I actually do not remember when inserted links were ever bolded, but maybe I never noticed.
What I would prefer, and to follow the appearance used most most webpages is that links ought to be underlined.
See these three examples, all going to the same website, just showing the three possibilities:
One: link current
Two: link bolded
Three: link underlined
Hi, Lee.
When the forum software's "look" recently changed, the blue hyperlinks changed from bolded to regular font. That makes it very difficult to detect a very short hyperlink, such as this one. Next time you're revamping some of the software features, could you please restore the bolding? (If you didn't notice, the word "this" is a hyperlink to a complaint in SE about this, by way of example.)
Thanks and Happy New Year! -- Dave K.

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