Eric Burke's dashboard

They now appear to shorten virtually every URL I post, which is annoying because I do not want them to shorten my URLs without asking. I wish this were a configurable option. Many times the URL conveys information about the page you are linking to and I don't want it mangled.

I agree, this is a horrible design. I want people to see my tweets exactly as I type them. They are changing my words without asking or even explaining the rationale.