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Don't shorten URLs unnecessarily.
You're shortening all URLs, even if the tweet length including the URL is under 140 characters. Please don't do that; the shortened URLs are opaque and lose valuable message context.
I’m annoyed.
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Inappropriate?Twitter shortens URLs that are a certain length — it doesn't seem to depend on how many characters are left available. -
Inappropriate?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.
I’m frustrated
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Inappropriate?Annoying. And I keep forgetting so then I have to tweet a second time with details about the link.
I’m pessimistic
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Inappropriate?Hear, hear!
Was posting a gag url (http://shouldiusetablesforlayout.com/), where you really have to read the whole url before viewing it to get the punch line.
Twitter sprinkled its pixie dust on it and published it as:
http://shouldiusetablesforl...
Bastard.
I’m irritated
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Inappropriate?It even shortens bit.ly URLs with a custom name. URLs are content, please treat it nicely.
When the URLs are big enough so that the message is over 140 chars, it won't let me submit it until I shorten the URL manually. That makes the feature useless for the common use case. Do the shortening in the frontend UI maybe?
I’m very annoyed.
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Inappropriate?Twitter seems to be experimenting with the URL shortening rules. The Twitter FAQ ( http://help.twitter.com/forums/10711/... ) says "if you paste in a link that is less than 30 characters, we'll post it in its entirety. If it's longer than 30 characters, we'll convert it to a shorter URL" but I recently posted a URL to http://twitter.com (the standard web interface, not a third party Twitter client like Twhirl) that was 48 characters and it was not shortened. Of course, I just tried a 48 character URL on a different Twitter account and it was shortened. Maybe Twitter's URL shortening service was down and that's why my 48 character URL made it through but I'm hopeful that Twitter is listening to this "Don't shorten URLs unnecessarily" Get Satisfaction topic. Maybe other people reading this can test URLs longer than 30 characters too.
I’m undecided
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Inappropriate?I've only just run into this "feature". It makes sense to make it a preference.
I’m frustrated
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Inappropriate?Twitter - Please don't edit my words. The spammers will win in short order if all URL are short.
Are you going to correct my spelling, make money off my ideas, get a cut of the revenue from click through on the shorteners?
http://bit.ly/g5nYP
isn't anything the same as
www.alistapart.com/articles/managing-...
I didn't type the first - I intended the second. They are different.
Thanks for listening!
[criminy!!!
even get satisfaction can't abide by a 49 character long word
i give up
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I’m frustrated
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Inappropriate?Twitter, stop editing my tweets! They are my words, my 140 characters! YOU HAVE NO BUSINESS CHANGING THEM!!! -
Inappropriate?Why does twitter shortens URLs after you edited your message to fit into 140 chars?
Why not before, and optional? It amazes me how this was even thought out..!
I’m frustrated
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Inappropriate?Yey! This is fixed, as @ev promised.
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this solves the problem
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This solves the problem
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Is it fixed? Not for me. Where is @ev's promise? Was something posted about the fix?
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Yeah, the bug reappeared for me as well. @ev didn't actually give any timeline; he said they had the fix, but pushing it out can take a long time. I sympathize with this--I work for Google as a software engineer, and writing the code is the easy part. Maintaining production systems, being on call, having a lot of responsibility--that's what really drains your energy.
