Is there an agreed limit as to what qualifies as "too wide of a link" ? I thought that the standard wordsmith post link that has been truncated after the "Number=XXXXX" was ok for all.

"Make a shorter link" is a web tracking program, and I'm not inclined to use it. If I get a link that is too long, to insure it doesn't affect adversley, I'll leave it as text and potential visitors can open a new browser window then cut and paste into the address line!