Thread: HELP: Why is PR different on URL when capitalized instead of Lowercase ?
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Old 06-03-2008, 12:26 PM
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Default Re: HELP: Why is PR different on URL when capitalized instead of Lowercase ?
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Originally Posted by crankydave View Post
In some instances I could see that. PR = PageRank or Press Release Pr = The abbreviation for pair. Same with St = Saint or st = The abbreviation for street.

However, IMO it's more basically along the lines of how an operating system/server may recognize case being 2 separate pages and the need for SE's to treat it as such when indexing. There's nothing to prevent someone using the same URL in different case structure for 2 totally different pages. Not that I suggest this but as long as there are operating systems that are case sensitive it needs to be respected.

Dave
May be a good explanation. There is also an alternative explanation.

An URL, a subset of an URI again a subset of an IRI, opens for trouble when the more advanced XLink model becomes more widespread, unless it is unique.
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