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Should MacBytes threads show original link?

whooleytoo

whooleytoo

macrumors 604
Original poster
Aug 2, 2002
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Cork, Ireland.
Is it possible for MacByte articles to show the original link (or at least, the site name)? Currently it's hidden, the only way to determine the site being linked to.. is by clicking it.

There are several reasons why you'd want to know the site
- you may already have read the original article, don't want to read it again.
- you may not be interested in articles from a given site.
- you may be worried about security/malware risks; not good practice clicking to sites with no idea which site it is.
 
angelwatt

angelwatt

Moderator emeritus
Aug 16, 2005
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I always check the status bar in the browser to see where the link goes when I hover over it. That's the easiest remedy. You can turn on the Status Bar from the View menu.
 
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dmmcintyre3

macrumors 68020
Mar 4, 2007
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angelwatt said:
I always check the status bar in the browser to see where the link goes when I hover over it. That's the easiest remedy. You can turn on the Status Bar from the View menu.
Click to expand...
Which just shows something like this
Code: 
http://www.macbytes.com/link.php?sid=20090913134752
which redirects to (For example)
Code: 
http://www.maclife.com/article/feature/the_complete_itunes_history
 
bigandy

bigandy

macrumors G3
Apr 30, 2004
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Murka
Macbytes.com itself has the original domains listed next to the links. I like that.

I don't like that the forum links don't show them.
 
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