First of all: This site is about JavaScript only. Second, do not use a link shortener. Always use the full URL!
Looking at the submissions of @Thaslim one may think that this is another spam account…
Would it possible and reasonable to ban most popular link shorteners (e.g. goo.gl, bit.ly, is.gd, etc.) too, since it is not permitted to use them in the first place?
Yes, I've been thinking about it, maybe even integrate it directly into Lamer News. People will always find ways to spam but if we can make their lives a bit harder, I think it's fair ;)
I’d love to contribute code to Lamer News, but I don’t Ruby know unfortunately.
Maybe this is my opportunity to learn it. At least how to use hashmaps and conditionals. ;-)