Cloaked Links in signatures. Why?
 

Those of you who cloak your signature links with link shorteners, etc. May I ask why?

If you have a legitimate link that would interest someone on the board why would you hide it.

1. It makes you look scammy as fuck.

2. Adblockers often block cloaked links so your intended audience never gets to see your produt.

Just wondering what you think you are gaining by cloaking your link.

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Tracking.

That could be 1 legit reason for it I guess.

thanx

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It's some kind of alien technology.
I blame the Romulans.

2 million comedians out of work and you're trying to break in?

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I don't have a sig.. im just here for fun :winkwink:

it's none of your fucking bees wax

thats to deep dog slow down a bit...

#thankstrump

Such a nice answer. It makes me feel all warm and fuzzy knowing that you are a member of our community, ya know?

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Cloaked Links are just for fun:2 cents:

ahhh how sweet =)

That sounds like 2008 question

A fun fact: Adblocker blocks the redirect in your sig. So you are probably counting clicks at dbs that are not making it to Chaturbate.

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An oldie but a goodie :thumbsup

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but to stupid to re·al·ize

I don't see many new people joining this board.

So you can presume most posting have been in the game a while and know a referral link when they see it.

People I like I allow the tracking code to flow thru, those I don't.. Ty for the link

And I'd guess the majority of those posting are the same.

Let's see:

Q: What does a Romulan frog use for camouflage?
A: A croaking device.

:banana

Did I pass the audition?

:D

2 more reasons for you:
1) Changing end URL in case sponsor goes down
2) Easier to remember. I could write https://mechbunny.com/a/brazzers from memory and not have to log in to that affiliate program and find my affiliate link.

This is true. Click DBS.US sig, and a tab opens, only to shut a split second later...

True. I like to keep my signature honest ...

Yes you did' and I've figured it out immediately. All good.
Also, shorteners can be used to look smarter, like the guy with some serious plan behind it :)

Reason #1 :thumbsup

On #2 - I probably should have asked "Why the BLIND cloaked links?". I understand wht you might want to redirect to a sponsor as you illustrated. I do the same thing sometimes.

It is the completely blind, or misrepresented, cloaked links that I wonder about.

Thanx

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Yes yes but what about those Paul Markham Magic Join links? Hmmm? Gotta love those! :D

To see their stats i believe...

Both good reasons - I used to use them because I have a stats fetish:upsidedow...

But too stupid to know how to spell too?

You really are turning into a right old...

It was the second time in this thread alone; yet he is calling others stupid. I am merely making an observation and pointing it out.

Maybe he will learn something today.

You didn't get the joke:winkwink:...

So basicly, if someone have link url.com/12345 it's bad, but if link is url.com/sitename it's ok ?

Link shorteners and cloaking are totally different things. Cloaking lets people believe you are going to page A while you are going to page B or they present a different page's content instead of what is actually present on a page.