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Please don't use URL shorteners here on HN. They break many of the underpinnings of the www and hypermedia, and deprive users of important context (will it tak
by sk5t 14y ago
Please don't use URL shorteners here on HN. They break many of the underpinnings of the www and hypermedia, and deprive users of important context (will it take me to goatse or malware? will I be rickrolled?).
- ghshephard 14y agoParticularly given that HN has built into it both community convention (use the [1], [2], [n] as footnote placeholders for a link, and, the site itself, is pretty good about abbreviating the "In-Situ" display to reduce visual link clutter (Mouse over gives you the full link for review)