And then too, the actual url would have been short and informative: <http://code.google.com/p/formulatepro/> The user knows that they are going to a google site. At 1:41 PM -0700, 4/6/08, Thomas W Noel wrote: >On Apr 6, 2008, at 8:24 AM, Robert Ameeti wrote: > >>At 4:19 PM -0400, 4/4/08, K. Jerry Smith wrote: >> >>>This one works very well: >>>http://tinyurl.com/6zkb63 >> >>Would you mind please telling people where you are sending them >>when you use these anonymous links? Many users might already know >>of the solution or know that they don't want to go there but >>without knowing where 'there' is, they are stuck either trusting >>that you know more than they do or perhaps they are missing out due >>their choice to not trust anonymous references. >I agree! In this day of cut and paste, and malicious web sites, it >is a disservice to post anonymous URLs. And if you are going to >describe in depth just where you are sending the reader, you might >as well post the original URL. -- <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Robert Ameeti Honest criticism is hard to take, particularly from a relative, a friend, an acquaintance, or a stranger. -- Franklin P. Jones <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>