On Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:36:03 -0500, James Vasile <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:14:21 -0500, Daniel Kahn Gillmor > <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 02/24/2011 04:00 PM, James Vasile wrote: > > > To completely overload on social media, we've created a Diaspora account > > > for the FreedomBox Foundation: http://bit.ly/fqkc4B > > > > Speaking of freedom, can we generally discourage the use of URL > > shorteners (yes, including those controlled by repressive regimes) on > > this list? > > > > Canonical URLs seem like the right thing for messages going into a > > permanent archive, no? > > Canonical URLs are preferable, but involve additional overhead.
Isn't there actually more overhead for everyone involved when using a url shortener? In any event, I also agree that it's probably not appropriate to be using bit.ly on this list. It's pretty antithetical to the entire point of the project. jamie.
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