# Naming links "101"

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naming-links-101/109656>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [May 18, 2002, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naming-links-101/109656 "2002-05-18T02:23:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Road\_Rash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a8b319/32.png) [@Road\_Rash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Road_Rash)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2002, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naming-links-101/109656/1 "2002-05-18T02:23:20Z")

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How is this done? I know how to copy and paste a link, such as [www.straightdope.com](http://www.straightdope.com). But how to you put that link here?

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**Author:** ![peepthis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9d8465/32.png) [@peepthis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peepthis)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2002, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naming-links-101/109656/2 "2002-05-18T02:29:59Z")

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[Explained here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/misc.php?action=bbcode#buttons)

Also, technical questions such as this would be more appropriate in the “About the Message Board” forum.

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**Author:** ![Road\_Rash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a8b319/32.png) [@Road\_Rash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Road_Rash)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2002, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naming-links-101/109656/3 "2002-05-18T02:42:37Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by peepthis \*  
> \*\*[Explained here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/misc.php?action=bbcode#buttons)
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> Also, technical questions such as this would be more appropriate in the “About the Message Board” forum. \*\*

I almost posted there. I felt that it would come into much greater use than just this MB. So I put it here. I did consider it. Thanks.

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**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2002, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naming-links-101/109656/4 "2002-05-18T05:57:21Z")

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Off to ATMB