[OpenStreetMap] #4943: Old style permalinks should not be converted to hash-style on opening of page

[OpenStreetMap]

#4943: Old style permalinks should not be converted to hash-style on opening of
page
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  Reporter:  aseerel4c26  |      Owner:  rails-dev@…
      Type:  defect       |     Status:  closed
  Priority:  minor        |  Milestone:
 Component:  website      |    Version:
Resolution:  wontfix      |   Keywords:
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Changes (by TomH):

 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => wontfix


Comment:

 If we accept this argument then no web site would ever be able to redirect
 an old URL to a new one.

 Of course if browsers did what they are supposed to and updated bookmarks
 when they received a permanent redirect then this wouldn't be a problem
 anyway, but of course they have never done that...

 Unfortunately I really don't think there is much we can do here - we want
 to redirect to the new style in order to encourage people to move from the
 old style to the new one.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.openstreetmap.org/ticket/4943#comment:1>
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