# just trying to get this right **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [August 2, 2000, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-trying-to-get-this-right/27787 "2000-08-02T03:45:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Or\_n\_ry\_Oscar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9de0a6/32.png) [@Or\_n\_ry\_Oscar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Or_n_ry_Oscar)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2000, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-trying-to-get-this-right/27787/1 "2000-08-02T03:45:13Z")
this is the URL I want to send: [washingtonpost.com](http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13988-Jul31.html) ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2000, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-trying-to-get-this-right/27787/2 "2000-08-03T22:09:41Z")
[sup][sub]text[/sub][/sup] [sup]text[/sup] [sub]text[/sub] [sub][sup]text[/sup][/sub] and text ---
**Author:** ![lunapark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/278dde/32.png) [@lunapark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lunapark)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2000, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-trying-to-get-this-right/27787/3 "2000-08-04T16:59:41Z")
testing new sig ---
**Author:** ![Dumb\_Ox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Dumb\_Ox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dumb_Ox)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2000, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-trying-to-get-this-right/27787/4 "2000-08-04T17:30:44Z")
[sub]subscript **bold** _italics_ underline _ **bold italics** _ **bold underline** _ **all three** _[/sub] [sup]superscript **bold** _italics_ underline _ **bold italics** _ **bold underline** _ **all three** _[/sup] ---
**Author:** ![sdimbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sdimbert/32/20204_2.png) [@sdimbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sdimbert)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2000, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-trying-to-get-this-right/27787/5 "2000-08-04T21:38:12Z")
1 ```auto 20 / \ 2 10 / \ 2 5 ``` 2 20 / 2 10 / 2 5 3        20       /        2   10          /           2    5 ---
**Author:** ![ren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@ren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ren)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2000, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-trying-to-get-this-right/27787/6 "2000-08-04T21:44:28Z")
```auto lorum [sub]ipsum[/sub] [sup]dolor[/sup] **sit** *amet* ``` lorum [sub]ipsum[/sub] [sup]dolor[/sup] **sit** _amet_ well, i’ll be damned… ---
**Author:** ![ren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@ren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ren)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2000, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-trying-to-get-this-right/27787/7 "2000-08-04T21:46:51Z")
**sdimbert** , looks like you can make that diagram smaller and still get the correct spacing: ```auto [sub] 20 / \ 2 10 / \ 2 5[/sub] ``` ---
**Author:** ![Inky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7feea3/32.png) [@Inky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inky_1)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2000, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-trying-to-get-this-right/27787/8 "2000-08-05T06:28:01Z")
test test [test](http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13988-Jul31.html)\ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\ ---
**Author:** ![Inky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7feea3/32.png) [@Inky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inky_1)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2000, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-trying-to-get-this-right/27787/9 "2000-08-05T06:29:08Z")
\ [washingtonpost.com](http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13988-Jul31.html)\ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\ ---
**Author:** ![Inky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7feea3/32.png) [@Inky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inky_1)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2000, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-trying-to-get-this-right/27787/10 "2000-08-05T06:31:51Z")
\booger\ ---
**Author:** ![Inky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7feea3/32.png) [@Inky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inky_1)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2000, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-trying-to-get-this-right/27787/11 "2000-08-05T06:35:25Z")
\ [washingtonpost.com](http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13988-Jul31.html)\ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\ Hmmm. the sourcecode seems to be little help to me… ---
**Author:** ![Inky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7feea3/32.png) [@Inky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inky_1)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2000, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-trying-to-get-this-right/27787/12 "2000-08-05T06:37:14Z")
test test [test](http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13988-Jul31.html) ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2000, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-trying-to-get-this-right/27787/13 "2000-08-05T19:29:46Z")
Inky, dear heart, sorry, but html is disabled. your humble TubaDiva Administrator ---
**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:** [August 5, 2000, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-trying-to-get-this-right/27787/14 "2000-08-05T22:58:04Z")
And you therefore need to use the vB code to get the same effect. To get a link, either just type the url, like this [http://www.straightdope.com](http://www.straightdope.com) or if you want some other link text, you can type [[sup][/sup]url=“[http://www.straightdope.com](http://www.straightdope.com)”]The Straight Dope[[sup][/sup]/url] and you’ll get [The Straight Dope](http://www.straightdope.com)