Forum link mystery.

Links in forum posts always open in a new tab (or window, depending upon browser settings), i.e., target="_blank". This is a nice feature, since it allows simultaneous or ping-pong browsing of a post and the content it refers to. But today I found a link that opens in the same tab -- the only one I've ever seen do this. Compounding the mystery, the link was quoted in the next post, and that link opens in a new tab. Here's the post in question:
Here's a screen capture that annotates the observed behavior:

I guess my question (if there even is one) is this: how did Kuroneko manage to create a link that opens in the same tab? I didn't think it was possible.
Thanks,
-Phil
Here's a screen capture that annotates the observed behavior:
I guess my question (if there even is one) is this: how did Kuroneko manage to create a link that opens in the same tab? I didn't think it was possible.
Thanks,
-Phil
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-Phil