Bitly Link Warning

I usually type in the www.rhettandlinkommunity.com URL on my own when I want to access the website, but out of laziness, I used the URL provided in one of the GMM description boxes today...and was greeted with this:

It seems the warning might be appearing because the bitly link is reused by R&L in the video descriptions. However, it presents a strong deterrent to people who might be trying to access the website for the first time, and they might choose to avoid it altogether.

Since the URL is hyperlinked in the video descriptions anyway, I would suggest that R&L just present the full URL rather than a shortened bitly version. That would be the best way to avoid confusion and off-putting warnings.

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K-ModPermalink Reply by Gumbo123 on May 3, 2014 at 1:26am

I get a similar warning every time they use a shortened URL.

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K-ModPermalink Reply by Kevin (UniSeal) on May 3, 2014 at 1:10pm

Since the people who most likely will use the shortened link are those who haven't been to the Kommunity before, it certainly would be a deterrent for them!

Going back and changing the link on old episodes would be a hassle, but it would be simple enough to get a "non dangerous" link and update the default description they've set up to accompany every upload. Perhaps reaching out to Jen so the team is at least aware this warning is popping up?