I think the point is, one can copy & paste the URL into the "a href=" code and between the little brackets.... I also do not see why it bothers some so much to remember < and > and / , but it sure seems to, so I have no objection to having the 'gadget' there. (But then, I can re-set the time on a VCR without reading the manual..)....we all seem to have blind sopts, whether it be spelling, tunes, remembering names...etc...
   My weakness is music theory (key changes, modes...etc.)....