To open in new window or not?

I have a real question for once. I'm doing a site that is a response
from a "little guy" (or gal) to information presented by a "big guy".
A small part of the site will refer to what "big guy" has implied
about "little guy" so I will be providing a link to what "big guy" has
said.

I know it's recommended that you leave it up to the visitor to click
on a link to go there instead of having the link open in a new window.
I'm thinking that some of my visitors might want to keep *my* info in
front of them as well as what "big guy" is saying but be too lame, er,
I mean, too inexperienced to do this themselves. (Sigh. I certainly
don't have much faith in the competency of my potential visitors, do
I!) Would this be one time time to break the unwritten rule or am I
just thinking *my* reason is different and justifies opening a new
window?

What do you folks think? Should I just leave it up to them, or give
them an option ("open in new window"/"go there") or just make the "big
guy" info open in a new window with no option?

I don't have the site up yet so no URL. This is not a site to sell
anything (it's an informational dot org site having to do with a(n)
historical building) and I will not be saying anything libelous about
the "big guy", just pointing out a few inaccuracies that they have
been propogating, perhaps mistakenly (ha!).

Thanks for any suggestions and if what I'm asking is too confusing,
well, what can you expect of me!

Audry

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tawdry glamour who is at smile global dot com

On Sun, 18 Jan 2004 09:44:55 -0800, "T. Audry Glamour"
<tawdryglamour.RemoveThis@yahoo.com> wrote:

 >I have a real question for once. I'm doing a site that is a response
 >from a "little guy" (or gal) to information presented by a "big guy".
 >A small part of the site will refer to what "big guy" has implied
 >about "little guy" so I will be providing a link to what "big guy" has
 >said.
 >
 >I know it's recommended that you leave it up to the visitor to click
 >on a link to go there instead of having the link open in a new window.
 >I'm thinking that some of my visitors might want to keep *my* info in
 >front of them as well as what "big guy" is saying but be too lame, er,
 >I mean, too inexperienced to do this themselves. (Sigh. I certainly
 >don't have much faith in the competency of my potential visitors, do
 >I!) Would this be one time time to break the unwritten rule or am I
 >just thinking *my* reason is different and justifies opening a new
 >window?
 >
 >What do you folks think? Should I just leave it up to them, or give
 >them an option ("open in new window"/"go there") or just make the "big
 >guy" info open in a new window with no option?
 >
 >I don't have the site up yet so no URL. This is not a site to sell
 >anything (it's an informational dot org site having to do with a(n)
 >historical building) and I will not be saying anything libelous about
 >the "big guy", just pointing out a few inaccuracies that they have
 >been propogating, perhaps mistakenly (ha!).
 >
 >Thanks for any suggestions and if what I'm asking is too confusing,
 >well, what can you expect of me!
 >
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