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Trackrig
Explorer II
Jan 02, 2018

Couldn't make the link work so I deleted it.

Bill
  • drsteve wrote:
    ...

    I believe he's referring to the address that appears at the bottom of the browser when you mouse over a link, not to the displayed text in the comment.

    Yes, likely

    My question stands, do you believe that the location you see is the location to which you will be sent?

    I added the bit about this site as an aside.
  • SaltiDawg wrote:
    AllegroD wrote:
    Short links/links do not show the site they will take you to. They can take you to a malicious site. Many will not click on them, if they do not know the poster.

    Do you believe that what you see with a full link insures that is your actual destination?

    On this very site you are asked to include text that will be viewable by a reader - this is separate and distinct from the actual destination.


    I believe he's referring to the address that appears at the bottom of the browser when you mouse over a link, not to the displayed text in the comment.
  • AllegroD wrote:
    Short links/links do not show the site they will take you to. They can take you to a malicious site. Many will not click on them, if they do not know the poster.

    Do you believe that what you see with a full link insures that is your actual destination?

    On this very site you are asked to include text that will be viewable by a reader - this is separate and distinct from the actual destination.
  • Short links/links do not show the site they will take you to. They can take you to a malicious site. Many will not click on them, if they do not know the poster.
  • Links can be tricky on this site since it doesn't escape the characters it uses for post formatting.

    In the future, try using a link shortener. Such as bit.ly or goo.gl

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