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Re:Reddit now tracks all outbound link clicks by default, ex... by nathancahill on Friday July 08, 2016 @11:44AM (#12056303)
It's unusable. Before I clicked the link I couldn't tell if it was going to take me to chicagotribune.com (it does) or go*tse.cx.
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Re:Reddit now tracks all outbound link clicks by default, ex... by zerohp on Saturday July 09, 2016 @05:21AM (#12060758)
That's my problem. I cannot in good faith give this kind of link to my friends.
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Re:Reddit now tracks all outbound link clicks by default, ex... by oneloop on Friday July 08, 2016 @12:00PM (#12056449)
"before you clicked" the link you haven't used it.
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Re:Reddit now tracks all outbound link clicks by default, ex... by nathancahill on Friday July 08, 2016 @12:29PM (#12056712)
I'd argue that link user experience starts before you actually click a link. Maybe when you're deciding whether or not to click?

Same reason that URL shorteners are bad UX. Source (creator of Delicious): http://joshua.schachter.org/2009/04/on-url-shorteners

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Re:Reddit now tracks all outbound link clicks by default, ex... by oneloop on Friday July 08, 2016 @04:17PM (#12058341)
I'd argue that the vast majority of users have no idea what you're talking about.
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