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If so, is it possible to screw up the tooltip link (e.g. inserting an extra w so it's wwww.) or is that all too much hassle?
It's obfuscation that would be easily defeated by malware once the pattern is known. The larger Microcosm becomes, the bigger a target we are, the more likely we are to be targeted. This would be figured out and defeated too quickly.
We now show the first 80% of a URL in the tooltip, thanks to your feedback... is that not enough to determine whether the destination is NSFW?
Note: Older posts already cached may not reflect the new tooltip length for a while.
Velocio
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So, just to clarify, even if only the tooltip is showing the full URL it can still be used by the browser, etc even though the link is of micro.sm format before the redirect?
If so, is it possible to screw up the tooltip link (e.g. inserting an extra w so it's wwww.) or is that all too much hassle?
To be honest, my concern is less malware, etc (although that is an issue) but you can often get a good clue as to whether a link is NSFW from the URL. Whether it should or shouldn't be the case, a lot of people browse the forum from work.