Posted by dorayme on 08/31/07 19:59

In article
<1188584279.202887.217710@q3g2000prf.googlegroups.com>,
Xah Lee <xah@xahlee.org> wrote:

> Xah Lee wrote:
> «why is that, of websites in china, every link opens a new window?»
>
> Jonathan N. Little wrote:
> «Poor design practice...
> <a href=http://www.example.com" target="_blank">...
> »
>
> well, yeah, but the question is why they do that?

A subtle political message. "_blank" goes unnoticed (harmless) to
the Central Committee. "_top" would make them jittery.

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