# Cecil's columns... link to the forum is broken.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecils-columns-link-to-the-forum-is-broken/449965>\
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**Created:** [May 20, 2008, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecils-columns-link-to-the-forum-is-broken/449965 "2008-05-20T13:50:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2008, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecils-columns-link-to-the-forum-is-broken/449965/1 "2008-05-20T13:50:53Z")

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For example, the [Black Irish](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a5_077.html) column. Click on the [Comment on this Answer](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/forumdisplay.php?s=forumid=1) link and you get a message saying “No Forum specified. If you followed a valid link, please notify the webmaster.”

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**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2008, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecils-columns-link-to-the-forum-is-broken/449965/2 "2008-05-20T14:05:05Z")

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Looks like someone hand-coded the link wrong. It should be “…php?forumid=1” instead of “[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/forumdisplay.php?s=forumid=1](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/forumdisplay.php?s=forumid=1)”.

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**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2008, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecils-columns-link-to-the-forum-is-broken/449965/3 "2008-05-20T20:23:39Z")

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I’ll get it fixed.

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**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecils-columns-link-to-the-forum-is-broken/449965/4 "2008-05-21T18:30:50Z")

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Fixed now.