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timark_uk
Moderator
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:11 pm
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Location: Belfast
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I bloody hate those short URLs. About the only one I can abide is tiny URL but only because it has the preview function. The rest of the time you've no idea where you're being redirected to, so I either ask the poster or just don't bother clicking them. </grump> Mark
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AlunD
Site Admin
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 6:12 am
Posts: 7011
Location: Wiltshire
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+1 really hate them
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forquare1
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:36 pm
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Location: /dev/tty0
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big_D
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:25 pm
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Location: Bramsche
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JJW009
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:58 pm
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Location: behind the sofa
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How do you preview? Is it automatic, or do you have to go to a website and type stuff in and generally faff about in a long winded way that would be totally avoidable if they hadn't been used?* The only time I've used them is in something like a signature when the URL was too big to fit the character limit. I generally think they're evil, and a complete waste of time. EDIT* OK I've found it. I guess that should be good until I clear my cookies, or use a different browser... _________________jonbwfc's law: "In any forum thread someone will, no matter what the subject, mention Firefly." When you're feeling too silly for x404, youRwired.net
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John_Vella
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 7:55 am
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Location: Manchester.
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There are certain sites, (I'm not sure if Micro Direct are among them, but it is something similar) that doesn't display properly when using the url tags on this forum and the old place. The only way to link to certain sites is use a URL shortening site. _________________John Vella BSc (Hons), PGCE - Still the official forum prankster and crude remarker  Sorry  I'll behave now. Promise 
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veato
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 7:17 am
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Location: Nottingham
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I dont mind a regular user on a forum using something like TinyURL as you can be pretty sure its a genuine link. But apart from that I'm +1 too.
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soddit112
Spends far too much time on here
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:12 pm
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Location: Mute City
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argos is one of them, cos they use pipes in the URL, i think scan was aswell +1 to the OP, cant stand URL shorteners for anything other than sigs
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