Jimmy Wales wrote:
There are at least two possible permanent solutions...
- Fix it so the rewrite works 100% correctly. Since '&' is a legal
character in a url, but not in a query string, the _idea_ here is not a bad one. Plus, it's nicer in a way for end users.
I sent such a fix to wikitech-l yesterday, but since I believe LDC's the one who orignally set up Apache & co on the server I left it to him to recompile it with the same set of options plus the fix. If he doesn't do it soon, I may go ahead anyway.
- Ban '&' from article titles to simplify our lives. While it is true
that '&' is _legal_ in a url, there's no reason we have to use it, other than usability for articles like 'AT&T'.
That's cutting off your nose to spite your face.
-- brion vibber (brion @ pobox.com)