Nathan Ashby-Kuhlman has a couple of posts this week which discuss common linking practices and usability.

In 'Click here': Needless words, Ashby-Kuhlman suggests that the "click here" link is an archaic link expression still used by major media sites that had its place when the web was young, but no longer:

Television stations do not tell viewers how to operate their remote controls. Newspapers do not instruct readers in removing papers from delivery bags. It