dkap - 4:29 am on Oct 12, 2011 (gmt 0)

I agree with the above. I see no value in shorthand URLs unless they're being pasted in as plain text, but most everything is embedded html links so it doesn't matter how lengthy the target is. I don't click on them as a result, unless they're from a trusted source. Just another thing that everyone has bought into being such a great idea that doesn't seem to accomplish anything...