Another thing is when you have clicked on a link to a specific post and want to remove the fragment (that part starting with / after the #) and/or query string (the part with the question mark and the ampersands) of the URI.
I don't know - and maybe this is handled differently by various browsers, but: If one clicks on the Reload Button then the browser is forced to "freshly" get all the needed files (not using the local cache), this could include images, scripts, CSS, and so on. If one clicks on a link (including one that links to the current URI, the browser gets only the needed files from "outside" - maybe always the pure "basic file" and/or ... So mostly it receives a HTTP 304 Status Code which I think is - if correctly and as intended used - is a simple but effective feature (saving bandwidth/capacity/download volume, ...).
Again: This is only half quarter knowledge. Maybe a browser is only forced by additionally pressing Shift, Ctrl, AppleKey, or whatever
In short: This would be a nice feature who penalizes nobody but instead could be handy and at the same time useful.
EDIT:
Well, on the other side not all people think the same. e.g.: http://webdosanddonts.com/dont-link-pages-to-themselves
I don't know - and maybe this is handled differently by various browsers, but: If one clicks on the Reload Button then the browser is forced to "freshly" get all the needed files (not using the local cache), this could include images, scripts, CSS, and so on. If one clicks on a link (including one that links to the current URI, the browser gets only the needed files from "outside" - maybe always the pure "basic file" and/or ... So mostly it receives a HTTP 304 Status Code which I think is - if correctly and as intended used - is a simple but effective feature (saving bandwidth/capacity/download volume, ...).
Again: This is only half quarter knowledge. Maybe a browser is only forced by additionally pressing Shift, Ctrl, AppleKey, or whatever
In short: This would be a nice feature who penalizes nobody but instead could be handy and at the same time useful.
EDIT:
Well, on the other side not all people think the same. e.g.: http://webdosanddonts.com/dont-link-pages-to-themselves