Comments on: No URL shorteners in the comments, please http://boingboing.net/2011/03/10/no-url-shorteners-in.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sat, 18 May 2013 19:48:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: gabrielm http://boingboing.net/2011/03/10/no-url-shorteners-in.html#comment-1050371 gabrielm Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1050371 Here, let me translate what Antinous just said: <b>"Kids these days! <blink>Get of my lawn!</blink>"</b> . . . Not that I really disagree with any of the points that you made. Here, let me translate what Antinous just said:
“Kids these days! Get of my lawn!“

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Not that I really disagree with any of the points that you made.

]]> By: Rob Beschizza http://boingboing.net/2011/03/10/no-url-shorteners-in.html#comment-1050374 Rob Beschizza Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1050374 I've made that suggested CSS change! Obvious and a good idea, thanks. I’ve made that suggested CSS change! Obvious and a good idea, thanks.

]]> By: Haakon IV http://boingboing.net/2011/03/10/no-url-shorteners-in.html#comment-1050376 Haakon IV Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1050376 I've never understood why link shorteners get used <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2009/10/01/commenting.html">when you can use actual hyperlinks</a>. They are a step backwards from the web circa 1994. It would be nice if BoingBoing comments could use some kind of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki_markup">wiki markup</a> to make links a little easier, though. I've screwed them up by omitting the quotation marks. I’ve never understood why link shorteners get used when you can use actual hyperlinks. They are a step backwards from the web circa 1994.

It would be nice if BoingBoing comments could use some kind of wiki markup to make links a little easier, though. I’ve screwed them up by omitting the quotation marks.

]]> By: gabrielm http://boingboing.net/2011/03/10/no-url-shorteners-in.html#comment-1050635 gabrielm Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1050635 <blockquote>I'm going to start a service where you paste in a URL, and it gives you a link that's the exact same number of characters.</blockquote> <b>same.ly?</b> That, my friend, is pure genius.

I’m going to start a service where you paste in a URL, and it gives you a link that’s the exact same number of characters.

same.ly?

That, my friend, is pure genius.

]]> By: Rob Beschizza http://boingboing.net/2011/03/10/no-url-shorteners-in.html#comment-1050638 Rob Beschizza Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1050638 I've always wanted to add img to that list but it's too open to abuse and I could never be bothered to figure out how to restrict its use to trusted or at least registered commenters. I’ve always wanted to add img to that list but it’s too open to abuse and I could never be bothered to figure out how to restrict its use to trusted or at least registered commenters.

]]> By: Ambiguity http://boingboing.net/2011/03/10/no-url-shorteners-in.html#comment-1050383 Ambiguity Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1050383 Well done. URL shortners are evil, and stand opposed to everything on the Internet that is right and just. I don't know that I've ever clicked on one, and I don't know that I ever will. Well done. URL shortners are evil, and stand opposed to everything on the Internet that is right and just.

I don’t know that I’ve ever clicked on one, and I don’t know that I ever will.

]]> By: Dewi Morgan http://boingboing.net/2011/03/10/no-url-shorteners-in.html#comment-1050642 Dewi Morgan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1050642 Actually, that YouTube link can also be: http://youtu.be/MQVO5C9-AFM In YouTube, click "share" below the video, then check the "short" checkbox. Nice. Think it's a new feature. Guess they had to do SOMETHING with that domain once they got it :) So, they're at least starting to get rid of the longer URLs where they can, at least. Actually, that YouTube link can also be:

http://youtu.be/MQVO5C9-AFM

In YouTube, click “share” below the video, then check the “short” checkbox. Nice. Think it’s a new feature. Guess they had to do SOMETHING with that domain once they got it :)

So, they’re at least starting to get rid of the longer URLs where they can, at least.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2011/03/10/no-url-shorteners-in.html#comment-1050387 Antinous / Moderator Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1050387 I regret to inform you that comments don't support the blink tag. Although I could probably fix that. And it's not the kids who are the problem. I regret to inform you that comments don’t support the blink tag. Although I could probably fix that.

And it’s not the kids who are the problem.

]]> By: Tau'ma http://boingboing.net/2011/03/10/no-url-shorteners-in.html#comment-1122067 Tau'ma Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1122067 I'm practicing how to mask a URL, <a href="http://www.google.com/cse?cx=partner-pub-2170174688585464%3Ad58nno-rqp8&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=hummingbirds&sa.x=3&sa.y=4&siteurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.boingboing.net%2F">testing 123.</A> I’m practicing how to mask a URL, testing 123.

