan://] link, I do
object to dictionary.com (I use m-w instead)
for the following reasons:
- Allows l33t style spelling
- Really just takes a lot of other people's
definitions, including those in the jargon file,
which isn't how a dictionary is usually compiled
- Includes value judgements on subject matter
For an example, see
this
entry. If you don't consider that statement that
software piracy is illegal and should be reported to
<non-governmental agency> a value judgement, search
for the term 'murder' or 'rape' and note the lack of
a similar statement.
Non-perl related links should be carefully considered.