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T IN Y URL banned?
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has messed up threads and posts where the OP had gone to some trouble to set up a page of tiny links to make the post easier on the eye.Hi, we’ve had to remove your signature. If you’re not sure why please read the forum rules or email the forum team if you’re still unsure - MSE ForumTeam0
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Spot on, nothing worse than reading long posts with everything all in one paragraph and all over the placeBigBouncyBall wrote: »has messed up threads and posts where the OP had gone to some trouble to set up a page of tiny links to make the post easier on the eye.0 -
Tinyurl and similar sites are a security risk because you don't know where you'll end up. Bad idea to use them if you're interested in any security conscious person following your links anyway.0
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Could the legacy shortened links have been kept but just not allow new ones? Then everyone would be happy0
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Tiny url (and similar) are widely used to disguise afiliate links. That's one reason it is banned.British Ex-pat in British Columbia!0
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The original purpose of tiny url and similar was to enable easy typing of web addresses. It wasn't intended for copying and pasting.0
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