]]> By: a_user http://boingboing.net/2011/03/10/no-url-shorteners-in.html#comment-1050645 a_user Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1050645 while we're sort of on the subject I would REALLY like a FAQ on formatting for BB comments - what tags are aren't unacceptable etc. If this already exists it's buried in a related document with no tags identifying it as containing formatting information invisible to searches - might be time to hive it off into it's own database entry. while we’re sort of on the subject I would REALLY like a FAQ on formatting for BB comments – what tags are aren’t unacceptable etc.

If this already exists it’s buried in a related document with no tags identifying it as containing formatting information invisible to searches – might be time to hive it off into it’s own database entry.

]]> By: Tau'ma http://boingboing.net/2011/03/10/no-url-shorteners-in.html#comment-1122069 Tau'ma Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1122069 I'm practicing how to mask a URL, <a href="http://www.google.com/cse?cx=partner-pub-2170174688585464%3Ad58nno-rqp8&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=hummingbirds&sa.x=3&sa.y=4&siteurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.boingboing.net%2F">testing 123</A>. I’m practicing how to mask a URL, testing 123.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2011/03/10/no-url-shorteners-in.html#comment-1050390 Antinous / Moderator Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1050390 <a href="full URL goes here with no spaces">Whatever you want to call the link goes here</a>. The URL must include the http part and don't forget the "s before and after the URL. <a href=”full URL goes here with no spaces”>Whatever you want to call the link goes here</a>. The URL must include the http part and don’t forget the “s before and after the URL.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2011/03/10/no-url-shorteners-in.html#comment-1050648 Antinous / Moderator Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1050648 My comment at #37 lists all valid tags. My comment at #37 lists all valid tags.

]]> By: sally599 http://boingboing.net/2011/03/10/no-url-shorteners-in.html#comment-1050396 sally599 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1050396 Umm, yeah, so instead of reading that I'm just going to type in "Google it" from now on... Umm, yeah, so instead of reading that I’m just going to type in “Google it” from now on…

