Title says it all. Can we ban the well-known URL shortners from links in the site. I'd prefer in general text too, but that might to too far in some cases. Say these 14 (as stolen from a [blog][1]): - bit.ly - BudURL - Eweri - HEX!O - idek.net - is.gd - kl.am - Lincr - POPrl.com - RubyURL - Snipurl - TinyURL - twurl - urlBorg - goo.gl They only obfuscate links; making broken links particularly hard to correct. Considering the *type* of users who typically use them I cringe every time I have to click one (though it's been a while since I got a virus warning). [1]: http://www.rajtilak.net/2009/03/14-indispensable-url-shorteners.html