# etiquette in GQ **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [November 29, 2001, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etiquette-in-gq/95847 "2001-11-29T03:29:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cleops](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/2acd7d/32.png) [@cleops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cleops)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2001, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etiquette-in-gq/95847/1 "2001-11-29T03:29:05Z")
Links are and forever shall be beyond me to create, but I would like to know the etiquette regarding thanking a fellow doper for finding an answer to a question. Is it acceptable to post a reply just thanking someone? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2001, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etiquette-in-gq/95847/2 "2001-11-29T03:41:42Z")
Sure, and they are very much appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![cleops](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/2acd7d/32.png) [@cleops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cleops)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2001, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etiquette-in-gq/95847/3 "2001-11-29T04:03:10Z")
Thanks, Reeder! ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2001, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etiquette-in-gq/95847/4 "2001-11-29T04:17:25Z")
[Here is a thread on that topic.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=73714) ---
**Author:** ![waterj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@waterj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waterj2)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2001, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etiquette-in-gq/95847/5 "2001-11-29T04:52:27Z")
Links are easy. Type: [**url=“[http://www.straightdope.com](http://www.straightdope.com)”]My link[**/url] to get: [My link](http://www.straightdope.com) Cutting and pasting from the address bar is the most common way of doing this, as it doesn’t let you forget the http part. Also, IE has a “copy shortcut” option when you right-click on a link to copy that link. This is especially useful for things that open up in a window without an address bar. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2001, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etiquette-in-gq/95847/6 "2001-11-30T00:57:14Z")
> [@](#): > > Also, IE has a “copy shortcut” option when you right-click on a link to copy that link. Netscape has this feature as well. It’ll then be in your clipboard and you can just paste it in. ---
**Author:** ![cleops](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/2acd7d/32.png) [@cleops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cleops)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2001, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etiquette-in-gq/95847/7 "2001-11-30T01:12:59Z")
Thank you for info! I’ll try that linking as soon as I figure out what you’ve just so lucidly (I’m sure) explained to me. Thanks again! ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2001, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etiquette-in-gq/95847/8 "2001-11-30T01:18:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Reeder \* > Sure, and they are very much appreciated. I second that. Nothing’s worse than spending five or ten minutes doing research on something to try to answer a question someone has asked, write and submit the post, and then wait to see if they ever respond, even if it’s to let you know it was of no help. BTW, **cleops** , no need for another “thank you” just for this little addition. I’ll take mine when I actually help you with something down the road. 😉