Clean YouTube /live/<id> and /shorts/<id> to standard /watch?v=<id>

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    • Type: Improvement
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • Priority: Normal
    • 2026-01-19
    • Affects Version/s: None
    • Component/s: URL cleanup
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      YouTube URLs of the form `https://www.youtube.com/live/Fx3P8B6f30s` and `https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4D7cUR4Kl1g` are functionally equivalent to the standard `https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=<id>` and should be accepted into External URL fields after cleanup to that standard form. When trying, it currently reads "Please link to a specific video. Add channel pages to the relevant artist, label, etc. instead."

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            iamdrowning
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            iamdrowning
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