What style suggestions are common for which words are used in hyperlinks?
With a purpose of avoiding "More details here" style links that do not provide any information in the link itself, what styles are common/popular/suggested?
A good example case (with bold as the potential link):
John Q. claims that pigs can fly.
John Q. claims that pigs can fly.
John Q. claims that pigs can fly.
John Q. claims that pigs can fly.
John Q. claims that pigs can fly.
John Q. claims that pigs can fly.
And so on. What advantages or disadvantages are known?
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A link to the name is generally expected to link to the person, not to an article.
I generally agree with @Craig Sefton, except that I would make "claims that pigs can fly" the link and not just "pigs can fly". It's a claim (by John Q), not a fact; "pigs can fly" could link to, say, a wikipedia page explaining the idiom. It would also be reasonable style, though perhaps too short for good UI, to just link "claims".
In general, think about what is on the other end of the link -- the person? the fact in question? the discussion? Then link accordingly. I can imagine cases where your example would actually have three links -- one for John, one for his claim, and one for airborne pigs.
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