# Don't forget the link. Here's how to post one, Part Next **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [May 23, 2000, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-forget-the-link-heres-how-to-post-one-part-next/20290 "2000-05-23T16:37:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Sweet\_Sue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Sweet\_Sue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sweet_Sue)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2000, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-forget-the-link-heres-how-to-post-one-part-next/20290/81 "2000-10-15T04:10:02Z")
\*\*[sub](\*\*checking to see if I can [refer to specific post](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=794503#post794503) )         [/sub]O         º       sub)[/sub]         +         A         " \*\* ---
**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:** [October 15, 2000, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-forget-the-link-heres-how-to-post-one-part-next/20290/82 "2000-10-15T15:52:06Z")
ShowBiz, since you originated the thread, you want to take another crack at this? We can incorporate this into the FAQ – or at least link to it – we’re open to different ways of handling this information. Please don’t put any more test posts in this thread. And Sue? If you can’t say anything worthwhile, don’t say anything at all, okay? Your schtick is boring and irritating. It’s very similar to people with overlong signature lines, a waste of bandwidth and inconsiderate as well. your humble TubaDiva Administrator ---
**Author:** ![Show\_Biz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@Show\_Biz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Show_Biz)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2000, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-forget-the-link-heres-how-to-post-one-part-next/20290/83 "2000-10-15T16:37:03Z")
You’ve been wanting to close this thread for some time, for your own inscrutable reasons, so I suppose you will, only God knows why. I presume it’s because it’s the only one with staying power in this forum? Or because it’s one of the handful that _wasn’t_ a test? And the bandwidth crack above means you have no idea what bandwidth is and what it’s components are. Spreading out a message vertically doesn’t create bandwidth. Have someone who cares explain it to you. I have no time for people who’s main focus is attacking newbies for “creating bandwidth”. Go pay a programmer to do it. Should cost under $1,000. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2000, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-forget-the-link-heres-how-to-post-one-part-next/20290/84 "2000-10-15T16:46:05Z")
Trying to get yourself banned, Show\_Biz? Blatant attacks on the administration is a pretty damned good way to accomplish that. Obviously, you haven’t read the “Don’t be a jerk rule.” ---
**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:** [October 15, 2000, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-forget-the-link-heres-how-to-post-one-part-next/20290/85 "2000-10-15T16:52:21Z")
I don’t understand why you’re so upset and hostile. Since you originated this thread – and it is helpful to other people – I thought you would want to perpetuate it. Or at least have a hand in it. As far as the other nasty things you had to say, you’re greatly mistaken and I’m quite perplexed as to why you’re being so ugly. your humble TubaDiva Administrator ---
**Author:** ![Soupy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Soupy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soupy)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2000, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-forget-the-link-heres-how-to-post-one-part-next/20290/86 "2000-10-21T01:47:03Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by User 10K \* > \*\*It’s a lot easier to hit the quote button and then edit out the part you don’t want to quote. > > That way, you keep the original poster’s name in italics, and won’t forget part of the coding. > > Like I can start doing italics with [i] but then forget myself and close it off with [/b], making a mess. Fortunately, I always preview. > > BTW, you don’t have to use curley brackets to show the coding. Just put a space inside the and it won’t be recognized as a code. The space nearly disappears when it’s displayed \*\* ---
**Author:** ![tshirts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@tshirts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tshirts)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2000, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-forget-the-link-heres-how-to-post-one-part-next/20290/87 "2000-10-27T17:36:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by tshirts \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by SterlingNorth \* > > **I’ve yet to figure out how to transfer my Armadillo art > > signature from the Fathom board to here without it > > collapsing on itself. If you want to see the [test thread](http://fff.fathom.org/ubb/Forum12/HTML/000101.html), be my guest.** > > Here’s one way to do it. I leave it to you to see if it works in a sig. > > `````auto > > ------------------ > .:: 7777: : - . > /:' / / / /' ` :: >/|/ > .', | | | | ` / ( e\ SterlingNorth > -==~-'`---Xm````-mr ' ` -_\ > One of these days somebody is actually going to notice > that if you convict an innocent person and execute him, > the problem is that the murderer is still free. > > ````` > > The other main trick is to replace blanks with “hard > blanks”= Alt0160 typed as Altkey down 0 1 6 0 Altkey up > > But watch out- The hard blanks cannot be copied out of the > post window without converting to “soft blanks” that are stripped out. To get a row of hard blanks, store them in > Notepad and copy from there. Not elegant, but it works.\*\* ---
**Author:** ![tshirts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@tshirts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tshirts)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2000, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-forget-the-link-heres-how-to-post-one-part-next/20290/88 "2000-10-27T17:42:17Z")
Here ALT-0160 is used to prevent the [black] URL in the example from turning into a link. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by tshirts \* > Here’s the Hyperlink for a definition of URL **[Hyperlink for a definition of URL](http://wombat.doc.ic.ac.uk/foldoc/foldoc.cgi?query=url)** > Here’s the same URL itself \*\*  [http://wombat.doc.ic.ac.uk/foldoc/foldoc.cgi?query=url](http://wombat.doc.ic.ac.uk/foldoc/foldoc.cgi?query=url) \*\* ---
