creating this link works fine:

• http://confluence.atlassian.com/display/APW/2006/10/19
• generates this url: "http://confluence.atlassian.com/display/APW/2006/10/19"

using the @atlassian shortcut, this does not:

• [APW/2006/10/19@atlassian]
  -generates this url: "http://confluence.atlassian.com/display/APW%2F2006%2F10%2F19"

the shortcut is defined as:
"http://confluence.atlassian.com/display/"
and doesn't use the %s syntax

if I also use the shortcut: "http://confluence.atlassian.com/display/%s"

• I still get: "http://confluence.atlassian.com/display/APW%2F2006%2F10%2F19"