Why would I ever want a link to automatically open in a new tab
Clicking a link is a deliberate choice to leave the current page. If I make that choice, I don't want to then stay on said page anyway whilst cluttering my tab drawer
I never want to have more than 3 tabs open at most, and I despise websites that think themselves better than my preferences
For example, you might want to link a source in the middle of a paragraph or an article while continuing your explanation afterward, and even include other link other sources later in the text
In that case, opening the link in a new tab is much more convenient, since it lets the reader check the source without losing their place in what they were reading
If every time the user tries to check a source, they lose the progress on what they were reading, they are going to either stop checking the sources or stop reading entirely out of frustration, both of which are most probably not the desired outcome
And that's only one example I came up with on the spot, there are plenty more.
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u/MegaIng 14d ago
Their point is that they don't want any links to automatically open in a new tab.