Share-badges and username in permalinks…

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I have a sort of initial visceral dislike for the way that the “share” button to get permalink URLs includes ?u=wolftune at the end. Apprently, it’s to track who shared a link in order to give sharing badges and promote sharing.
See:
https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-do-permalinks-include-my-username/19901/6

I think I might be able to get used to it, but I’ve been removing the identifier from the links. It seems like a strange privacy and tracking issue. It reminds me of the sense that everything I do online is being tracked even though it ought not be.

Is it worth asking on meta.discourse about turning this off?

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No, it had already been discussed there several times. They’re open to a MR that adds it as a setting, but they generally don’t consider it an issue.

Just remind people in a welcome FAQ or similar and move on.

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