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Re:Tell HN: How to ban url shorteners from linking to your site by ubernostrum on Monday July 20, 2009 @06:24AM (#714240)
You're blowing this so far out of proportion that I'm not sure it's possible to have a reasonable discussion with you.
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Re:Tell HN: How to ban url shorteners from linking to your site by calambrac on Monday July 20, 2009 @11:27AM (#714526)
You really believe that people who think heavy widespread use of url shorteners is bad for the web are too unreasonable to even speak to? Dude... alright, whatever.
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Re:Tell HN: How to ban url shorteners from linking to your site by ubernostrum on Tuesday July 21, 2009 @05:37AM (#715980)
You compared the use of shortened URLs to spraying poison out of a firehose. Can't quite put my finger on it, but yeah, I think that's a bit unreasonable.
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Re:Tell HN: How to ban url shorteners from linking to your site by calambrac on Wednesday July 29, 2009 @09:09AM (#729908)
You do know that they did actually used to spray DDT out of a firehose, right? That that wasn't just some random bullshit I made up on the spot, it's actually a case where we did wrong by taking something that's okay in moderation and trying to use it in large quantities? Do I really think url shorteners are as bad as spraying poison out of a firehose? No, but it was a fucking analogy.
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