Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Accessibility/Signatures

Re: Identifying the target of links clearly

Re: Point #4, I don't see the problem with that in the context of discussions, because no-one will be navigating discussion pages simply by using a list of links ... they should be actually *reading* the discussions! Of course changing the order of the links would be a nightmare for accessibility purposes, as it would be for sighted people, but using one half of the link for the user page and the other half for the talk page does have its uses. For example, I can find out when people have been talking about me using the Wikipedia search feature. It might be a good idea to ask for comments about this draft at Wikipedia talk:Signatures. Graham87 02:16, 15 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

For sighted users, at least, its difficult to know when a single word links to two targets and where the change occurs (I'd imagine it's actually easier to distinguish in Jaws?). Thanks for the Wikipedia talk:Signatures suggestion; I'll drop a note there. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 10:42, 15 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, it's pretty easy to tell where the link boundaries are in JAWS. Graham87 15:28, 15 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Marked as unsuccessful

Hello, I've marked this as a failed proposal as it appears to have stalled in 2011. However, if you're reading this you may be interested in participating in an RfC at Wikipedia talk:Signatures#RfC: Promoting the links section to policy. — Scott • talk 10:42, 19 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]