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Munged redirects are making a comeback, especially in the Amazon MP3 thread

post #1 of 8
10/23/10 at 6:35pm
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Once again I object to it being done at all, but if it's GONNA be done it needs to be FLAWLESS.

 

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/Mt-Desolation-digital-booklet/dp/B0046DTZ6C/ref=amb_link_354232162_3?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=browse&pf_rd_r=009SRMM3WD1NTN0DSAH6&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1277755242&pf_rd_i=163856011

 

 

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System Error

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post #2 of 8
10/25/10 at 9:11am

Looks like user error.  You can see the original markup of a post, completely unaltered by our software, by editing a post. If you edit that specific post you'll see the following markup:

 

<a href="/Mt-Desolation-digital-booklet/dp/B0046DTZ6C/ref=amb_link_354232162_1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&amp;pf_rd_s=browse&amp;pf_rd_r=009SRMM3WD1NTN0DSAH6&amp;pf_rd_t=101&amp;pf_rd_p=1277755242&amp;pf_rd_i=163856011">

 

 

If you change that to:

 

<a href="http://amazon.com/Mt-Desolation-digital-booklet/dp/B0046DTZ6C/ref=amb_link_354232162_1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&amp;pf_rd_s=browse&amp;pf_rd_r=009SRMM3WD1NTN0DSAH6&amp;pf_rd_t=101&amp;pf_rd_p=1277755242&amp;pf_rd_i=163856011">

 

It should work fine.

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post #3 of 8
10/25/10 at 10:17am
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I don't think so Frank.  It's happened on posts i've put there too.

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post #4 of 8
10/26/10 at 4:11pm

I can see why it's getting the system error (at least with the above link). That's not a valid page on hometheaterforum.com, which is to where the link is pointing. How are you pasting the link?

 

Trying this (using the link icon):

 

http://www.flickr.com/gkarracer

 

Seems to work.

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post #5 of 8
10/26/10 at 4:18pm

If you're aware of a set of steps that causes the editor to remove a remote domain from a URL, please let me know.  Any information on where the markup for the posts in question came from would be very helpful.

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post #6 of 8
10/27/10 at 7:12am
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It's a right click copy from one of the links in the Amazon thread:

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/forum/thread/278252/amazon-mp3-deal-of-the-day-free-tracks-50-for-5-titles/1170#post_3741152

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post #7 of 8
10/27/10 at 10:44am

I don't know how Eric pasted his links in that post, but those links are clearly bad. In his post right before that one, his links are correct. I suspect that he just didn't copy them correctly to start with.

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post #8 of 8
10/27/10 at 6:57pm
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It's technically possible but I will tell you for sure it has messed up MY links in the past in the same way

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