Pretty URLs - Hype about nothing?

[Shannon Apple]

and what are "their" reasons for being against it?

They say visitors don't care about URL looks and that it's shallow-minded.

If I send you a link, are you more likely to click on it if that link actually says what it is in the URL itself?

 

[Jason76]

and what are "their" reasons for being against it?

They say visitors don't care about URL looks and that it's shallow-minded.

If I send you a link, are you more likely to click on it if that link actually says what it is in the URL itself?

Depends on if the forum/blog fetches the title of the URL (That's an option on XenForo.).