Yes it was suggested as a possibility of having a script on VB that does the same.
I think the above post was asking about integrating it with the forums so everyone registered here didn't need to be running Firefox with an extension.
I might have misunderstood though.
Why is that so hard to believe?
Honestly how many people use the URL Shorteners outside of their sigs to link to products? Not nearly as many.
Not to mention I sincerely doubt that a few Shortened URL's here and there affect AT's revenue enough to notice.
-Kevin
According to the moderator threads on URL shorteners, where this was discussed for days, Kim Jung Il was mentioned, but dynamite detonator wasn't.
As far as "Did we have some kind of link issues that none of the regular members seem to have noticed?" the answer is a mixed yes and no. All it takes is one member to notice and click on the report post button. Thus, must of the members won't have a chance to see the problem.
Just for one example, some of you might recall a particular UFO blog site spammer who kept posting links here to ridiculous articles elsewhere (not posting the articles, just the links.) He was warned about spamming his own website. He continued. His website was added to the censor list. So, he started using URL shorteners to spam his website.
In Hot Deals, there have been many instances of people using URL shorteners to try to sneak past the ban on referral links. On just one day, about 2 weeks ago, I believe there were 8 or 9 that I cleaned up, which ultimately led to the discovery that the person(s) posting them were a spammer - multiple accounts, same IP address, and had been here for 2 or 3 years very slowly spamming their company's products.
I use tinyurl for anything that would otherwise be redirected using dynamite data because dynamite data is stupid slow.
They make money off of it, of course they are going to get rid of the way around it and force people to click through their crap. I won't support it though.
So you are willing to sacrifice security to save literally like 1-2 seconds at best. Please don't ever try and manage any computers outside of your own...
not all computers need ultimate security....most need ultimate convenience.
Knowing where you are going when you are clicking on a link isn't "ultimate security". It is responsible computing.
because people don't channel surf.
Do you go out in public in a sealed bubble?
because people don't channel surf.
Do you go out in public in a sealed bubble?
trolling tfi? that's a new low for you alkie.
people do this all the time with their little loved ones in the room.
oh noes intercourse, dismemberment, profanity, etc.
what are you talking about? you're seriously comparing channel surfing to getting duped into clicking a malware link?
Right because the average person wants convenience and doesn't live in fear that every link will unpimp their gaming box.
This keeps my side business a float.
If you have your browser and preventative measures set up correctly, you shouldn't live in fear of surfing the web.
Sure URL shorteners will be abused, but so is EVERYTHING.
We are getting off-topic on this though.