in reply to Re: Link rot by domain snapping (indirect links redirector)
in thread Link rot by domain snapping

We did have a link redirector.

It was abused for spamming.

Edit

Can't find the discussion anymore, but deactivation caused problems for choroba's CB client.

Cheers Rolf
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Re^3: Link rot by domain snapping (indirect links redirector)
by Anonymous Monk on Apr 03, 2023 at 09:29 UTC
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      Semantics, it has been called link-redirector before, also by the gods.

      And the concept is close, it could be reactivated and extended to show the warning you are suggesting, if the gods wanted to.

      (I'd say only warning if a domain is not whitelisted, to cause minimal disruption)

      BUT since the monastery also allows <a tags, all nodes would need to be parsed and the links updated for this.

      edit

      The other aspect worth discussing is if an intermediate page would really demotivate spammers and SEOptimizers. The final link might need to be hidden behind JS... (headaches)

      Cheers Rolf
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        Iirc A parsing is already
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