Comment on Archiving URLsparentComments−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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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).