# Link in archived thread links directly to goatse

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**Created:** [September 5, 2014, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/link-in-archived-thread-links-directly-to-goatse/697558 "2014-09-05T05:37:30Z")
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### Author: ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)
#### Post date: [September 5, 2014, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/link-in-archived-thread-links-directly-to-goatse/697558/4 "2014-09-05T06:21:42Z")

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Also this post by **Giraffe** :

> [@What is this Viglink?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-viglink/696105/20):
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> Also, for anyone having the link mangling issue I mentioned, apparently you can disable Viglink on a given machine/device at the following link: [http://www.viglink.com/opt-out](http://www.viglink.com/opt-out)

I can verify that it works and disables the Vigilink links.

And it also looks like **engineer\_comp\_geek** has just now broken the link mentioned in the OP.

ETA - ninja’d

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