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faruken
on Oct 12, 2011
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Googlebot now makes POST requests via AJAX
Why would you let an anonymous visitor to delete a data just by clicking a link?
waitwhat
on Oct 12, 2011
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The obvious example is a wiki.
mseebach
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The implicit expected behaviour of clicking a link is that of a GET - i.e. not updating or deleting data. Delete actions should be a POST submit on a form.
waitwhat
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In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they are not.
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