]]> By: Orky http://boingboing.net/2011/03/10/no-url-shorteners-in.html#comment-1050398 Orky Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1050398 So, is the opposite still allowed? http://www.hugeurl.com/?MjhmZmQwN2FmOGYyMGI2Mzc5MDkzZTVhMDVkMjEyYzkmMTQmVm0wd2QyUXlVWGxWV0d4V1YwZDRXRmxVU205V01WbDNXa2M1VjFac2JETlhhMk0xWVd4S2MxZHFRbFZXYkhCUVZqQmFZV015U2tWVWJHaG9UVlZ3VlZadGNFZFpWMDE1VTJ0V1ZXSkhhRzlVVjNOM1pVWmFjVkZ0UmxSTmF6RTFWVEowVjFaWFNraGhSemxWVm0xb1JGWldXbUZrUjFaSFYyMTRVMkpIZHpGV2EyUXdZekpHYzFOdVVtaFNlbXhXVm1wT1QwMHhjRlpYYlVaclVqQTFSMXBGV2xOVWJGcFZWbXR3VjJKVVJYZFpWRVpyVTBaT2NscEhjRlJTVlhCWlZrWldZV1F4VGtkVmJGWlRZbFZhY1ZadGRHRk5SbFowWlVaT1ZXSlZXVEpWYkZKSFZqRmFSbUl6WkZkaGExcG9WakJhVDJOdFNrZFRiV3hUVFcxb1dsWXhaRFJpTWtsM1RVaG9XR0pIVWxsWmJGWmhZMnhXYzFWclpGaGlSM1F6VjJ0U1UxWnJNWEpqUld4aFUwaENTRlpxU2tabFZsWlpXa1p3VjFKV2NIbFdWRUpoVkRKT2MyTkZhR3BTYkVwVVZteG9RMWRzV25KWGJHUm9UVlpXTlZaWE5VOWhiRXAwVld4c1dtSkdXbWhaTVZwelkyeGtkRkp0ZUZkaVZrbzFWbXBKTVdFeFdYZE5WVlpUWVRGd1YxbHJXa3RTUmxweFVWaG9hMVpzV2pGV01uaGhZVWRGZUdOR2JGaGhNVnBvVmtSS1QyUkdUbkphUmxKcFZqTm9XVlpYY0U5aU1XUkhWMjVTVGxOSFVuTlZha0p6VGtaVmVXUkhkR2hXYXpWSFZqSjRVMWR0U2toaFJsSlhUVlp3V0ZreFdrdGpiVkpIVld4a2FWSnRPVE5XTW5oWFlqSkZlRmRZWkU1V1ZscFVXVlJHZDFkR2JISmFSemxxWWtad2VGVXlkR0ZpUmxwelYyeHdXR0V4Y0hKWlZXUkdaVWRPUjJGR2FHbFNia0p2Vm10U1MxUXlVa2RUYmtwb1VqSm9WRmxZY0ZkbGJHUllaVWM1YVUxWFVraFdNalZUVkd4T1NHRkdRbFppVkVVd1ZtcEdVMVp0UmtoUFZtaFRUVWhDU2xac1pEUmpNV1IwVTJ0b2FGSnNTbGhVVlZwM1ZrWmFjVkp0ZEd0U2EzQXdXbFZhYTJGWFJYZGpSV3hYWWxoQ1MxcFZWWGhTTVdSellVWlNhRTFzU25oV1YzUlhXVlpaZUZkdVJsVmlWR3h6V1d0YWQyVkdWWGxrUjNSb1lsVndWMVp0Y0dGWGJGcFhZMGhLV2xaWFVrZGFWV1JQVWpKS1IyRkhhRTVXYmtKMlZtMTBVMU14VVhsVmEyUlZZbXR3YUZWdGVFdGpSbHB4VkcwNVdGWnNjRmxaTUZVMVlWVXhjbUpFVWxkTmFsWlVWa2Q0WVZKc1RuTmhSbkJZVTBWS1NWWnFRbUZXYlZaWVZXdG9hMUp0VW5CV2JHaERUbXhhVlZOVVJsVk5WbkF3VlcwMVMxUXhXbk5UYlVaVlZteHdNMXBYZUhKbFYxWkpXa1pPVGxacmNEVldSM2hoVkRKR1YxTnVVbEJXUlRWWVdWUkdkMkZHV2xWU2ExcHNWbXR3ZVZkcldtOWhWMFkyVm01b1YxWkZTblpWVkVaelZqRldjMWRzYUdsaVZrcDZWMWQwWVdReVZrZFdXR3hyVWpCYWNGVnRlSGRsYkZWNVpVaGtXR0pHY0ZoWk1HaExWMnhhV0ZWclpHRldWMUpRVlRGa1MxSXhjRWRhUms1WFYwVktNbFp0TVRCVk1VMTRWVzVTVjJKSFVsVlpiWFIzWWpGV2NWTnRPVmRTYlhoYVdUQmFhMkV3TVZkalJFSmFUVVpaZDFsV1ZYaGpNVTUxWTBaa1RtRnNXbFZXYTJRMFlURk9SMVp1VGxoaVJscFlWRlJHUzA1c1draGxSMFpYVFd4S1NWWlhkRzloTVVwMFZXNUNWMkpIYUVSVk1uaGhZekZ3UlZWdGNFNVdNVWwzVmxSS01HRXhaRWhUYkdob1VtMW9ZVlpyVm1GTk1YQllaVWhLYkZZeFdrcFhhMXBQVmpKRmVHTkVWbGRTUlZweVdYcEdWbVF3TVZkWGJXeHNZVEZ3V1ZkWGVGTlNhekZIVjJ4V1UyRXpRbk5WYlRGVFYyeGtjbFpVUmxkTlZuQjZXVEJhVjFkR1duTlRiRUpXVmtWYVlWcFZXbXRrVmtwelZtMXNVMVpHV2xGV2ExcGhXVmRSZVZaclpGZFhSM2h5Vld0V1MxZEdWblJrU0dSc1lrWnNOVnBWYUd0WFJrbDNWbXBTV2sxSGFFeFdha3BIWTJ4a2NtVkdaR2hoTTBKUlZsUkNhMUl4U1hsU2EyaHBVbXMxY0ZVd1ZrdE5iRnB4VTJwQ1ZrMVZiRFJXUm1oelZtMUZlVlZzVmxwaVdGSXpXV3BHVjJOV1VuUlBWbVJUWWxob1lWZFVRbUZoTWtWM1RWWmthbEp0ZUdoV2JHUk9UVlphV0dNemFGaFNNVnBJV1ZWYWExUnNXWGxoUkVwWFlXdHdObHBFU2xkV01WcDFWbXhTYVZKc2NGbFdiVEV3WkRGa1YxZHVVbXBTVjFKWFZGWmFkMDFHVm5Sa1J6bFdVbXh3TUZaWE5VTldiVVp5VjJ0NFZrMXVhSEpXYWtaaFpFWktjMWRyTlZkaVdHTjRWbXhrTkdJeVRYaFhiazVZWVRGd1ZWbHJaRzlYUm14WVkzcEdhMkpIZUZkV01qRkhZV3hhY21OSWNGaGhNWEIyVm1wS1MyTnNUbkppUm1SWFlsWkZkMVl4V21GWGJWWkhWRzVLV0dKRk5WaFZiRnBXVGxFOVBRPT0= So, is the opposite still allowed?

