See also links: consisitency of verbiage for external resources
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we're all over the map on whether we use "via" between the link and the reference. We should likely have a guide so we can be consistent. Such as:
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## See also
- [Name of article](https://example.com) via Carlotta Codes Live (2024)
- [Another article name](https://example.com) by Imelda Codetta (2018)
- [Yet another article](https://example.com) on CoderQueens.com (2021)
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In the above case, what are the rules for using `by`, `via`, or `on`? I see a mixture throughout our paage
My thoughts are (which i implemented in the example):
- `by` if the resource is a person's name.
- `via` if the resource is the name of an organization or business.
- `on` if the resource is domain name, such as website.com
Alternatively, should we use just one of the terms in all external links? For example:
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## See also
- [Name of article](https://example.com) via Carlotta Codes Live (2024)
- [Another article name](https://example.com) via Imelda Codetta (2018)
- [Yet another article](https://example.com) via CoderQueens.com (2021)
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_Originally posted by @estelle in https://github.com/mdn/content/pull/43158#discussion_r3235163219_
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