# How Do I Disable A Link?

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**Created:** [November 17, 2006, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-disable-a-link/380756 "2006-11-17T00:01:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-disable-a-link/380756/1 "2006-11-17T00:01:49Z")

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I want to link to a NSFW video (language) that loads up as soon as you click on the site. How do I do this and still follow SDMB protocol?

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**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-disable-a-link/380756/2 "2006-11-17T00:11:29Z")

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[QUOTE=Contrapuntal]  
I want to link to a NSFW video (language) that loads up as soon as you click on the site. How do I do this and still follow SDMB protocol?  
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Underneath the REPLY box,there should be some “additional options” … one of which is, “automatically parse links in text.” Un-check that, and you’d be providing a disabled link.

Alternate, just type something wrong like leaving spaces after the / and tell folks that’s what you did.

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**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-disable-a-link/380756/3 "2006-11-17T00:19:44Z")

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[QUOTE=C K Dexter Haven]  
Underneath the REPLY box,there should be some “additional options” … one of which is, “automatically parse links in text.” Un-check that, and you’d be providing a disabled link.

Alternate, just type something wrong like leaving spaces after the / and tell folks that’s what you did.  
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Grazie.