We are all a rickroll now

[substitute]

Blog software that includes the headline in the url ruins things. I don't know why, but if I show someone a link and it has the dumb headline in there, it somehow spoilers the story even when it's not a story one would expect to be spoiled.

Am I crazy, or is the whole-story-in-url just a bad thing? Especially with photos.

Comments

[dreamyshade.livejournal.com]

i like headlines in the url, or a summary at least, or some other sort of useful hint at its content. helps me decide whether or not to click when it's a bare url without much context (such as in the cases of lazy deliciousers, irc pasters, bloggers with snarky anchor text, etc).

[substitute.livejournal.com]

I get that. I think it's more like sending someone an url that turns out to be blog/totally/hilarious/dog/bites/guy/in/last/3/seconds or /breaking/news/presidentwithoutpants where once you've seen the url there's no point, and the fun of seeing the headline or the pic and going OMG is just punctured.

or you know, rickroll'd

[dreamyshade.livejournal.com]

ok, here is an example where i agree: http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/funny-pictures-kittens-attack-feet.jpg