📚 node [[shortlinks]]

Shortlinks

  • A way of referencing URLs without typing out the full domain.
  • Common shorthands for websites are mutually agreed upon.
  • Commonly:
  • References to the [[Agora]] could also be made shortlinks, perhaps ag/[node]?
  • Shortlinks aim to emulate the automatic link replacements of the website in question.
    • gh/[content] should behave the same as if [content] was posted on GitHub itself.
    • tw/[user] should replace the functionality of mentioning @user on Twitter.

Shortlink Guidelines

  • Shortlinks should start with an identifier and a slash, such as tw/ or abc/.
    • The identifier is not restricted to two characters, but most common ones can be condensed to two characters.
  • Shortlinks should not be URIs themselves.
  • Shortlinks should not obfuscate content, like a traditional link shortener.
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