# Have links to YouTube been disabled?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-links-to-youtube-been-disabled/981958>\
**Category:** Site Feedback\
**Created:** [April 1, 2023, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-links-to-youtube-been-disabled/981958 "2023-04-01T01:35:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Llama\_Llogophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2023, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-links-to-youtube-been-disabled/981958/192 "2023-06-11T15:18:10Z")

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> [@Dr.Strangelove](#):
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> It _shouldn’t_ matter if you’re replying to a post or creating a new topic, but admittedly I haven’t tried the method with a new topic.
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> Have you tried hiding the preview window? That will eliminate the need to do things quickly. Write the text-only part of your post, then click “\<\<” to hide the preview, then paste in the YouTube link. Then click the “Create Topic” button to submit the post.
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> If you still get the error after that, it probably means that someone, somewhere already posted the link. In that case, try the trick where you append a “&1”, etc. to the link. Maybe go with something large like “&123456” if you want to be sure you aren’t colliding with somebody. The number doesn’t matter; it just has to be distinct from any other link that’s been posted.

That worked, thanks. What a piece of crap system.

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