# Hyperlink test... see if this works **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [April 20, 2002, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyperlink-test-see-if-this-works/104606 "2002-04-20T00:24:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2002, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyperlink-test-see-if-this-works/104606/1 "2002-04-20T00:24:09Z")
This is what I should have done a long time ago: Copying and pasting from another source: > **[Home - vBulletin Community Forum](https://forum.vbulletin.com/)** > > vBulletin Forums Manually doing the same thing: > **[MUCH](https://www.ctv.ca/much)** > > MUCH Manual with a forward slash: > **[News of the Weird - Oddities](https://www.uexpress.com/oddities/news-of-the-weird)** > > The editors at Andrews McMeel Syndication continue a tradition started by pioneering weird news purveyor Chuck Shepherd, presenting the best bizarre news gathered from around the world. Embedding text into a URL, manual without forward slash: Google Embedded text, manual with forward slash: [Find our about twins! Using the hyperlink button: [URL=http://www.angelfire.com]Angelfire]([www.twinstuff.com/](http://www.twinstuff.com/)) Let’s see if any of these turn out blue instead of grey! ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2002, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyperlink-test-see-if-this-works/104606/2 "2002-04-20T00:27:16Z")
Hmmm… well, most of them turned out blue, which was my objective… but what’s with the last few lines? Maybe I need a forward slash for all my URLs… [Google](http://www.google.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2002, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyperlink-test-see-if-this-works/104606/3 "2002-04-20T00:28:53Z")
Nope, didn’t work. Anyone have any ideas? Boneheads galore! ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2002, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyperlink-test-see-if-this-works/104606/4 "2002-04-20T03:04:33Z")
The one link I’ve visited, Google, appears gray. The ones you’ve visited should appear gray to you. The rest should appear a purplish or bluish color. As I understand it, these colors can be (and in this case are) set by the web page. If they are not set by the web page, they default to browser settings. In MSIE 5.5, those settings are under Tools/Internet Options. Click on the “General” tab, then click on the “colors” button at the bottom of the pane. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ccd318/32.png) [@John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Kentzel-Griffin)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2002, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyperlink-test-see-if-this-works/104606/5 "2002-04-20T06:24:25Z")
You used [**url] tag instead of [**/url] to close the “Find out about twins” link. This confused the parser. That is why all the following links go to www\*\*\*\*.twinstuff.com. **DrMatrix** Moderator ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2002, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyperlink-test-see-if-this-works/104606/6 "2002-04-20T20:19:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by **Flamsterette\_X** \* > Embedded text, manual with forward slash: > > Find our about twins! > > Using the hyperlink button: > > [Angelfire](http://www.angelfire.com) > > Let’s see if any of these turn out blue instead of grey! I cleaned it up for you. As **DrMatrix** pointed out, you just left out the slash in the closing tag on the next to last link. ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2002, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyperlink-test-see-if-this-works/104606/7 "2002-04-20T21:34:37Z")
Thanks, **DrMatrix** and **WhiteLightning** … you mean I was a little worried about what was essentially a whole lot of nothing? Hmm… should I now start a Pit thread against **Primaflora** for somehow exacerbating it? 😉 She did say, and I quote: > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Primaflora \* > \*\*I would respectfully suggest though that if you plan to stick around and you plan to post at this tremendous rate, that you do some research on coding and how to make valid links. It’s not all that amusing to other people that your links are gray when they want to read the link. \*\* I **could** go the route of “She started a [Pit thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=110361) against me, so now I have to retaliate”, but that’s just childish behavior and does nothing to better the standards of this board, not to mention my own personal standards. 😃 Just kidding, I would never start a Pit thread for something as small as that! (not at this point in time, anyhow) Besides, she did say she meant it respectfully, so I take no umbrage at that. It was probably just a misunderstanding, anyways… no need to get all riled up about it. (at least, not now) ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2002, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyperlink-test-see-if-this-works/104606/8 "2002-04-21T00:53:33Z")
I tried to stick up for you in that thread. I told them there wasn’t anything wrong with the way you post your links. [sub]Actually, I also gave you a shot to explain the ‘Oriental’ thing before anyone picked up on it, but you ignored me. :([/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2002, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyperlink-test-see-if-this-works/104606/9 "2002-04-21T02:49:52Z")
Yes, I know you stuck up for me, and I appreciate it. 🙂 None of my links (so far) have been busted or anything. And as for the other thing, I think by the time I got to the thread next, some people had picked up on it already. (going by memory here, so I may be wrong) But sorry about that… ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2002, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyperlink-test-see-if-this-works/104606/10 "2002-04-21T07:05:03Z")
Hey, no need to apologize. I’m here to help. ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2002, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyperlink-test-see-if-this-works/104606/11 "2002-04-21T23:48:24Z")
Good to know. 🙂