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@@ -92,3 +92,12 @@ I find CSS3 support still spotty...  Here are some notes on how to do this in Ik
 >> As an alternative to patching the uses of `htmllink`, what do you think
 >> about patching `htmllink` itself? Are there circumstances where it might be
 >> used to generate a non-internal link? -- [[Jon]]
+
+>>> I think that the minimum configurability to get something that
+>>> can be used by CSS to style the links however the end user wants
+>>> is the best thing to shoot for. Ideally, no configurability. And
+>>> a tip or something documenting how to use the classes in your CSS
+>>> to style links so that eg, external links have a warning icon.
+>>> 
+>>> `htmllink` can never be used to generate an external link. So,
+>>> patching it seems the best approach. --[[Joey]]