# How does "linking" work? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [September 22, 2021, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-linking-work/951099 "2021-09-22T06:20:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Uniqueorn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uniqueorn/32/2807_2.png) [@Uniqueorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uniqueorn)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2021, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-linking-work/951099/1 "2021-09-22T06:20:22Z")
I received a notification yesterday that I had been linked to a post. Checking out the post and the thread, I noticed that the poster also had a Snoopy avatar. What is the point of this? ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2021, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-linking-work/951099/2 "2021-09-22T06:22:25Z")
What is the post and thread you are referring to? ---
**Author:** ![Enjoy\_Slurm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enjoy_slurm/32/3937_2.png) [@Enjoy\_Slurm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enjoy_Slurm)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2021, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-linking-work/951099/3 "2021-09-22T06:38:34Z")
> [@Uniqueorn](#): > > What is the point of this? Since you are posting here instead of on facebook the CIA/FBI/Russians are having a harder time tracking you so this makes it easier to keep tabs on you. ---
**Author:** ![Uniqueorn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uniqueorn/32/2807_2.png) [@Uniqueorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uniqueorn)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2021, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-linking-work/951099/4 "2021-09-22T06:42:02Z")
> [@Questions about Danny Elfman of Oingo Boingo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-danny-elfman-of-oingo-boingo/951071/3): > > I don’t know if she’s ever spoken publicly about it, but I suspect she decided to retire and be a stay-at-home wife and mom. Elfman makes millions of dollars a year from film scoring, so there’s no need for her to work if she doesn’t want to. It isn’t unusual for actors to walk away from successful careers—[there was a thread about that recently](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-tv-stars-who-stepped-away-from-the-limelight/948997) and Fonda was mentioned. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2021, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-linking-work/951099/5 "2021-09-22T09:28:33Z")
> [@Uniqueorn](#): > > I received a notification yesterday that I had been linked to a post. Checking out the post and the thread, Someone linked to a thread you created, and you were notified in case you might want to contribute since it was your thread that was mentioned. > [@Uniqueorn](#): > > I noticed that the poster also had a Snoopy avatar. Maybe a coincidence, maybe since you are both Peanuts fans your interests cross which is why the other poster was aware of your thread? Beats me. Snoopy is cool so it’s not outlandish that two posters use him as an avatar. I’m pretty sure another regular poster has a Snoopy avatar also. ---
**Author:** ![Uniqueorn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uniqueorn/32/2807_2.png) [@Uniqueorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uniqueorn)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2021, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-linking-work/951099/6 "2021-09-22T11:38:35Z")
Thank you. Had totally overlooked the poster’s link and was only focused on Snoopy.