What...? You say there's no reason to list the authors name then in the same sentence go on to provide a reason why the name should be listed. The point of listing the authors name would be to credit them with the art without having to click through to the page...
I don't mind it how it is. It would make more sense for the banner to link you to the thread, but the current setup makes it easier to associate a great project with a particular name since you're required to look at the artist's name. If the banner just linked to the thread, there would be no reason to even list the…
No, I'm saying that if both the banner and author's name link to the same place, then it's redundant. To remove that redundancy, you would have to remove the author's name which is bad because then that person wouldn't receive credit for the work unless the viewer dug into the thread. The current setup is already redundant…
Yup - Image should link to the source post, and the name could either link to that too, or to the contact page of the artist (and if provided, to his/her portfolio maybe ?)
Haha, i've always assumed the name was linking to the author profile and not the thread itself , hence i guess i've probably never cliked on it :D It's not very intuitive tho :)