JavaScript links are evil

Please don't use javascript for your links. Use standard HTML instead.

For example:

<a href="#" onClick="MM_openBrWindow('images/storyimages/040504_incident_report.html','','scrollbars=yes,width=840')">report</a>

There is simply no reason whatsoever for it. This works just as well like this:

<a href="images/storyimages/040504_incident_report.html" target="_blank">report</a>

This has the following advantages:

1. No loss of functionality - in fact, more functionality.
2. Works even with Javascript turned off.
3. Putting the cursor over the link shows in the status bar what it is - something that you don't get with JavaScript.
4. Users hate popup windows.

Sites asked to consider above change

Site	Date	Result
SpamGourmet disposable email service.	15-Feb-2006	Response received