When linking to an article, suggest the OP tell us what they think is worth noting about it

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@Procrustus

I’d get behind the hard rule idea. No need for a grey area. Every post needs something more than a link to a website somewhere.

@What_Exit

Everything has exceptions. There are times when just the link is all that is needed.

I agree that sometimes, the link is all that’s needed: when it’s obvious what the link is and how it’s relevant to the discussion at hand. My post (#6) in this thread, linking to a Straight Dope article, is an example: I don’t think there’s anything wrong with what I did, but I am open to hearing arguments to the contrary.