We are all a rickroll now

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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

[brianenigma.livejournal.com]

I actually prefer the full descriptive URLs. example.com/blog/we-are-all-a-rickroll-now, to me, is more descriptive and informative (and therefore better) than example.com/index.php?p=1737886. I generally know whether or not I want to click it by the title. Even if it's a "spoiler" like example.com/dog-bites-president-without-pants, I don't mind. If it's funny to see someone get bit in the nuts, it should be able to stand on its own; it'll still be funny regardless of the title. If it was supposed to be a surprise, the original content poster should have named it differently.