It would be nice if the code that generated the hyperlinks could be edited such that the text that was displayed in the thread was forced to contain a space every 60 characters or so. There are so many threads where a long URL creates the situation where you have to scroll sideways to read the posts.

Eg.:

[example]http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/15/politics/15cnd-program.html?ei=5094&en=0a4739ca3ab6d63b&hp=&ex=1134709200&partner=homepage&pagewanted=print&oref=login[/example]

becomes something like:

[example]http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/15/politics/15cnd-program.html?
ei=5094&en=0a4739ca3ab6d63b&hp=&ex=1134709200&partner=hom
epage&pagewanted=print&oref=login[/example]

Where the link functions like it would but the display forces it to fit without making the entire page a side scroller.

[Edited on December 19, 2005 at 1:28 PM. Reason : -]

12/19/2005 1:27:11 PM

or just use http://www.tinyurl.com

12/19/2005 2:01:50 PM

That's genius

12/19/2005 2:38:08 PM

Well, if everyone went to tinyurl there wouldn't be a problem... but they don't.

12/19/2005 3:16:16 PM