Recommendation 6.1.5 Avoid the usage of underscores in URLs
New standards released
The New Zealand Web Standards 2.0 were released in March 2009 and replace the previous version, the New Zealand Government Web Standards 1.0 (below). See Meeting the standards for more information.
The Recommendation
Recommendation 6.1.5 Avoid the usage of underscores in URLs
Guide to this recommendation
Hyphens are a more appropriate and commonly used alternative.
Related Recommendation
6.1.6 - Discovery-level URLs are descriptive and less than 50 characters long
Rationale for this recommendation
To avoid confusion with underlines in the case of hyperlinks.
