Re: Period at the end of a link or not?

[LCP <lporrel -at- yahoo -dot- com>]

I've often debated the same question (with myself). I think the issue comes down to how sophisticated and computer literate your readers are. If they are sophisticated, then the period shouldn't be a problem. If they are naive, however, then I think you make a good point.  Since you want to
omit the period, I would put a colon before the url. Although not
technically grammatically correct, this approach will probably satisfy
those who prefer the period. For example... 



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Subject: Period at the end of a link or not?


We 
are 
writing 
a 
"Getting 
Started 
Guide". 
There 
are 
a 
couple 
of 
sentences
with 
long 
links: 
i.e., 
to 
download 
XYZ, 
you 
can 
do 
it 
from 
here 
(of 
couse 
we
don't 
write 
here 
because 
it 
is 
a 
pdf 
and 
because 
we 
want 
the 
user 
to 
see 
the
path 
even 
if 
it 
is 
long).

My 
colleague 
thinks 
it 
should 
have 
a 
period 
at 
the 
end 
of 
the 
link 
to 
make
it 
a 
sentence 
and 
to 
be 
grammatically 
correct. 
Is 
this 
truly 
a 
grammatical
sentence? 
Here 
is 
an 
example. 
Period 
or 
no 
period?

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via
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Sometimes 
people 
copy 
and 
paste 
instead 
of 
clickng 
the 
link. 
So 
yes, 
it 
is
true, 
it 
is 
a 
PDF 
and 
not 
everybody 
has 
a 
way 
to 
copy 
it 
but 
I 
tend 
to 
think
that 
a 
period 
at 
the 
end 
of 
a 
path 
is 
an 
extra 
invitation 
to 
error.

What 
is 
your 
opinion 
regarding 
the 
issue.
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