Update April 1st, 2026 The Beta site is being retired. Update February 27th, 2026 Another post discussing the changes with the Chief Product and Technology Officer is here. Update February 26th, ...
Ah, but new experts will rise up and embrace the new, friendly Stack Overflow that they have always wanted. And maybe rediscover the same things the bitter, hateful old guard found.
Note I previously suggested blank instead of _blank because, if used, it'll open a new tab and then use the same tab if the link is clicked again. However, this is only because, as GolezTrol pointed out, it refers to the name a of a frame/window, which would be set and used when the link is pressed again to open it in the same tab.