Comment on Archiving URLsComments−nbody12yTip #1: Don't add spaces in your URLs−jms1812yWhat is wrong with spaces in URLs?−eCa12yYou need an (implicit or explicit) url encoding for it to work. The actual link to the linked article is[1] which is quite ugly, at least imho.Much easier for everyone involved to just stick a dash in there.[1] http://www.gwern.net/Archiving%20URLs−thorum12yI think somewhere along the way my brain started processing %20 as a space, because I don't even notice anymore.−sedev12yIt might also be that browsers have started displaying it as a space - my Firefox does, for example (until you select it - copy-pasting it preserves the %20).
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Tip #1: Don't add spaces in your URLs
What is wrong with spaces in URLs?
You need an (implicit or explicit) url encoding for it to work. The actual link to the linked article is[1] which is quite ugly, at least imho.
Much easier for everyone involved to just stick a dash in there.
[1] http://www.gwern.net/Archiving%20URLs
I think somewhere along the way my brain started processing %20 as a space, because I don't even notice anymore.
It might also be that browsers have started displaying it as a space - my Firefox does, for example (until you select it - copy-pasting it preserves the %20).