Question Why do mentioning consoles get hyperlinked?

[SylverReZ]

I see now that every thread which mentions the name of a console contains a hyperlink that redirects you to the console discussion page. Was there a reason to add this feature in the first place, maybe to help new users know where to look?

 

[KleinesSinchen]

Have been thinking about this right from the moment I noticed.

The front page is highly organized with all sections clearly visible. It shouldn't be a trouble for new users to find them. Do we really need direction signs in virtually any post?

It is really a bit too much in my opinion. When discussing a topic, already in the appropriate section, we get words automatic highlighted multiple times.
I just typed about Wii and Wii U consoles as well as the corresponding game discs and got four of them + two in the message I quoted.

 

[Dionicio3]

Yeah I kinda wish it would be removed, most of the time it's just people mentioning the console in passing, why would someone need a link to it's forum for that?

 

[Hayato213]

Here we go let do a test, here go nothing, Nintendo 3DS, 3ds.

Post automatically merged: Dec 5, 2022

@M4x1mumReZ damn you are correct, they are hyperlinked.

 

[VinsCool]

As far as I know it's an experimental feature being added to GBAtemp, so that may be why it's sort of random right now.

 

[Marc_LFD]

Test Atari 2600, GBA, NDS, DS Lite, Dreamcast, GBC, Neo Geo, GCN.

 

[binkinator]

Test Atari 2600, GBA, NDS, DS Lite, Dreamcast, GBC, Neo Geo, GCN.

Clearly there’s only respect for SOME of the dead homies. 🤦🏿‍♀️

 

[JuanMena]

Test: Wii, WiiU, 3DS, DS GBA

Post automatically merged: Dec 5, 2022

No? ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯
Edit: Curious, now it does.

Wait, what?

¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

 

[tastymeatball]

A small userscript that will remove the keyword linking

// ==UserScript==
// @name     remove keyword linking
// @version  1
// @grant    none
// @include  *gbatemp.net/threads/*
// ==/UserScript==

var gbaKeywords = document.getElementsByClassName("gbaKw");
while(gbaKeywords.length > 0){
  gbaKeywords[0].replaceWith(gbaKeywords[0].firstChild);
}

Hopefully there will be a setting to deactivate these

 

[CoolMe]

Test Atari 2600, DS Lite, Dreamcast, GBC, Neo Geo, GCN.

Since there's no dedicated section for any of those, it can't link to them.
As for "NDS", since the name is not "DS", it treats it as something entirely different.

 

[Jokey_Carrot]

Coleco Vision

 

[Sypherone]

The hyperlink feature is nice, but as Kleines Sinchen mentioned. Ever word that matches gets high lighted, and in case the word Wii is a lot used in the one post, every gehts high lighted. So maybe only the first, or first and fifth would be good.
//EDIT: As is see the same console is hyperlinked the first three times now. WiiU WiiU WiiU WiiU (magic spell 🤪)

Another thing that i saw is, if a path is written /root/apps/nintendont/boot.dol it gets inside hyperlinked.

 

[SylverReZ]

A small userscript that will remove the keyword linking

// ==UserScript==
// @name     remove keyword linking
// @version  1
// @grant    none
// @include  *gbatemp.net/threads/*
// ==/UserScript==

var gbaKeywords = document.getElementsByClassName("gbaKw");
while(gbaKeywords.length > 0){
  gbaKeywords[0].replaceWith(gbaKeywords[0].firstChild);
}

Hopefully there will be a setting to deactivate these

Thanks for the script, gonna implement this into Tampermonkey.

 

[r1vver]

it's anything but not a good feature

 

[Xalusc]

Honestly, I hate it.
It looks (and feels) like those annoying ads on sketchy sites.

 

[CoolMe]

Another thing that i saw is, if a path is written /root/apps/nintendont/boot.dol it gets inside hyperlinked.

I actually wouldn't mind if it hyperlinks things like homebrew software, apps etc. like Nintendont, ModMii etc. Since most of the time i'd add them manually after i finish writing, so that could definitely be useful/ a time saver..

 

[Sypherone]

@CoolMe Ya, i think so, too. And as the people find more what they looking for. By posting a path that it got hyperlinked was a bit distracting, as it was first also bold but they changed it. And i dont know if necessary as you will mention the application before that already will be hyperlinked.

 

[SylverReZ]

Here's an updated script so that the hyperlinks can also be removed on other members profiles. Credit to @tastymeatball

// ==UserScript==
// @name         Disable Keyword Linking
// @version      0.1
// @description  The title says it all.
// @match        *://gbatemp.net/*/*
// @icon         https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?sz=64&domain=gbatemp.net
// @grant        none
// ==/UserScript==

var gbaKeywords = document.getElementsByClassName("gbaKw");
while(gbaKeywords.length > 0){
  gbaKeywords[0].replaceWith(gbaKeywords[0].firstChild);
}

 

[smileyhead]

I actually wouldn't mind if it hyperlinks things like homebrew software, apps etc. like Nintendont, ModMii etc. Since most of the time i'd add them manually after i finish writing, so that could definitely be useful/ a time saver..

Well, well, well…

 

[The Catboy]

Doesn’t seem to work for me
https://gbatemp.net/threads/test.108982/post-10017790

Edit: It’s working now, huh 🤔