**Author:** ![tshirts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@tshirts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tshirts)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2000, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-forget-the-link-heres-how-to-post-one-part-next/20290/89 "2000-10-27T18:28:55Z")
Sometimes you want to show how vB control codes (for bolding, etc) are to be typed, and need to disable executing the codes. A lot of people find inadvertantly that putting control codes into the Post Subject line, as I have above prevents them from being converted. That’s of limited use, so is almost always a mistake. The easy way is to use blanks to split up the code, and it won’t get converted. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by User 10K \* > It’s a lot easier to hit the quote button and then edit out the part you don’t want to quote. > That way, you keep the original poster’s name in italics, and won’t forget part of the coding. > Like I can start doing italics with [i] but then forget myself and close it off with [/b], making a mess. Fortunately, I always preview. > BTW, you don’t have to use curley brackets to show the coding. Just put a space inside the and it won’t be recognized as a code. The space nearly disappears when it’s displayed But if you don’t even want the spaces, break up the code by putting **[i\*\*][/i**] \*\*into it, as this poster did. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Uart \* > To update your signature, click the “Profile” icon at the top of the page. > Then put stuff into the signature slot. > You can use \*\* [b\*\*] to bold **and [sub][sub**][/sub] to shrink, and :\*\*) for :), etc. \*\* ---
**Author:** ![Gunslinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@Gunslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gunslinger)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2000, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-forget-the-link-heres-how-to-post-one-part-next/20290/90 "2000-10-30T04:52:32Z")
You can link using a smiley and nothing else! [😃](http://www.3weasel.20m.com) Nifty, eh? ---
**Author:** ![Wanderlust](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9fc29f/32.png) [@Wanderlust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wanderlust)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2000, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-forget-the-link-heres-how-to-post-one-part-next/20290/91 "2000-11-29T18:12:02Z")
Testing colored text. It seems to change color, blue to red to purple, when you touch it. These are your browser’s “hover” color and “referenced link” colors. It also depends on how large the font is Any text can be made blue with a null link **Any text can be made bold blue** [sub]Any text can be made small blue[/sub] **[sub]Any text can be made small blue[/sub]** _Any text can be made blue with a null link **Any text can be made bold blue** [sub]Any text can be made small blue[/sub] **[sub]Any text can be made small blue[/sub]**_ ---
**Author:** ![Show\_Biz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@Show\_Biz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Show_Biz)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2000, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-forget-the-link-heres-how-to-post-one-part-next/20290/92 "2000-12-08T19:14:36Z")
Like this one, that breaks up. http://www.islam- [qa.com/QA/5|Jurisprudence\_and\_Islamic\_Rulings](http://qa.com/QA/5%7CJurisprudence_and_Islamic_Rulings) (Fiqh)/Alhudood\_WatTa’azeerat(_Punishment\_and\_Judicial_ Sentences\_)/Punishment\_of\_one\_who\_leaves\_Islaam.27031998.696.shtml The cure seems to be to hide the length by using the NAMED link format: > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Louie \* > \*\*Re: [really long link]( > see if this works… > > [url="http://www.islam- [qa.com/QA/5|Jurisprudence\_and\_Islamic\_Rulings(Fiqh)/Alhudood\_WatTa’azeerat](http://qa.com/QA/5%7CJurisprudence_and_Islamic_Rulings(Fiqh)/Alhudood_WatTa'azeerat)(_Punishment\_and\_Judicial_ Sentences\_)/Punishment\_of\_one\_who\_leaves\_Islaam.27031998.696.shtml) \*\* ---
