Article link to external website should open a new window

[vinyll]

When clicking on a link in an article that refers to an external website, we should automatically add a target=_blank.

[newick]

it's against good practices

[vinyll]

I'm aware of that, and I also see people being confused because they cannot find the site when they clicked. I'm totally into best practices when they comply with user user experience. I don't observe like this one does (expect for very power users who can preview a link, see it's an external website and make a ctl/cmd+click).

[vinyll]

Here's a reading I just found when trying to read opinions about target blank: https://medium.com/@dejanulcej/using-target-_blank-for-links-is-not-outdated-anymore-f80299897a0d#d3df

I also just asked (ok, just one non power user) and the reply was "Oh, that!? it's so annoying when I click a link and it quits my website; I can't find it back!"

[newick]

oki