[ExI] dementia

[Adrian Tymes]

If there's a # in the URL, generally that's a bookmark within the page, so
you can remove that and everything after that unless you are trying to call
attention to a specific section of the page.  This case is a good example
of that.

If there's a ? in the URL, the stuff after that is parameters.  Sometimes
you can remove the ? and everything after that, sometimes the page requires
some of those parameters to properly load.

Ben's advice about the .html is coincidental.  It's usually true because
the ? or # (or, rarely, another symbol showing something that can be
stripped out) usually comes right after .html if it is present, but it is
the ? or # (or other symbol) that matters.

On Mon, Jun 14, 2021 at 11:26 AM William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> Thanks.  And the ? too, right?   bill w
>
> On Mon, Jun 14, 2021 at 12:08 PM Ben via extropy-chat <
> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>
>> On 14/06/2021 00:52, bill w wrote:
>>
>>
>> https://www.treehugger.com/why-were-happier-when-were-older-4861071#:~:text=A%20recent%20study%20found%20a,the%20most%20unhappy%20in%20life.&text=%E2%80%9CPeople%20who%20were%20in%20older,perceived%20stress%20than%20younger%20respondents.%E2%80%9D
>>
>> (I couldn't find a way to shorten that link)  bill w
>>
>>
>> https://www.treehugger.com/why-were-happier-when-were-older-4861071
>> <https://www.treehugger.com/why-were-happier-when-were-older-4861071#:~:text=A%20recent%20study%20found%20a,the%20most%20unhappy%20in%20life.&text=%E2%80%9CPeople%20who%20were%20in%20older,perceived%20stress%20than%20younger%20respondents.%E2%80%9D>
>>
>>
>> These days, most links are about 20% actual url, 80% tracking tags. just
>> omitting everything after the .html, or # or similar loses the tracking and
>> keeps the actual link.
>>
>> --
>> Ben Zaiboc
>>
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