http://www.hugeurl.com/?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

]]> By: MadMolecule http://boingboing.net/2011/03/10/no-url-shorteners-in.html#comment-1051167 MadMolecule Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1051167 I'm a fan of shadyurl.com, whose slogan is "Don't just shorten your URL, make it suspicious and frightening." It takes your regular, legitimate URL and gives you a redirect link that looks like--<i>but is not</i>--a spam link. Example: http://5z8.info/creditscore_r2a6k_ip-stealer (That link redirects to a Google image search for "puppies." I promise.) I’m a fan of shadyurl.com, whose slogan is “Don’t just shorten your URL, make it suspicious and frightening.” It takes your regular, legitimate URL and gives you a redirect link that looks like–but is not–a spam link.

Example: http://5z8.info/creditscore_r2a6k_ip-stealer

(That link redirects to a Google image search for “puppies.” I promise.)

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2011/03/10/no-url-shorteners-in.html#comment-1050401 Antinous / Moderator Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1050401 Our policy is that you should mask it if it's over 75 characters. Our policy is that you should mask it if it’s over 75 characters.

]]> By: travtastic http://boingboing.net/2011/03/10/no-url-shorteners-in.html#comment-1050406 travtastic Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1050406 Twitter. Although they're not really necessary in many other situations. I use them strictly for lulz-amplification. Twitter. Although they’re not really necessary in many other situations.

I use them strictly for lulz-amplification.

]]> By: sally599 http://boingboing.net/2011/03/10/no-url-shorteners-in.html#comment-1050919 sally599 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1050919 As soon as I learn how to mask URL's I'll be yelling at kids to read the comment policy and stay off my lawn or wondering why these morons just can't mask a 5 line URL. I really don't want to be that guy. Although, I would much rather read antinous' comments than have him screening tiny url's all day I'm still sticking with Google it, unless of course that's too complicated. 1) select relevant comment data 2) command-c 3) put the flashing thing into that box at the top of your browser 4) command-v 5) enter As soon as I learn how to mask URL’s I’ll be yelling at kids to read the comment policy and stay off my lawn or wondering why these morons just can’t mask a 5 line URL. I really don’t want to be that guy. Although, I would much rather read antinous’ comments than have him screening tiny url’s all day I’m still sticking with Google it, unless of course that’s too complicated.

1) select relevant comment data
2) command-c
3) put the flashing thing into that box at the top of your browser
4) command-v
5) enter

]]> By: travtastic http://boingboing.net/2011/03/10/no-url-shorteners-in.html#comment-1050429 travtastic Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1050429 You should run that one through a shortener. You should run that one through a shortener.

]]> By: a_user http://boingboing.net/2011/03/10/no-url-shorteners-in.html#comment-1051710 a_user Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1051710 ok great I'm set for a style explosion in my posts :D ok great I’m set for a style explosion in my posts :D

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2011/03/10/no-url-shorteners-in.html#comment-1050436 Antinous / Moderator Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1050436 Also: http://boingboing.net/2009/04/04/why-url-shorteners-s.html Also:

http://boingboing.net/2009/04/04/why-url-shorteners-s.html

]]> By: thebelgianpanda http://boingboing.net/2011/03/10/no-url-shorteners-in.html#comment-1050695 thebelgianpanda Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1050695 (($comment_count > 20) && ($img_url =~ /^http:\/\/www.flickr.com\//i)) i mean even that could be righteously abused, so maybe some disemjpeging to go along with that? also, for overly large pictures it's pretty trivial to write a js function to resize offending pics. ...eh, even that's probably a bad idea :( (($comment_count > 20) && ($img_url =~ /^http:\/\/www.flickr.com\//i))

i mean even that could be righteously abused, so maybe some disemjpeging to go along with that? also, for overly large pictures it’s pretty trivial to write a js function to resize offending pics.

