G'day Timwi,
Aw, good on yer. [...]
Righto. It's crap [...] it's unnecessary, it adds an extra step for users who're just browsing through article links, and it makes Jakob Nielsen cry [...]
I don't know why I always end up regretting having made any suggestions.
I'm sorry. I quite earnestly disagree with your idea (for, amongst others, the reasons quoted above), but my language was unduly harsh.