There is a copy/past benefit as well. If i understand correctly, it is not about nice URLs, but about validation tokens. A lot of people copy/pase codes by double clicking, and then the Sguid (ShortGuid) is indeed more user friendly. Try it:
Xy0MVKupFES9NpmZ9TiHcw
540c2d5f-a9ab-4414-bd36-9999f5388773