…eh, even that’s probably a bad idea :(

]]> By: SamSam http://boingboing.net/2011/03/10/no-url-shorteners-in.html#comment-1050442 SamSam Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1050442 Hmm, so does lengthening a shortened URL work? http://ShortURLSthatAINTwinning943529894940510517082135746168633.sheenurl.com It works! That is a Charlie Sheen-lengthened url of a TinyURL-shortened url of a Goo.gl-shortened url! Ha ha! That's two shortened urls in one link that got through your filters, BoingBoing! Winning! Or something. Hmm, so does lengthening a shortened URL work?

http://ShortURLSthatAINTwinning943529894940510517082135746168633.sheenurl.com

It works! That is a Charlie Sheen-lengthened url of a TinyURL-shortened url of a Goo.gl-shortened url! Ha ha! That’s two shortened urls in one link that got through your filters, BoingBoing! Winning! Or something.

]]> By: thebelgianpanda http://boingboing.net/2011/03/10/no-url-shorteners-in.html#comment-1050702 thebelgianpanda Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1050702 on a tangent--for disemjpeging, have a css class that sets the images opacity to 50% while tiling small FMS at 50% over the top. yes, that will be my contribution to the interwebs. on a tangent–for disemjpeging, have a css class that sets the images opacity to 50% while tiling small FMS at 50% over the top.

yes, that will be my contribution to the interwebs.

]]> By: billstewart http://boingboing.net/2011/03/10/no-url-shorteners-in.html#comment-1050706 billstewart Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1050706 Good things about url-shorteners - the obvious ones are that they fit easily into text messages and therefore also tweets, - it can be easier for people to copy them by hand, - and they're much less likely to get mangled by mail formats that wrap messages to a fixed length, either roughly or by word-delimited line breaks, or by things that eat punctuation, especially ampersands, - and if a URL does wrap across a line boundary, non-shortened ones are often copied wrong. Having said that, I really hate the things. - They're only useful for short temporary conversations, because you've got no guarantee that the url-shortener site will exist as long as you want the information and your pointer to, and they break the long-term usefulness of the web. - They're a threat to privacy, because they tell the shortener service who's read the link and when. - They might point to attack sites, spam, etc. - They hide the semantic value of the domain name and the rest of the URL, which might have told the reader something they wanted to know. Sites that provide their own shorteners are less annoying - they still lose the semantic content of the URL, but chances are that goo.gl/AFSZDFDSF or youtu.be/SDGDSFG will persist as long as the full-length URLs on google and youtube, and lots of sites have URLs that don't really give you much semantic content anyway. Good things about url-shorteners
- the obvious ones are that they fit easily into text messages and therefore also tweets,
- it can be easier for people to copy them by hand,
- and they’re much less likely to get mangled by mail formats that wrap messages to a fixed length, either roughly or by word-delimited line breaks, or by things that eat punctuation, especially ampersands,
- and if a URL does wrap across a line boundary, non-shortened ones are often copied wrong.

Having said that, I really hate the things.
- They’re only useful for short temporary conversations, because you’ve got no guarantee that the url-shortener site will exist as long as you want the information and your pointer to, and they break the long-term usefulness of the web.
- They’re a threat to privacy, because they tell the shortener service who’s read the link and when.
- They might point to attack sites, spam, etc.
- They hide the semantic value of the domain name and the rest of the URL, which might have told the reader something they wanted to know.

Sites that provide their own shorteners are less annoying – they still lose the semantic content of the URL, but chances are that goo.gl/AFSZDFDSF or youtu.be/SDGDSFG will persist as long as the full-length URLs on google and youtube, and lots of sites have URLs that don’t really give you much semantic content anyway.

]]> By: JM http://boingboing.net/2011/03/10/no-url-shorteners-in.html#comment-1050451 JM Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1050451 LMAO LMAO

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]]> By: jfeit http://boingboing.net/2011/03/10/no-url-shorteners-in.html#comment-1050475 jfeit Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1050475 Not enough time during recess to figure it out? here are four steps to eliminate the scourge of bitly bullshit WITHOUT having to learn even ONE icky html tag: 1) select url 2) command-c 3) put the flashing thing where you want the link to be 4) command-v I cannot understand how this is more complicated than some idiotic shortener. Not enough time during recess to figure it out? here are four steps to eliminate the scourge of bitly bullshit WITHOUT having to learn even ONE icky html tag:

1) select url
2) command-c
3) put the flashing thing where you want the link to be
4) command-v

I cannot understand how this is more complicated than some idiotic shortener.

]]> By: Orky http://boingboing.net/2011/03/10/no-url-shorteners-in.html#comment-1050484 Orky Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1050484 Even worse, to use a URL shortener, you need to paste the URL in a text input widget anyway, so it can't be an inability to copy-paste. Even worse, to use a URL shortener, you need to paste the URL in a text input widget anyway, so it can’t be an inability to copy-paste.

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