# Links
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links/191467
**Category:** About This Message Board
**Created:** [July 28, 2003, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links/191467 "2003-07-28T17:29:11Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@Earl\_of\_Sandwhich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_of_Sandwhich)
#### Post date: [July 28, 2003, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links/191467/1 "2003-07-28T17:29:11Z")
How does one add a link to a post?
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### Author:  [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)
#### Post date: [July 28, 2003, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links/191467/2 "2003-07-28T18:02:09Z")
[It’s dot com!](http://www.homestarrunner.net)
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### Author:  [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)
#### Post date: [July 28, 2003, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links/191467/3 "2003-07-28T19:46:08Z")
Also, use the http:// button at the top of the full reply box, and enter in the link text, then URL.
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### Author:  [@Earl\_of\_Sandwhich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_of_Sandwhich)
#### Post date: [July 28, 2003, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links/191467/4 "2003-07-28T20:50:26Z")
> [@](#):
>
> \*Originally posted by Ice Wolf \*
> \*\*Also, use the http:// button at the top of the full reply box, and enter in the link text, then URL. \*\*
cdc.gov
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### Author:  [@Earl\_of\_Sandwhich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_of_Sandwhich)
#### Post date: [July 28, 2003, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links/191467/5 "2003-07-28T20:53:10Z")
> [@](#):
>
> \*Originally posted by Earl of Sandwhich \*
> \*\*How does one add a link to a post? \*\*
cdc.gov
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### Author:  [@TeaRoses](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeaRoses)
#### Post date: [July 28, 2003, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links/191467/6 "2003-07-28T22:10:33Z")
I hope I’m allowed to test this here…
[My webpage](http://mondo123.tripod.com/main.html)
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### Author:  [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2003, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links/191467/7 "2003-07-29T03:04:43Z")
Pokémon fan fiction?! It’s a good thing we’re so open-minded here. 😉
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### Author:  [@TeaRoses](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeaRoses)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2003, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links/191467/8 "2003-07-29T05:41:31Z")
Ooooh, someone clicked! My secret is out.
And I fit in so well with today’s
[Wierd Earl](http://fiction.wtbr.com/)
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### Author:  [@t-keela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/t-keela)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2003, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links/191467/9 "2003-07-29T05:45:41Z")
I usually just right click, copy and paste the address.
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### Author:  [@green\_bladder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/green_bladder)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2003, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links/191467/10 "2003-07-29T12:35:55Z")
> [@](#):
>
> \*Originally posted by Achernar \*
> \*\*[It’s dot com!](http://www.homestarrunner.net) \*\*
I don’t even add the "s before and after the url.
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### Author:  [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2003, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links/191467/11 "2003-07-29T16:09:31Z")
[Test](http://www.google.com)
Test
Okay, it adds them for you. That’s fine then. Yes, the quotes aren’t needed. Apparently neither is the http://. You can get away with as little as this:
It’s dot com!
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### Author:  [@Earl\_of\_Sandwhich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_of_Sandwhich)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2003, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links/191467/12 "2003-07-30T03:12:24Z")
www.youthresource.com/community/deaf/hiv
I’m testing here. Please ignore me.www.youthresource.com/community/deaf/hiv
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### Author:  [@Earl\_of\_Sandwhich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_of_Sandwhich)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2003, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links/191467/13 "2003-07-30T04:12:25Z")
www.apa.org/monitor/oct98/hiv.html
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### Author:  [@skyzoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skyzoo)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2003, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links/191467/14 "2003-07-30T04:15:20Z")
test purposes only. please ignore link.
[Cals Gallery Plus](http://www.wtv-zone.com/cal555/index.html/)
…thank you for your patience! Although I have studied the tech faq’s, I needed pre-practice. (BTW, if you wonder about this link, it is work/child safe)
still…this is only a “link-post” test.
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### Author:  [@Earl\_of\_Sandwhich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_of_Sandwhich)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2003, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links/191467/15 "2003-07-30T04:19:09Z")
www.apa.org/monitor/oct98/hiv.html
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### Author:  [@Earl\_of\_Sandwhich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_of_Sandwhich)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2003, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links/191467/16 "2003-07-30T19:31:12Z")
> [@](#):
>
> \*Originally posted by skyzoo \*
> \*\*test purposes only. please ignore link.
>
> I’m doing the same thing.
> [Cals Gallery Plus](http://www.wtv-zone.com/cal555/index.html/)
> I’m still doing the same thing.
> …thank you for your patience! Although I have studied the tech
> I need practice, too.
> faq’s, I needed pre-practice. (BTW, if you wonder about this link, it is work/child safe)
>
> still…this is only a “link-post” test. \*\*
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### Author:  [@Earl\_of\_Sandwhich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_of_Sandwhich)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2003, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links/191467/17 "2003-07-30T19:32:45Z")
It appeared as though my words were actually skyzoo’s. I didn’t intend for that to happen.
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### Author:  [@Earl\_of\_Sandwhich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_of_Sandwhich)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2003, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links/191467/18 "2003-07-30T23:12:01Z")
law.ukmc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/clear&pdanger.htm
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### Author:  [@Earl\_of\_Sandwhich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_of_Sandwhich)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2003, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links/191467/19 "2003-07-30T23:19:00Z")
www.bartleby.com/59/14/clearandpres,html
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### Author:  [@Earl\_of\_Sandwhich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_of_Sandwhich)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2003, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links/191467/20 "2003-07-31T22:27:31Z")
www.ou.edu/student/ucurrent/archives/volV/articles/freedomexpress.html-7k