**Author:** ![Show\_Biz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@Show\_Biz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Show_Biz)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2000, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-forget-the-link-heres-how-to-post-one-part-next/20290/93 "2000-12-08T19:19:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by bibliophage \* > \*\*You can’t manipulate the font face or font size directly. (I’m still waiting for [font face=“symbol”], btw). There is a way to get a smaller type. Use the sub and sup tags (superscript and subscript) together. > > [sub\*\*][sup\*\*]This is the way[/sup\*\*][/sub\*\*] > > [sub][sup]This is the way[/sup][/sub]. It seems to work better if you view it with Netscape Navigator than with MS Internet Explorer. > > ```auto > > I wonder if [sup][sub]this will work[/sup][/sub] > > ``` > > \*\* > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Derleth \* > **[sub]step[/sub]step[sup]step[/sup] [sup]Heaven[/sup] > Hey, a Stairway to Heaven! > (Testin’ 'til someone makes me stop.:D)** > [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Pot o’ Gold \* > \*\* **Heaven** > [sub]step[sup]step[/sub]step[/sup]_\* ---
**Author:** ![barflyer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dc4da7/32.png) [@barflyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/barflyer)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2000, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-forget-the-link-heres-how-to-post-one-part-next/20290/94 "2000-12-14T20:34:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by bibliophage \* > \*\*You can’t manipulate the font face or font size directly. (I’m still waiting for [font face=“symbol”], btw). There is a way to get a smaller type. Use the sub and sup tags (superscript and subscript) together. > > [sub\*\*][sup\*\*]This is the way[/sup\*\*][/sub\*\*] > > [sub][sup]This is the way[/sup][/sub]. It seems to work better if you view it with Netscape Navigator than with MS Internet Explorer.\*\* It was woking for me (that is, your quote showed both sizes at the same baseline) on Internet Explorer. Then I changed versions, and now the small print is below the line. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Show\_Biz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@Show\_Biz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Show_Biz)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2000, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-forget-the-link-heres-how-to-post-one-part-next/20290/95 "2000-12-21T21:07:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Bottle of Smoke \* > \*\*Quite simple, **Soul of the Machine**. Click on you Profile button to display your profile. Then look at the end of the URL at the top of your browser window. It should say userid=8633 (your number). Antthracite most likely just changed this number to 100, then 200, etc. to pull up the profiles of those users. \*\* ---
**Author:** ![Show\_Biz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@Show\_Biz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Show_Biz)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2000, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-forget-the-link-heres-how-to-post-one-part-next/20290/96 "2000-12-21T21:28:41Z")
To find a username by number, put the number into this link: \*\* [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php?action=getinfo&userid=6247](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php?action=getinfo&userid=6247) \*\* To find a username by name, put the number into this link: \*\* [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php?action=getinfo&username=show\_biz\*\*](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php?action=getinfo&username=show_biz**) _ **Note** _, if the name contains blanks, your browser may insert %20 in their stead. http:\*\*[//boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php?action=getinfo&username=C%20K%20Dexter%20Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php?action=getinfo&username=C%20K%20Dexter%20Haven) If it doesn’t, you can add “+” signs \*\* [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php?action=getinfo&username=C+K+Dexter+Haven](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php?action=getinfo&username=C+K+Dexter+Haven) \*\* ---
**Author:** ![FormerlyKnownAsBlank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/4491bb/32.png) [@FormerlyKnownAsBlank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FormerlyKnownAsBlank)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2001, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-forget-the-link-heres-how-to-post-one-part-next/20290/97 "2001-03-11T16:39:36Z")
I’ve seen a lot of threads lately that were already answered in this thread, so I’m boosting it for another day’s run. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_Rhosis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@Sir\_Rhosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Rhosis)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2001, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-forget-the-link-heres-how-to-post-one-part-next/20290/98 "2001-06-17T05:49:30Z")
Moving into the 21st Century… maybe. {url=“[http://j-turner.com/jennyagutter/](http://j-turner.com/jennyagutter/)”}Jenny Agutter lives at my house–NOT!{/url} Sir Rhosis ---
**Author:** ![Saki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/35a633/32.png) [@Saki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saki)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2002, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-forget-the-link-heres-how-to-post-one-part-next/20290/99 "2002-04-04T23:09:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Arnold Winkelried \* > \*\*There are several ways to show coding examples with the vBcode included in the post. One method (mentioned above) is to include a “blank” tag inside the “real” tag. The method I prefer is to use [and] for the beginning and ending square brackets, like so: > > **bold example** > will become > **bold example** \*\* ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2002, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-forget-the-link-heres-how-to-post-one-part-next/20290/100 "2002-04-05T13:21:28Z")
This thread was becoming unwieldy with all the test posts so I included the information herein (or most of the information) in the technical issues FAQ. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-forget-the-link-heres-how-to-post-one-part-next/20290.md?page=4)