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Medical Forum / General / Dentistry / September 2005Why not TinyURL?
Howdy all. I saw this in some thread or other and I'd appreciate knowing why people are reluctant to use tinyURL's. Is is a cookie problem or what? If you don't click on a rogue site's links, I thought it wouldn't affect you Thanks SP  SignatureTake out the TRASH to reply My reasons are that I don't like not knowing where I am going. tinyurl.com/blahblahblah tells me nothing. So the bottomline for me is, I won't click it without a clear explanation of what it is. The other day there was one to take you to Microsoft.com, why not bracket some text stating thats where it's going? I had no desire to go to microsoft, and no desire to download that software.. this is another sneaky way to sneak in spam. > Howdy all. I saw this in some thread or other and I'd appreciate knowing > why people are reluctant to use tinyURL's. Is is a cookie problem or [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Thanks > SP > My reasons are that I don't like not knowing where I am going. > tinyurl.com/blahblahblah tells me nothing. So the bottom line for me is, > I won't click it without a clear explanation of what it is. You just want a clear statement telling you where the URL link will lead, right Tim? You don't want to open your front door to any stranger. Signature/ Amatus / > My reasons are that I don't like not knowing where I am going. > tinyurl.com/blahblahblah tells me nothing. So the bottomline for me is, I [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >> Thanks >> SP >> My reasons are that I don't like not knowing where I am going. >> tinyurl.com/blahblahblah tells me nothing. So the bottom line for me is, >> I won't click it without a clear explanation of what it is. > > You just want a clear statement telling you where the URL link will lead, > right Tim? You don't want to open your front door to any stranger. Exactly Amatus. I don't care how long a URL is, at least it tells me something about the domain I am about to visit. I am also smart enough to know how to paste the entire URL into a new browser if it's broken in the post. > Exactly Amatus. I don't care how long a URL is, at least it tells me > something about the domain I am about to visit. I am also smart enough to > know how to paste the entire URL into a new browser if it's broken in the > post. Unfortunately, not everybody knows how. A simple and polite solution to this issue is to simply give both URLs, the original (long one) and the tiny one. >> My reasons are that I don't like not knowing where I am going. >> tinyurl.com/blahblahblah tells me nothing. So the bottom line for me is, >> I won't click it without a clear explanation of what it is. > >You just want a clear statement telling you where the URL link will lead, >right Tim? You don't want to open your front door to any stranger. Or his back door, one would think <G> -- W_B Take out the G'RBAGE wubbabubbazG@RBAGEyahoo.com >>> My reasons are that I don't like not knowing where I am going. >>> tinyurl.com/blahblahblah tells me nothing. So the bottom line for me [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Or his back door, one would think <G> Or any door for that much :-) Here is the advantage of tiny url. Say I want to see the flight schedule at Philadelphia International Airport or need to TELL someone over the phone where to find it. SIMPLE. I think of Tim Dixon! YUP. Nine tim dixons. That is my mnemonic for remembering, www.tinyurl.com/9TDXN which takes you to ,,,,,,,,,, Well try it! 9-Tim-DiXoN Joel >>>> My reasons are that I don't like not knowing where I am going. >>>> tinyurl.com/blahblahblah tells me nothing. So the bottom line for me [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > >Or any door for that much :-) > Well try it! > 9-Tim-DiXoN I agree that it is convenient. Thanks SP SignatureTake out the TRASH to reply Noiw you guys are going to BOOO-OOO me but there is one more step. I want this appearing on a Blackberry, Treo 650, Nokia wireless, so's I can check the flight's progress as I am driving to the airport to pick up a passenger. If the plane is late, I am stopping for coffee. Picking up passengers is best accomplished at the ARRIVALS near the baggage carousels, not by PARKING in the hugely overpriced, legislator-slush-fund, pay-to-play corruption rip-off Philadelphia Parking authority lots. Joel SignatureJoel344 >>>You just want a clear statement telling you where the URL link will lead, >>>right Tim? You don't want to open your front door to any stranger. >> >> Or his back door, one would think <G> > >Or any door for that much :-) Right ! This way to the Egress --> -- W_B Take out the G'RBAGE wubbabubbazG@RBAGEyahoo.com > My reasons are that I don't like not knowing where I am going. > tinyurl.com/blahblahblah tells me nothing. So the bottomline for me is, I > won't click it without a clear explanation of what it is. I agree! Posting a "bare link" is bad netiquette. But that is a totally separate issue from the tiny url. I will rarely click on a link without some explanation of what it is, why I would want to go there, and what I should be looking for when I go there. A snippet of copied text and a little blurb from the OP should be the normal style. In the future, I will post both the "tiny URL and the source (original, long) URL. Vaughn >> My reasons are that I don't like not knowing where I am going. >> tinyurl.com/blahblahblah tells me nothing. So the bottomline for me is, I [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > >Vaughn I agree. Its a very good suggestion ..... Joel My reasons are that I don't like not knowing where I am going. tinyurl.com/blahblahblah tells me nothing. So the bottomline for me is, I won't click it without a clear explanation of what it is. The other day there was one to take you to Microsoft.com, why not bracket some text stating thats where it's going? I had no desire to go to microsoft, and no desire to download that software.. this is another sneaky way to sneak in spam. "Stovepipe" <stove99p...@yahoo.ca> wrote in message news:1h25jbm.1uw5d3c1k4brqsN%stove99pipe@yahoo.ca... Flap's Reply: I agree..... too much sneaky redirection with this. Flap http://flapsblog.com This is a good criticism and a useful suggestion. www.tinyURL.com/ blanketyblank (www.blankety-blankety-blank.com) Joel >My reasons are that I don't like not knowing where I am going. >tinyurl.com/blahblahblah tells me nothing. So the bottomline for me [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > >http://flapsblog.com > Howdy all. I saw this in some thread or other and I'd appreciate knowing > why people are reluctant to use tinyURL's. Is is a cookie problem or [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Thanks > SP Thanks to all for your responses SP SignatureTake out the TRASH to reply |
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